Table 2.
Associations between bullying victimization and missing school because of safety concerns, National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2013.
| Female students | Male students | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalencea % (95% CI) |
AORb (95% CI) |
Prevalencea % (95% CI) |
AORc (95% CI) |
|
| Bullying victimization | ||||
| In-person and electronic | 21.7 (17.2, 27.0) | 5.34 (3.72–7.66) | 19.9 (14.9–26.1) | 6.68 (4.73–9.42) |
| In-person only | 15.9 (12.3–20.4) | 3.70 (2.47–5.55) | 9.9 (7.4–12.9) | 2.81 (2.04–3.89) |
| Electronic only | 9.9 (6.4–15.1) | 2.10 (1.19–3.70) | 13.1 (7.4–22.1) | 3.58 (1.84–6.97) |
| Not bullied | 4.9 (3.7–6.3) | ref | 3.5 (2.7–4.4) | ref |
| Physical fighting at school | ||||
| Involved | 19.5 (15.0–25.0) | 2.09 (1.47–2.96) | 15.5 (11.6–20.4) | 3.27 (2.27–4.71) |
| Not involved | 7.8 (6.5–9.5) | ref | 4.0 (3.1–5.0) | ref |
| Race | ||||
| Black | 8.0 (6.0–10.6) | 1.44 (0.92–2.24) | 7.8 (5.7–10.7) | 2.42 (1.67–3.49) |
| Hispanic | 12.6 (10.2–15.4) | 2.09 (1.44–3.04) | 6.9 (5.3–9.0) | 1.98 (1.35–2.90) |
| White | 7.4 (5.7–9.5) | ref | 3.8 (2.9–4.9) | ref |
| Grade | ||||
| 9th | 9.8 (8.2–11.8) | 1.22 (0.85–1.75) | 5.5 (4.2–7.2) | 0.90 (0.57–1.42) |
| 10th | 10.7 (7.8–14.6) | 1.45 (0.96–2.18) | 5.3 (3.9–7.2) | 1.05 (0.72–1.52) |
| 11th | 8.1 (6.3–10.4) | 1.22 (0.75–1.98) | 5.8 (4.2–7.8) | 1.12 (0.77–1.65) |
| 12th | 5.9 (4.1–8.3) | ref | 5.0 (3.7–6.7) | ref |
AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.
a
Prevalence of missing school because of safety concerns by type of bullying victimization.
b
n = 6535.
c
n = 6432.