Bullying Victimization Among Teenagers: United States, July 2021-December 2023.

INTRODUCTION

This report describes the percentage of teenagers ages 12â17 who self-reported that they were bullied in the past 12 months, by selected characteristics.

METHODS

Data between July 2021 and December 2023 from the National Health Interview SurveyâTeen were used for this analysis. Point estimates and the corresponding confidence intervals were calculated using SAS-callable SUDAAN software to account for the complex sample design of NHISâTeen. Differences between percentages were evaluated using two-sided significance tests at the 0.05 level.

KEY FINDINGS

During July 2021 to December 2023, 34.0% of teenagers were bullied in the last 12 months. Sexual and gender minority teenagers were more likely to be bullied (47.1%) than teenagers who are not a sexual or gender minority (30.0%). White non-Hispanic teenagers were more likely to be bullied compared with teenagers in other race and Hispanic-origin groups. Teenagers with a developmental disability were more likely to be bullied than teenagers without a developmental disability. Teenagers who were bullied were nearly twice as likely to experience symptoms of anxiety (29.8%) or depression (28.5%) in the last 2 weeks when compared with teenagers who were not bullied.