Table 2.

Median prevalence of bullying by type (direct physical, direct verbal, indirect), gender and age group (6 countries^*).

Type of bullying	BOYS						GIRLS
	11 Years**		13 Years		15 Years		11 Years**		13 Years		15 Years
	Median % (range)		Median % (range)		Median % (range)		Median % (range)		Median % (range)		Median % (range)
Direct Physical
None reported	87	(84–93)	89	(84–92)	91	(90–93)	95	(92–97)	96	(92–98)	97	(95–99)
Bully only	2	(1–3)	3	(2–5)	4	(3–5)	1	(0–2)	1	(0–2)	1	(0–3)
Victim only	6	(3–11)	4	(3–6)	2	(1–3)	2	(1–5)	2	(1–3)	1	(0–1)
Bully–victim	5	(1–9)	4	(2–7)	3	(2–4)	2	(1–4)	2	(0–3)	1	(0–2)
Direct Verbal
None reported	71	(65–82)	70	(66–78)	75	(73–77)	80	(69–83)	78	(72–83)	84	(75–91)
Bully only	4	(3–6)	8	(4–11)	10	(7–15)	2	(1–4)	4	(2–6)	4	(2–5)
Victim only	15	(11–23)	13	(9–16)	8	(7–9)	13	(10–23)	13	(10–16)	8	(7–15)
Bully–victim	9	(6–16)	9	(5–13)	7	(5–9)	5	(3–8)	5	(3–6)	4	(2–5)
Indirect
None reported	80	(70–85)	83	(76–87)	87	(83–89)	84	(70–91)	84	(76–92)	89	(79–92)
Bully only	2	(1–3)	3	(1–6)	5	(3–8)	1	(1–3)	2	(1–3)	2	(0–4)
Victim only	12	(7–21)	8	(5–11)	5	(3–7)	11	(6–23)	10	(5–14)	6	(2–13)
Bully–victim	6	(2–12)	6	(3–10)	4	(2–5)	4	(2–7)	3	(1–7)	3	(2–4)

^*countries: Canada, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Macedonia, U.S.A.

^**In Italy students aged 11, did not answer the questions.