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Fairfax County 2012 Youth Survey
Fairfax County
Youth SurveySchool Year 2012-2013
Updated November 2013
Bullying & Cyberbullying
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It provides DATA to county, school, and community–based organizations to:
• Assess Youth Strengths and Needs
• Develop Programs and Services
• Monitor Trends
• Measure Community Indicators
• Guide Countywide Planning of Prevention Efforts
About the Fairfax County Youth Survey
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• Comprehensive
• Anonymous
• Voluntary
More About the Fairfax County Youth Survey
It examines the
• Behaviors,
• Experiences, and
• Risk and Protective Factors that influence the well-being of our county’s youth.
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Fairfax County Youth Survey Web Page
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/youthsurvey
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Fairfax County Youth Survey Participation
• 46,969 FCPS students
• Grades 6, 8, 10, and 12
• Representing 90% of enrolled students
6th grade students take a shortened,
modified survey.
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Three to Succeed
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Three to Succeed
The Three to Succeed concept is based on the youth survey analysis that shows how just having three assets (or strengths) dramatically reduces risk behaviors and promotes thriving youth.
Assets are strengths in young people, their families, schools
and communities that help them thrive in health, in school
and daily life, and in a safe environment. The more assets
an individual has in their lives, the fewer risk behaviors are
reported.
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0 1 2 3 4 5 60
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70Bullied Someone (Year)Sex (Ever)Alcohol Use (30 Days)Marijuana Use (30 Days)Carried a Weapon (Year)Binge Drinking (2 Weeks)Cigarette Use (30 Days)Gang Member (Ever)
Number of Assets
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Having High Personal Integrity Performing Community Service Having Teachers Recognize Good Work
Having Community Adults to Talk to Participating in Extracurricular ActivitiesHaving Parents Available for Help
3 Assets
0 Assets
6 Assets
Three to SucceedAsset Graph for Fairfax County (Grades 8, 10, 12)
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High Personal Integrity Perform Community Service Feel Safe at School
Have Community Adults to Talk to
Participate in Extracurricular ActivitiesParents are Available for Help
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Asset Graph for Fairfax County (Grade 6)
1 2 3 4 5 60
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50Bullied Someone (year)
Carried a Weapon (year)
Cyberbullied Someone (year)
Inhalant Use (30 days)
Alcohol Use (30 days)
Cigarettes (30 days)
Marijuana Use (30 days)
Number of Assets
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Bullying & CyberbullyingSurvey Questions and Results
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Fairfax County Youth Survey Questions
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The next section asks about things you might have done, or that might have happened to you. Some of the questions are about bullying. Bullying is when 1 or more students tease, threaten, spread rumors about, hit, shove, or hurt another student over and over again. It is not bullying when 2 students of about the same strength or power argue or fight or tease each other in a friendly way.
Remember, your answers are confidential.
Students were asked questions with the following instruction:
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Fairfax County Youth Survey Questions
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VictimHow many times in the past year has anyone done any of the following TO YOU:• bullied, taunted, ridiculed, or teased you?
• said something bad about your race or culture?
Never, 1 to 2 times, 3 to 5 times, 6 to 9 times, 10 to 19 times, 20 to 29 times, 30 to 39 times, 40 or more times
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Fairfax County Youth Survey Questions
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How many times in the past year have you:• bullied, taunted, ridiculed, or teased someone?• said something bad about someone's race or
culture?
Never, 1 to 2 times, 3 to 5 times, 6 to 9 times, 10 to 19 times, 20 to 29 times, 30 to 39 times, 40 or more times
Aggressor
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Fairfax County 2012 Youth Survey
Overall 8th 10th 12th Female Male White Black His-panic
Asian Other/ Multi-
ple
FCPS 53.2 59.4 53.6 46.1 55.1 51.1 56 46.6 50.6 50.8 59.1
5
15
25
35
45
55
65
75
Perc
ent
Report
ed
Bullying (Grades 8, 10, 12)
Victim, Past Year
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Note: 6th Grade response overall was 44.4%.
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Overall 8th 10th 12th Female Male White Black His-panic
Asian Other/ Multi-
ple
FCPS 41.4 45.3 42.5 36.3 37.2 45.8 40.3 45.4 42.7 39 46.5
5
15
25
35
45
55
65
75
Perc
ent
Report
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Bullying (Grades 8, 10, 12)
Aggressor, Past Year
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Note: 6th Grade response overall was 19.7%.
