Canada perception of gravity of bullying in schools 2015

The statistic shows the perception of gravity of the problem of bullying in schools according to adults in Canada as of February 2015. During the survey, 47 percent of respondents stated bullying was a very serious problem and should receive more attention.

Perception of gravity of the problem of bullying in schools according to adults in Canada as of February 2015

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Very serious, it should receive more attention than it does	47%
Serious	42%
Not very serious	8%
Not serious at all, it' been overblown	3%

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Release date

February 2015

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

February 18 to19, 2015

Number of respondents

1,511 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question was: "How serious a problem do you think bullying is in our schools today?"
For the purposes of this survey, bullying at school was defined as: “acts or comments by one or more students that are intended to intimidate, offend or humiliate another student.”

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