BASIC NEEDS 2011 by Gender 2011 F M
2011 by Grade Level 8th 10th 12th
Sent a sexually suggestive message by text, email, instant message, social network, etc. in the past 12 months
22.2% 21.9% 22.4% (815) (391) (413)
9.5% (124)
24.6% 32.9% (273) (399)
20.3% (77)
21.7% (595)
27.2% (143)
Sent or posted a naked or semi-naked photo or video of yourself by text, email, social profile, website, blog, etc. in the past 12 months
9.1% (332)
8.5% (156)
3.0% (39)
9.7% (108)
14.7% (178)
7.9% (30)
8.8% (243)
11.3% (59)
Shared with someone a naked or semi-naked photo or video that was sent to you by someone else in the past 12 months
12.1% 12.0% 12.2% (442) (214) (224)
6.7% (87)
14.1% 15.8% (157) (190)
12.4% (47)
11.2% (307)
17.0% (87)
Shared with someone a sexually suggestive message that was sent to you by someone else in the past 12 months
7.1% (261)
3.5% (46)
7.8% (86)
7.4% (28)
6.6% (182)
9.8% (51)
Sexting
9.5% (170)
4.5% (80)
9.7% (178)
10.2% (123)
2011 by Race/Ethnicity Hispanic White Other
Figure 24 (*5)
Bullying • According to the 2011 Youth Assessment Survey (YAS); 24.6% (910) of the student population had been bullied during the past 12 months. The numbers show that girls (524) were bullied more than boys (361) and that approximately one of every three 8th graders experienced bullying. Below is a listed through which students, who said they had been bullied during the past 12 months, were bullied: 8% (297) through social networking 6.4% (238) through texting 3.8% (139) through another way 2.2% (81) through a website 1.9% (70) in a chat room 1.5% (57) through email • This is the first year of this data within the YAS, which brought to light that cyberbullying represented a large segment of the total bullying.
Greater Ottawa County United Way 2012 Community Assessment
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