General Bullying
Statistics
Cyber-bullying
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True or False
100
Is simply starting a rumor about another person considered bullying?
Yes
100
What percentage of students report seeing frequent bullying online?
70% *The team with the closest number scores*
100
What is the reason people choose to cyber-bully others?
They feel the need to dominate and subdue others.
100
_________ kids stay home from school every day because of fear of bullying.
160,000 *The team with the closest number scores*
100
Over 80% of teens use a cell phone regularly, making it the most common medium for cyber bullying.
True
200
What feeling is most dominant in people who are bullied?
Depression
200
7 in 10 victims will inform a parent or trusted adult of their abuse.
False. Only 1 in 10 students will inform a parent or trusted adult of the abuse.
300
What percentage of kids admit they have been bullied online?
Roughly 43% *The team with the closest number scores*
300
Boys are about twice as likely as girls to be victims and perpetrators of cyber bullying.
False. Girls are twice as likely as boys to be victims and perpetrators of cyber bullying.
500
Bullying victims are ___ to ___ times more likely to consider committing suicide.
2 to 9
500
Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people.
True. --Resulting in about 4,400 deaths per year. For every suicide among young people, there are at least 100 suicide attempts. Over 14 percent of high school students have considered suicide, and almost 7 percent have attempted it.
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