This statistic presents information on the share of US Millennials who have taken actions to stop cyber bullying (other than asking the bully to take a post down) as of April 2012, by school status. During the survey, it was found that 30 percent of college students have contacted the website on which cyber bullying appeared to try to get the post taken down.
Actions taken by U.S. Millennials to stop cyber bullying as of April 2012, by school status
Characteristic
High school students
College students
Non-students
Contact the website to try to get post taken down
22%
30%
25%
Ask a friend advice about what to do
20%
17%
17%
Tell a parent, teacher, or administrator
18%
9%
6%
Post something about the person who posted a bullying post
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Ypulse. (August 1, 2012). Actions taken by U.S. Millennials to stop cyber bullying as of April 2012, by school status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/292235/actions-to-stop-cyber-bullying-millennials/
Ypulse. "Actions taken by U.S. Millennials to stop cyber bullying as of April 2012, by school status." Chart. August 1, 2012. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/292235/actions-to-stop-cyber-bullying-millennials/
Ypulse. (2012). Actions taken by U.S. Millennials to stop cyber bullying as of April 2012, by school status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/292235/actions-to-stop-cyber-bullying-millennials/
Ypulse. "Actions Taken by U.S. Millennials to Stop Cyber Bullying as of April 2012, by School Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/292235/actions-to-stop-cyber-bullying-millennials/
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Actions taken by U.S. Millennials to stop cyber bullying as of April 2012, by school status [Graph], Ypulse, August 1, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/292235/actions-to-stop-cyber-bullying-millennials/
