Between August 2018 and June 2019, approximately 15.7 percent of high school students in the United States experienced cyber bullying during the last 12 months. Students attending the ninth grade were most likely than any other group to be bullied online, with 16 percent of 9th grade survey respondents stating that they had been bullied electronically in the 12 months before the survey. Cyber bullying includes being bullied through text messages, Instagram, Facebook, or other social media.
Share of high school students in the United States who have been electronically bullied during the last 12 months as of June 2019, by grade
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CDC. (August 21, 2020). Share of high school students in the United States who have been electronically bullied during the last 12 months as of June 2019, by grade [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290991/cyber-bullying-share-of-us-students-by-grade/
CDC. "Share of high school students in the United States who have been electronically bullied during the last 12 months as of June 2019, by grade." Chart. August 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290991/cyber-bullying-share-of-us-students-by-grade/
CDC. (2020). Share of high school students in the United States who have been electronically bullied during the last 12 months as of June 2019, by grade. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290991/cyber-bullying-share-of-us-students-by-grade/
CDC. "Share of High School Students in The United States Who Have Been Electronically Bullied during The Last 12 Months as of June 2019, by Grade." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290991/cyber-bullying-share-of-us-students-by-grade/
CDC, Share of high school students in the United States who have been electronically bullied during the last 12 months as of June 2019, by grade Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290991/cyber-bullying-share-of-us-students-by-grade/ (last visited June 13, 2024)
Share of high school students in the United States who have been electronically bullied during the last 12 months as of June 2019, by grade [Graph], CDC, August 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/290991/cyber-bullying-share-of-us-students-by-grade/