This statistic presents information on how the friends of US Millennials have been involved in cyber bullying as of April 2012, by school status. During the survey, it was found that 26 percent of the friends of non-students had experienced someone posting something about them that was not supposed to have been made public.
Ways in which friends of U.S. Millennials have been involved in cyber bullying as of April 2012, by school status
Characteristic
High school students
College students
Non-students
Posted something online that they would never say to someone's face
49%
37%
37%
Posted something untrue about someone else online
40%
28%
21%
Had something untrue posted about them online
36%
23%
17%
Shared something bad that was posted about someone else
41%
29%
25%
Had someone post something about them that was not supposed to be made public
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Ypulse. (August 1, 2012). Ways in which friends of U.S. Millennials have been involved in cyber bullying as of April 2012, by school status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/292218/friends-involvement-in-cyber-bullying-millennials/
Ypulse. "Ways in which friends of U.S. Millennials have been involved in cyber bullying as of April 2012, by school status." Chart. August 1, 2012. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/292218/friends-involvement-in-cyber-bullying-millennials/
Ypulse. (2012). Ways in which friends of U.S. Millennials have been involved in cyber bullying as of April 2012, by school status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/292218/friends-involvement-in-cyber-bullying-millennials/
Ypulse. "Ways in Which Friends of U.S. Millennials Have Been Involved in Cyber Bullying as of April 2012, by School Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/292218/friends-involvement-in-cyber-bullying-millennials/
Ypulse, Ways in which friends of U.S. Millennials have been involved in cyber bullying as of April 2012, by school status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/292218/friends-involvement-in-cyber-bullying-millennials/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Ways in which friends of U.S. Millennials have been involved in cyber bullying as of April 2012, by school status [Graph], Ypulse, August 1, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/292218/friends-involvement-in-cyber-bullying-millennials/
