Table 3.

Prevalence of bullying by type (direct physical, direct verbal, indirect), country, age and gender.

COUNTRY	BOYS % (SE) *							GIRLS % (SE) *
	11 Years		13 Years		15 Years		p-trend	11 Years		13 Years		15 Years		p-trend
CANADA
Direct bullying-physical	5.6	(1.3)	6.1	(1.1)	6.7	(1.1)	0.34	1.9	(0.7)	1.8	(0.6)	1.6	(0.5)	0.57
Direct bullying-verbal	8.7	(1.6)	13.4	(1.5)	14.0	(1.5)	0.003	4.0	(1.0)	7.5	(1.1)	8.0	(1.1)	< 0.001
Indirect bullying	4.4	(1.1)	5.9	(1.1)	6.4	(1.0)	0.08	3.9	(1.0)	3.9	(0.8)	3.9	(0.8)	0.99
ISRAEL
Direct bullying-physical	10.1	(1.7)	10.0	(1.6)	8.2	(1.5)	0.26	2.9	(0.8)	1.9	(0.6)	2.7	(0.7)	0.94
Direct bullying-verbal	17.7	(2.1)	21.4	(2.2)	18.0	(2.0)	0.94	8.0	(1.3)	8.0	(1.2)	5.1	(0.9)	0.008
Indirect bullying	8.3	(1.5)	9.6	(1.6)	7.3	(1.4)	0.45	2.9	(0.8)	2.9	(0.8)	2.4	(0.6)	0.40
ITALY
Direct bullying-physical			6.8	(1.4)	6.8	(1.4)	0.99			0.9	(0.5)	0.8	(0.5)	0.75
Direct bullying-verbal			19.2	(2.2)	17.4	(2.1)	0.40			7.6	(1.5)	6.9	(1.4)	0.64
Indirect bullying			10.0	(1.7)	7.8	(1.5)	0.18			6.2	(1.3)	6.2	(1.3)	0.95
LUXEMBOURG
Direct bullying-physical	2.7	(0.9)	4.3	(1.0)	6.8	(1.3)	< 0.001	1.4	(0.7)	1.3	(0.6)	2.0	(0.7)	0.43
Direct bullying-verbal	6.1	(1.4)	13.0	(1.7)	19.4	(2.0)	< 0.001	5.4	(1.3)	5.9	(1.2)	7.5	(1.4)	0.11
Indirect bullying	3.7	(1.1)	6.9	(1.3)	9.9	(1.5)	< 0.001	3.2	(1.0)	3.0	(0.9)	5.0	(1.1)	0.07
MACEDONIA
Direct bullying-physical	9.2	(1.4)	7.4	(1.3)	5.9	(1.1)	0.01	4.0	(0.9)	2.8	(0.8)	1.0	(0.4)	< 0.001
Direct bullying-verbal	17.8	(1.9)	16.0	(1.8)	14.9	(1.6)	0.10	8.7	(1.4)	8.6	(1.3)	6.8	(1.2)	0.14
Indirect bullying	13.4	(1.7)	9.8	(1.4)	7.4	(1.2)	< 0.001	7.7	(1.3)	6.0	(1.1)	3.2	(0.8)	< 0.001
U.S.A.
Direct bullying-physical	4.8	(1.9)	9.7	(1.7)	7.2	(1.4)	0.67	3.1	(1.4)	4.9	(1.1)	4.0	(1.1)	0.71
Direct bullying-verbal	11.6	(2.9)	17.9	(2.1)	18.8	(2.2)	0.06	8.1	(2.2)	12.8	(1.7)	9.8	(1.7)	0.86
Indirect bullying	8.8	(2.5)	12.2	(1.8)	10.5	(1.7)	0.78	6.8	(2.0)	9.3	(1.5)	7.2	(1.5)	0.87

^*SE inflated by 1.4 to account for design effect