Table 2.

Descriptive statistics of outcome variables by bullying victimization category

Dependent variables	Bullying victimization
	Never	Childhood	Chronic
Mental health score†	15.70 (2.37) n = 4,152	15.35 (2.50) n = 832	14.53 (2.67) n = 247
General health	0.94 (0.24) n = 4,314	0.91 (0.29) n = 860	0.87 (0.34) n = 258
Drinking	0.74 (0.44) n = 4,271	0.72 (0.45) n = 852	0.79 (0.41) n = 258
Smoking	0.41 (0.49) n = 4,293	0.46 (0.50) n = 859	0.52 (0.50) n = 258
Marijuana use	0.20 (0.40) n = 4,247	0.24 (0.43) n = 847	0.32 (0.47) n = 256
High school diploma	0.73 (0.44) n = 4,858	0.65 (0.48) n = 960	0.69 (0.46) n = 278
College attendance	0.52 (0.50) n = 3,550	0.45 (0.50) n = 628	0.46 (0.50) n = 191
Age at first employment, years	20.90 (3.14) n = 4,667	20.61 (3.22) n = 928	20.47 (2.82) n = 268
Mental health service use	0.06 (0.23) n = 3,770	0.07 (0.25) n = 755	0.12 (0.33) n = 226
Life-disrupting problems	0.05 (0.21) n = 3,764	0.07 (0.26) n = 754	0.11 (0.32) n = 227

^† The mental health score is measured on a Likert scale, ranging from 5 to 20 where a higher value indicates a better mental health status

Notes. Mental health score is a discrete variable and age at first employment is a continuous variable. Remaining variables are 0–1 indicator variables