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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Fam Issues. 2013 Jun 17;36(5):543–566. doi: 10.1177/0192513X13491410

Table 1.

Prevalence of Experiencing Bullying by Sub-type and Gender (%)

Both Females Males

Physical
 Has not experienced bullying in last few months 86 92 80
 Experienced bullying 1–2 times in last few months 7 5 10
 Experienced bullying 2–3 times in last month 2 1 3
 Experienced bullying about once a week 2 1 2
 Experienced bullying several times a week 3 1 5
Called Names
 Has not experienced bullying in last few months 66 67 64
 Experienced bullying 1–2 times in last few months 19 20 18
 Experienced bullying 2–3 times in last month 4 4 5
 Experienced bullying about once a week 4 3 4
 Experienced bullying several times a week 7 6 9
Sex Jokes
 Has not experienced bullying in last few months 75 73 78
 Experienced bullying 1–2 times in last few months 12 14 9
 Experienced bullying 2–3 times in last month 4 4 3
 Experienced bullying about once a week 3 3 3
 Experienced bullying several times a week 6 6 7
Left Out
 Has not experienced bullying in last few months 73 72 74
 Experienced bullying 1–2 times in last few months 15 17 12
 Experienced bullying 2–3 times in last month 4 4 4
 Experienced bullying about once a week 3 3 4
 Experienced bullying several times a week 5 4 6
Rumors
 Has not experienced bullying in last few months 68 66 70
 Experienced bullying 1–2 times in last few months 18 21 15
 Experienced bullying 2–3 times in last month 5 5 5
 Experienced bullying about once a week 3 3 3
 Experienced bullying several times a week 6 5 7
Any form of Bullying
 Has not experienced bullying in last few months 46 43 48
 Experienced bullying 1–2 times in last few months 26 29 23
 Experienced bullying 2–3 times in last month 7 8 7
 Experienced bullying about once a week 7 7 7
 Experienced bullying several times a week 14 13 15

Note: Weighted results based on non-missing data.