Table 4.
Prevalence of victimization by bullies by type of bullying (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 victim-physical | 14.0 | (1.9) | 9.6 | (1.3) | 4.9 | (0.9) | < 0.001 | 6.4 | (1.2) | 3.8 | (0.8) | 1.9 | (0.6) | < 0.001 |
| Direct victim-verbal | 30.3 | (2.5) | 22.6 | (1.9) | 14.8 | (1.5) | < 0.001 | 20.6 | (2.0) | 20.9 | (1.8) | 16.0 | (1.5) | 0.005 |
| Indirect victim | 23.9 | (2.3) | 14.4 | (1.6) | 8.6 | (1.2) | < 0.001 | 20.4 | (2.0) | 16.7 | (1.6) | 11.8 | (1.3) | < 0.001 |
| ISRAEL | ||||||||||||||
| Direct victim-physical | 8.9 | (1.6) | 8.2 | (1.5) | 4.5 | (1.1) | 0.002 | 3.3 | (0.9) | 1.9 | (0.6) | 1.6 | (0.5) | 0.01 |
| Direct victim-verbal | 24.7 | (2.4) | 25.0 | (2.3) | 15.7 | (1.9) | < 0.001 | 15.1 | (1.7) | 13.7 | (1.6) | 7.2 | (1.1) | < 0.001 |
| Indirect victim | 14.6 | (1.9) | 11.4 | (1.7) | 7.9 | (1.4) | < 0.001 | 9.6 | (1.4) | 7.4 | (1.2) | 4.4 | (0.8) | < 0.001 |
| ITALY | ||||||||||||||
| Direct victim-physical | 3.8 | (1.1) | 2.6 | (0.9) | 0.24 | 2.2 | (0.8) | 1.1 | (0.6) | 0.12 | ||||
| Direct victim-verbal | 17.9 | (2.2) | 12.5 | (1.8) | 0.008 | 19.3 | (2.2) | 10.3 | (1.7) | < 0.001 | ||||
| Indirect victim | 14.2 | (2.0) | 9.8 | (1.6) | 0.015 | 12.5 | (1.8) | 9.4 | (1.6) | 0.07 | ||||
| LUXEMBOURG | ||||||||||||||
| Direct victim-physical | 6.1 | (1.4) | 5.4 | (1.2) | 3.5 | (0.9) | 0.03 | 3.5 | (1.0) | 2.0 | (0.7) | 0.8 | (0.5) | 0.001 |
| Direct victim-verbal | 15.6 | (2.1) | 14.2 | (1.8) | 10.9 | (1.6) | 0.01 | 13.6 | (1.9) | 13.4 | (1.7) | 10.7 | (1.6) | 0.10 |
| Indirect victim | 13.1 | (1.9) | 9.6 | (1.5) | 9.1 | (1.5) | 0.02 | 11.3 | (1.8) | 11.9 | (1.7) | 10.7 | (1.6) | 0.73 |
| MACEDONIA | ||||||||||||||
| Direct victim-physical | 11.4 | (1.6) | 8.9 | (1.4) | 3.8 | (0.9) | < 0.001 | 4.6 | (1.0) | 4.0 | (0.9) | 1.3 | (0.5) | < 0.001 |
| Direct victim-verbal | 26.1 | (2.1) | 27.4 | (2.1) | 16.1 | (1.7) | < 0.001 | 18.0 | (1.9) | 20.0 | (1.9) | 9.6 | (1.3) | < 0.001 |
| Indirect victim | 20.1 | (2.0) | 17.1 | (1.8) | 9.1 | (1.3) | < 0.001 | 15.0 | (1.7) | 14.7 | (1.7) | 5.8 | (1.1) | < 0.001 |
| U.S.A. | ||||||||||||||
| Direct victim-physical | 14.8 | (3.2) | 10.7 | (1.7) | 5.9 | (1.3) | < 0.001 | 6.1 | (2.0) | 4.8 | (1.1) | 2.6 | (0.9) | 0.006 |
| Direct victim-verbal | 31.5 | (4.1) | 23.9 | (2.4) | 16.5 | (2.1) | < 0.001 | 27.4 | (3.6) | 20.9 | (2.1) | 20.4 | (2.3) | 0.04 |
| Indirect victim | 27.5 | (4.0) | 18.0 | (2.1) | 10.5 | (1.7) | < 0.001 | 27.4 | (3.6) | 20.8 | (2.1) | 17.1 | (2.1) | < 0.001 |
*
Inflated by 1.4 to account for design effect