Short Definition: % of students who were bullied because of their personality or how they act (SurveyWorks: Middle and High Only)

Long Definition:

The percent of students within a given school who reported being bullied because of their personality or how they act. This question was answered as part of the SurveyWorks questionnaire and was included in the surveys for Middle and High school students. SurveyWorks is the Rhode Island Department of Education's new opinions-and-perceptions survey and is administered annually to all students in grades 4-12. SurveyWorks is age appropriate for each level — elementary, middle and high school — but it covers roughly the same areas of questioning for all three levels. This question was first included in the SurveyWorks questionnaire in the 2012-2013 school year.

Agency Source: RIDE

Time Period(s):

School Year

2012-13,  2013-14

Geographies: School

Data Type: Numeric

Purpose:

This indicator allows us to measure and compare the reasons for bullying experienced by students. Understanding why students are bullied is important to reducing bullying in schools.

Limitations:

This question was only asked of middle and high school students in 2012-13 and 2013-14. Students were only asked this question if they reported having experienced at least one type of bullying within the past year. See '% Experienced Any Bullying (EMH)' indicator.

The information is self-reported.

Universe: Students enrolled in grades 6-12 in a RI public school who participated in the SurveyWorks survey and said they had experienced at least one type of bullying in the past year.

Tags: Bully, Personality, SurveyWorks!, Bullying

Related Reports:

• Student Reports of Bullying by School

Related Datastories: No related datastories.