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Overall 8th 10th 12th Female Male White Black His-panic
Asian Other/ Multi-
ple
FCPS 45.3 44.4 46.5 44.9 43 47.5 32 56.6 51.8 58.8 53.3
5
15
25
35
45
55
65
75
Perc
ent
Report
ed
Racial/Cultural Harassment (Grades 8, 10, 12) Victim, Past Year
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Note: 6th Grade response overall was 18.3%.
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Overall 8th 10th 12th Female Male White Black His-panic
Asian Other/ Multi-
ple
FCPS 37.1 31.8 39.6 40 30.5 44 36.3 39.2 36.3 38 39.9
5
15
25
35
45
55
65
75
Perc
ent
Report
ed
Racial/Cultural Harassment (Grades 8, 10, 12)
Aggressor, Past Year
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Note: 6th Grade response overall was 5.7%.
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Fairfax County Youth Survey Questions
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The next section asks about electronic bullying, also known as cyberbullying. Electronic bullying is bullying through e-mail, chat rooms, instant messaging, Web sites, or text messaging.
Students were asked questions with the following instruction:
Cyberbullying
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Fairfax County Youth Survey Questions
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During the past 12 months, have you ever been electronically bullied, such as through e-mail, chat rooms, instant messaging, Web sites, or text messaging? Yes/NoHow many times in the past year have you been cyberbullied by a student who attends your school?
How many times in the past year have you cyberbullied a student attending your school?
Never, 1 to 2 times, 3 to 5 times, 6 to 9 times, 10 to 19 times, 20 to 29 times, 30 to 39 times, 40 or more times
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Overall 8th 10th 12th Female Male White Black His-panic
Asian Other/ Multiple
FCPS 11.9 13.2 12 10.3 15.4 8.1 12.7 9.8 12.8 9.4 14.2
5
15
25
35
45
55
65
75
Perc
ent
Report
ed
Cyberbullying (Grades 8, 10, 12) Victim, Past Year
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Note: 6th Grade response overall was 12.5%.
Fairfax County 2012 Youth Survey
Overall 8th 10th 12th Female Male White Black His-panic
Asian Other/ Multi-
ple
FCPS 7 7.4 7.5 6.2 7.5 6.5 6.4 7.8 8.8 5.9 8.7
5
15
25
35
45
55
65
75
Perc
ent
Report
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Cyberbullying (Grades 8, 10, 12)
Aggressor, Past Year
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Note: 6th Grade response overall was 5.0%.
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Chronic Bullying
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Bullying is considered chronic when students report experiences on 20 or more occasions in the past year.
Students experiencing chronic bullying, whether the victim or the aggressor, are at higher risk for other negative outcomes.
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Chronic Bullying (Grades 8, 10, 12)
Victim and Aggressor, Past Year
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Note: 6th Grade response for being victimized 2-3 times a month or more was 16.1%.
Victim Aggressor
FCPS 10 6.1
5
15
25
35
45
55
65
75
Perc
ent
Report
ed
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Chronic Bullying Correlations
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Correlation Data
• Cross-tabulations are when we look at the way students responded to multiple questions, for example when we look at results by demographics such as symptoms of depression by gender or the cross of two experiences such as symptoms of depression by substance use.
Cross-tabulations of data do not imply cause and effect.
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Correlation Data
• The results do not imply that being a certain gender or using substances causes depression. The data indicate there is a correlation of the female gender reporting higher prevalence of reported depressive symptoms.
• Similarly, youth who use substances are more likely to report symptoms of depression, but the results do NOT show if substance use causes depression or if depression leads to substance use.
