This statistic presents the percentage of students in the United States who were cyber bullied, divided by student reports of personal fear, avoidance behaviors, fighting, and weapon carrying at school. During the school year 2012-13, 11.7 percent of students between the ages of 12 and 18 years who were cyber bullied feared attack or harm at their school. Cyber bullying includes unwanted contact by threatening or insulting the respondent via digital communications as well as sharing private information online.
Percentage of U.S. students who were cyber bullied as of school year 2012-2013, by victim behavior
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US Department of Education, & NCES. (April 30, 2015). Percentage of U.S. students who were cyber bullied as of school year 2012-2013, by victim behavior [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291050/cyber-bullying-share-of-us-students-by-victim-behavior/
US Department of Education, und NCES. "Percentage of U.S. students who were cyber bullied as of school year 2012-2013, by victim behavior." Chart. April 30, 2015. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291050/cyber-bullying-share-of-us-students-by-victim-behavior/
US Department of Education, NCES. (2015). Percentage of U.S. students who were cyber bullied as of school year 2012-2013, by victim behavior. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291050/cyber-bullying-share-of-us-students-by-victim-behavior/
US Department of Education, and NCES. "Percentage of U.S. Students Who Were Cyber Bullied as of School Year 2012-2013, by Victim Behavior." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291050/cyber-bullying-share-of-us-students-by-victim-behavior/
US Department of Education & NCES, Percentage of U.S. students who were cyber bullied as of school year 2012-2013, by victim behavior Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291050/cyber-bullying-share-of-us-students-by-victim-behavior/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Percentage of U.S. students who were cyber bullied as of school year 2012-2013, by victim behavior [Graph], US Department of Education, & NCES, April 30, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/291050/cyber-bullying-share-of-us-students-by-victim-behavior/