National Health Interview Survey–Teen:

  • From July 2021 to December 2023, 34.0% of teenagers were bullied in the
    last 12 months.
  • Sexual or 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 (44.4%) were more likely to be bullied than teenagers without a developmental disability (31.3%).
  • 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.