The 2021 YRBS sampling frame consisted of all regular public schools (including charter schools), parochial schools, and other private schools with students in at least one of grades 9–12 in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
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U.S. students who where bullied online 2021, by sex
Around 15.9 percent of high school students reported that they were bullied electronically in 2021. Across the sexes, female students were more likely to report bullying than male students, with a prevalence of 20.5 percent.
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CDC. (April 28, 2023). Share of high school students in the United States who were bullied online in 2021, by sex [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1391502/us-students-who-were-bullied-online-sex/
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