Bullying-- source #10

I thought it would be important for my research to include several different statistics in order to get a feel of how many people are actually victims of bullying.

• 1/3 teens reported being bullied while at school
•  20 percent of teens had been made fun of by a bully
• 18 percent of teens had rumors or gossip spread about them
• 11 percent were physically bullied, such as being shoved, tripped, or spit on, 6 percent were threatened
• 5 percent were excluded from activities they wanted to participate in, 4 percent were coerced into something they did not want to do, and 4 percent had their personal belongings destroyed by bullies
• 8 percent of teens in this study reported being the victims of cyber bullying
• Most bullying occurred inside the school, with smaller numbers of bullying incidents occurring outside on the school grounds, on the school bus, or on the way to school
• Only about a third of bully victims reported the bullying to someone at school
• About 2 of every 3 bully victims were bullied once or twice during the school year, 1 in 5 were bullied once or twice a month, and about 1 in 10 were bullied daily or several times a week