The Bullying Statistic

The Bullying Statistic Date: 10 April 2008 A study on bullying by the University of British Columbia, based on 490 students (half female, half male) in Grades 8-10 in a B.C. city in the winter of 1999, showed: » 64 per cent of kids had been bullied at school. » 12 per cent were bullied regularly (once or more a week). » 13 per cent bullied other students regularly (once or more a week). » 72 per cent observed bullying at school at least once in a while. » 40 per cent tried to intervene. » 64 per cent considered bullying a normal part of school life. » 61-80 per cent said bullies are often popular and enjoy high status among their peers. » 25-33 per cent said bullying is sometimes OK and/or that it is OK to pick on losers. » 20-50 per cent said bullying can be a good thing (makes people tougher, is a good way to solve problems, etc.). by CHIA YONG SIANG A116757 Source: Centre For Youth Social Development, UBC Faculty of Education