U.S. teens who have experienced cyber bullying by gender 2018| ��ƽ��

Percentage of teenagers in the United States who have experienced selected types of cyber bullying as of April 2018, by gender

Gender	Boys	Girls
Any type of cyber bullying	59%	60%
Offensive name-calling	42%	41%
Spreading of false rumors	26%	39%
Receiving explicit images they didn't ask for	20%	29%
Constant asking of where they are, what they're doing, who they're with, by someone other than a parent	18%	23%
Physical threats	16%	16%
Having explicit images of them shared without consent	5%	9%

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2018

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Region

United States

Survey time period

March 7–April 10, 2018

Number of respondents

743 respondents

Age group

13-17 years

Special properties

online or on their cell phone

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

Supplementary notes

The source measured cyber bullying by asking respondents if they had ever experienced any of six online behaviors. Respondents who selected yes to one or more of these questions are considered to be targets of cyber bullying in this study. Throughout the report the terms “cyber bullying” and “online harassment” are used interchangeably.

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This statistic shows the percentage of teenagers in the United States who have experienced cyber bullying as of April 2018, sorted by gender. During the survey, it was found that 60 percent of teenage girls in the United States had experienced some form of cyber bullying, the most common type being offensive name-calling. More girls than boys had experienced the spreading of false rumors online.