Table 2.
Weighted Percentage of Students Reporting Being Bullied During the Current Term*
| Reported Being Bullied, % (95% CI)
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| Sample | None | Once or Twice | Sometimes | Weekly |
| Total | 58.9 (57.1–60.8) | 24.2 (23.0–25.3) | 8.5 (7.4–9.6) | 8.4 (7.6–9.2) |
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| By sex | ||||
| Males | 53.3 (50.7–55.9) | 26.1 (24.5–27.7) | 9.9 (8.3–11.5) | 10.8 (9.5–12.0) |
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| Females | 63.8 (61.8–65.9) | 22.5 (21.0–23.9) | 7.3 (6.4–8.3) | 6.4 (5.3–7.4) |
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| By grade | ||||
| 6th | 49.6 (45.7–53.4) | 26.2 (23.3–29.1) | 10.9 (9.0–12.9) | 13.3 (11.3–15.3) |
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| 7th | 51.5 (48.2–54.8) | 28.6 (26.2–31.0) | 9.4 (7.8–11.0) | 10.5 (8.4–12.6) |
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| 8th | 58.7 (54.9–62.5) | 25.0 (22.7–27.3) | 8.7 (5.9–11.4) | 7.6 (6.4–8.9) |
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| 9th | 63.4 (61.2–65.6) | 22.1 (20.4–23.8) | 8.8 (7.3–10.3) | 5.7 (4.3–7.2) |
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| 10th | 71.9 (69.6–74.1) | 18.8 (17.1–20.4) | 4.6 (3.4–5.8) | 4.8 (3.8–5.8) |
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| By race | ||||
| White | 56.3 (54.2–58.4) | 26.2 (24.8–27.6) | 8.7 (7.2–10.1) | 8.8 (7.9–9.7) |
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| Black | 70.1 (66.6–73.6) | 15.8 (13.4–18.3) | 7.4 (5.9–8.9) | 6.7 (4.7–8.7) |
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| Hispanic | 59.4 (55.9–62.9) | 24.5 (21.8–27.2) | 8.0 (6.9–9.2) | 8.1 (6.7–9.5) |
*
CI indicates confidence interval.