| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #19315 |
 | Do you think bullying at schools is a serious problem that needs to be addressed? Or is it a normal part of growing up? |
| 800 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Parent | |||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.1% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Yes | No | |
| Serious Problem | 75% | 63% | 85% | 71% | 70% | 81% | 75% | 87% | 64% | ** | 68% | 79% |
| Part Of Growing Up | 23% | 35% | 12% | 29% | 28% | 15% | 23% | 11% | 36% | ** | 32% | 19% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 0% | ** | 0% | 3% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 24% | 34% | 43% | 80% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 30% | 68% |
 | If a child harasses another child verbally, but not physically, would you still consider that to be bullying? |
| 800 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Parent | |||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 2.8% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Yes | No | |
| Yes | 80% | 67% | 92% | 80% | 81% | 79% | 81% | 82% | 64% | ** | 82% | 80% |
| No | 15% | 25% | 5% | 11% | 16% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 19% | ** | 16% | 14% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 8% | 3% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 16% | ** | 2% | 6% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 24% | 34% | 43% | 80% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 30% | 68% |
 | How much of a problem do you think bullying is in local schools? A major problem? A minor problem? Or no problem at all? |
| 800 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Parent | |||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Yes | No | |
| Major Problem | 59% | 47% | 70% | 55% | 58% | 63% | 58% | 75% | 59% | ** | 60% | 60% |
| Minor Problem | 35% | 46% | 25% | 37% | 36% | 32% | 35% | 22% | 41% | ** | 36% | 34% |
| No Problem At All | 3% | 5% | 0% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 0% | ** | 3% | 3% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 0% | ** | 1% | 4% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 24% | 34% | 43% | 80% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 30% | 68% |
 | Do you think schools do enough to prevent bullying? Or do you think they could be doing more? |
| 800 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Parent | |||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.2% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Yes | No | |
| Do Enough | 18% | 26% | 11% | 17% | 26% | 13% | 16% | 18% | 34% | ** | 23% | 15% |
| Could Be Doing More | 73% | 66% | 79% | 75% | 66% | 77% | 74% | 73% | 61% | ** | 73% | 73% |
| Not Sure | 9% | 8% | 11% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 5% | ** | 4% | 11% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 24% | 34% | 43% | 80% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 30% | 68% |
 | Do you think parents should get involved if a student is bullying another student? |
| 800 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Parent | |||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 2.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Yes | No | |
| Yes | 87% | 85% | 89% | 90% | 84% | 88% | 88% | 92% | 72% | ** | 86% | 88% |
| No | 8% | 10% | 6% | 7% | 11% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 23% | ** | 8% | 7% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 2% | 5% | ** | 6% | 4% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 24% | 34% | 43% | 80% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 30% | 68% |
 | Were you ever bullied at school? |
| 800 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Parent | |||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Yes | No | |
| Yes | 49% | 54% | 44% | 54% | 56% | 41% | 48% | 58% | 48% | ** | 58% | 45% |
| No | 47% | 42% | 51% | 37% | 42% | 56% | 48% | 41% | 43% | ** | 39% | 51% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 9% | ** | 3% | 5% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 24% | 34% | 43% | 80% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 30% | 68% |
 | Are you the parent of a school-aged child? |
| 800 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Parent | |||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Yes | No | |
| Yes | 30% | 33% | 28% | 34% | 59% | 6% | 30% | 38% | 28% | ** | 100% | 0% |
| No | 68% | 66% | 71% | 66% | 40% | 92% | 69% | 60% | 67% | ** | 0% | 100% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 5% | ** | 0% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 24% | 34% | 43% | 80% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 30% | 68% |
 | Have you ever talked to your child about bullying? |
| 242 Parents | All | Gender | Age | Race | Parent | |||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.9% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Yes | No | |
| Yes | 90% | 89% | 91% | 92% | 89% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 86% | ** | 90% | ** |
| No | 10% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 14% | ** | 10% | ** |
| Not Sure | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Composition of Parents | 100% | 51% | 49% | 26% | 66% | 8% | 79% | 10% | 8% | 2% | 100% | 0% |
 | Have any of your children ever been the victim of bullying at school? |
| 242 Parents | All | Gender | Age | Race | Parent | |||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 6.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Yes | No | |
| Yes | 57% | 58% | 57% | 65% | 56% | 43% | 60% | 43% | 43% | ** | 57% | ** |
| No | 35% | 33% | 37% | 12% | 43% | 49% | 31% | 52% | 57% | ** | 35% | ** |
| Not Sure | 8% | 9% | 6% | 22% | 2% | 7% | 9% | 5% | 0% | ** | 8% | ** |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Composition of Parents | 100% | 51% | 49% | 26% | 66% | 8% | 79% | 10% | 8% | 2% | 100% | 0% |
 | Did you report the incident to the school? |
| 138 Whose Child Was Bullied | All | Gender | Age | Race | Parent | |||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 8.2% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Yes | No | |
| Yes | 62% | 57% | 68% | 66% | 60% | 69% | 60% | 94% | 68% | ** | 62% | ** |
| No | 38% | 43% | 32% | 34% | 40% | 31% | 40% | 6% | 32% | ** | 38% | ** |
| Not Sure | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Composition of Whose Child Was Bullied | 100% | 51% | 49% | 30% | 64% | 6% | 83% | 8% | 6% | 3% | 100% | 0% |
 | Has your child ever been accused of BEING the bully? |
| 242 Parents | All | Gender | Age | Race | Parent | |||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.7% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Yes | No | |
| Yes | 16% | 21% | 11% | 27% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 22% | 43% | ** | 16% | ** |
| No | 84% | 79% | 89% | 73% | 88% | 87% | 87% | 78% | 57% | ** | 84% | ** |
| Not Sure | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Composition of Parents | 100% | 51% | 49% | 26% | 66% | 8% | 79% | 10% | 8% | 2% | 100% | 0% |