This statistic presents the percentage of students in the United States who were cyber bullied, divided by school locale. During the school year 2012-13, 6.7 percent of students between the ages of 12 and 18 years who attended schools in suburban areas were harassed or bullied online. Cyber bullying includes unwanted contact by threatening or insulting the respondent via digital communications as well as sharing private information online.
Percentage of U.S. students who were cyber bullied as of school year 2012-2013, by locale
Characteristic
Share of students
City
7.2%
Suburb
6.7%
Town
7.8%
Rural
6.5%
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US Department of Education, & NCES. (April 30, 2015). Percentage of U.S. students who were cyber bullied as of school year 2012-2013, by locale [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291007/cyber-bullying-share-of-us-students-by-locale/
US Department of Education, und NCES. "Percentage of U.S. students who were cyber bullied as of school year 2012-2013, by locale." Chart. April 30, 2015. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291007/cyber-bullying-share-of-us-students-by-locale/
US Department of Education, NCES. (2015). Percentage of U.S. students who were cyber bullied as of school year 2012-2013, by locale. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291007/cyber-bullying-share-of-us-students-by-locale/
US Department of Education, and NCES. "Percentage of U.S. Students Who Were Cyber Bullied as of School Year 2012-2013, by Locale." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291007/cyber-bullying-share-of-us-students-by-locale/
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