| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #20314 |
| 1 | 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 | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.1% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Serious Problem | 74% | 67% | 80% | 82% | 69% | 72% | 75% | ** | 92% | 56% |
| Part Of Growing Up | 21% | 29% | 14% | 15% | 26% | 22% | 21% | ** | 6% | 39% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 5% | ** | 3% | 5% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 28% | 33% | 38% | 85% | 2% | 7% | 6% |
| 2 | If a child harasses another child verbally, but not physically, would you still consider that to be bullying? |
| 800 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 2.6% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 85% | 79% | 89% | 94% | 82% | 80% | 84% | ** | 94% | 81% |
| No | 12% | 17% | 7% | 6% | 13% | 15% | 13% | ** | 0% | 14% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 4% | 3% | 0% | 5% | 6% | 4% | ** | 6% | 5% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 28% | 33% | 38% | 85% | 2% | 7% | 6% |
| 3 | 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 | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Major Problem | 52% | 47% | 56% | 51% | 50% | 54% | 50% | ** | 70% | 49% |
| Minor Problem | 42% | 46% | 38% | 40% | 45% | 41% | 43% | ** | 30% | 45% |
| No Problem At All | 3% | 5% | 1% | 6% | 1% | 2% | 3% | ** | 0% | 5% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 4% | ** | 0% | 2% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 28% | 33% | 38% | 85% | 2% | 7% | 6% |
| 4 | Do you think schools do enough to prevent bullying? Or do you think they could be doing more? |
| 800 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.2% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Do Enough | 21% | 24% | 17% | 21% | 23% | 18% | 21% | ** | 21% | 12% |
| Could Be Doing More | 70% | 70% | 71% | 71% | 69% | 71% | 69% | ** | 79% | 81% |
| Not Sure | 9% | 6% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 11% | 10% | ** | 0% | 8% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 28% | 33% | 38% | 85% | 2% | 7% | 6% |
| 5 | Do you think parents should get involved if a student is bullying another student? |
| 800 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 2.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 86% | 85% | 88% | 82% | 91% | 86% | 86% | ** | 97% | 67% |
| No | 3% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 5% | 5% | 4% | ** | 0% | 3% |
| Not Sure | 10% | 11% | 10% | 18% | 4% | 9% | 10% | ** | 3% | 29% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 28% | 33% | 38% | 85% | 2% | 7% | 6% |
| 6 | Were you ever bullied at school? |
| 800 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 65% | 72% | 59% | 81% | 68% | 52% | 64% | ** | 75% | 67% |
| No | 32% | 23% | 39% | 19% | 28% | 44% | 33% | ** | 25% | 26% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 4% | 4% | 3% | ** | 0% | 7% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 28% | 33% | 38% | 85% | 2% | 7% | 6% |
| 7 | Have you ever talked to your child about bullying? |
| 278 Parents | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 2.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 96% | 97% | 95% | 95% | 98% | 89% | 96% | ** | 100% | 96% |
| No | 4% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 2% | 11% | 4% | ** | 0% | 4% |
| Not Sure | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Parents | 100% | 39% | 61% | 40% | 54% | 6% | 83% | 2% | 8% | 7% |
| 8 | Have any of your children ever been the victim of bullying at school? |
| 278 Parents | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 6% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 53% | 37% | 63% | 47% | 58% | 51% | 54% | ** | 37% | 59% |
| No | 42% | 57% | 32% | 48% | 37% | 40% | 41% | ** | 63% | 38% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 9% | 6% | ** | 0% | 4% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Parents | 100% | 39% | 61% | 40% | 54% | 6% | 83% | 2% | 8% | 7% |
| 9 | Did you report the incident to the school? |
| 148 Whose Child Was Bullied | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 8% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 61% | 78% | 55% | 34% | 75% | 87% | 62% | ** | 31% | 80% |
| No | 31% | 22% | 34% | 43% | 25% | 13% | 28% | ** | 69% | 20% |
| Not Sure | 8% | 0% | 11% | 22% | 0% | 0% | 10% | ** | 0% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Whose Child Was Bullied | 100% | 28% | 72% | 36% | 59% | 6% | 84% | 3% | 6% | 8% |
| 10 | Has your child ever been accused of BEING the bully? |
| 278 Parents | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 6% | 7% | 6% | 0% | 11% | 8% | 8% | ** | 0% | 0% |
| No | 91% | 92% | 90% | 95% | 88% | 89% | 89% | ** | 100% | 100% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 1% | 2% | 3% | ** | 0% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Parents | 100% | 39% | 61% | 40% | 54% | 6% | 83% | 2% | 8% | 7% |