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Bullied Others
Racially Harrass-ed Oth-
ers
Cyber-bullied Others
Carried a Weapon
Been in a Gang
20+ TimesBeenBul-lied
70.2 57.7 19.7 21.2 6.1
<20 Times BeenBul-lied
38.2 34.9 5.6 10.5 2.4
5
25
45
65
85
Pe
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Chronic Bullying (Grades 8, 10, 12) Violence and Aggression Related Factors
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Victim Aggressor
Racially Harrassed
Others
Cyber-bul-lied Others
Carried a Weapon
Been in a Gang
20+ Times Bul-liedOth-ers
82.09 28.81 31.68 12.7
<20 Times Bul-liedOth-ers
34.12 5.63 10.28 2.1
5152535455565758595
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30-Day Al-cohol
30-Day Marijuana
30-Day Tobacco
30-Day In-halant
20+ Times Bullied
23.89 13.28 8.31999999999999
5.62
<20 Times Bullied
19.54 10.66 4.98 2.62
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15
25
35
45
55
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Chronic Bullying (Grades 8, 10, 12) Substance Use Related Factors
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30-Day Al-cohol
30-Day Marijuana
30-Day To-bacco
30-Day In-halant
20+ Times Bullied Others
37.94 25.49 13.83 9.04000000000001
<20 Times Bullied Others
18.78 9.98 4.78 2.53
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15
25
35
45
55
Pe
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Victim Aggressor
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Depress-ion
*Suicide Ideation
Ever Had Sex
Sleep (< 8 hours)
20+ TimesBeen Bul-lied
53.9 37.72 27.8 74.45
<20 Times Been Bul-lied
28.7 13.49 20.4 67.87
5
25
45
65
85
Percen
t
Chronic Bullying (Grades 8, 10, 12) Health and Well-Being Related Factors
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Victim Aggressor
Depress-ion
*Suicide Ideation
Ever Had Sex
Sleep (< 8 hours)
20+ TimesBul-lied Oth-ers
41 26.56 39.7 78.17
<20 Times Bul-lied Oth-ers
30.6 14.79 19.97 67.88
5
25
45
65
85
Pe
rce
nt
*Data are from the 2011 Youth Survey
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Skipped School
Don't Feel
Safe at School
Sus-pend-ed in Past Year
Poor Grades
Low Perceiv-ed Abil-ity to Do Well in School
20+ TimesBeen Bul-lied
24.63 27.22 14.07 4.22 3.09
<20 Times Been Bul-lied
21.95 9.62 8.16 2.21 1.15
5
15
25
35
45
55
Percent R
eported
Chronic Bullying (Grades 8, 10, 12) School Performance Related Factors
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Victim Aggressor
Skipped School
Don't Feel
Safe at School
Sus-pend-ed in Past Year
Poor Grades
Low Perceiv-ed Abil-ity to Do Well in School
20+ TimesBul-lied Oth-ers
35.83 23.42 23.22 5.59 2.23
<20 Times Bul-lied Oth-ers
21.36 10.5 7.87 2.21 1.28
5
15
25
35
45
55
Percent R
eported
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Risk and Protective Factors
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Risk and Protective Factors
Risk Factors help us explain circumstances that may increase the likelihood of problem behaviors
Youth who exhibit increased amounts of a risk factor are considered to be at “high risk” in that category
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Risk and Protective Factors
Protective Factors can help increase resiliency to substance use and problem behaviors, buffering youth from riskYouth who exhibit increased amounts of a protective
factor are considered to have “high protection” in that category
Full Glossary of R&P questions can be found in the2010 Fairfax County Youth Survey Report.
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Perceived Parental Acceptance of Fightingand Self-Reported Past Year Chronic Bullying
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Very Wrong
Wrong A Little Bit
Wrong
Not Wrong
0
20
40
60
80
100 4 7 1225
20+ Times Bullied Others
<20 Times Bullied Others
Pe
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nta
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How wrong do your parents feel it would be for you to pick a fight with someone?
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Perceived Parental Acceptance of Fightingand Self-Reported Past Year Chronic Racial Harassment
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Very Wrong
Wrong A Little Bit
Wrong
Not Wrong
0
20
40
60
80
100 5 1018
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20+ Times Harassed Others<20 Times Harassed Others
Pe
rce
nta
ge
How wrong do your parents feel it would be for you to pick a fight with someone?
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Perceived Parental Acceptance of Fightingand Self-Reported Past Year Cyberbullying
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Very Wrong
Wrong A Little Bit
Wrong
Not Wrong
0
20
40
60
80
100 5 8 13 21
Cyberbullied OthersNo Cyberbullying
Pe
rce
nta
ge
How wrong do your parents feel it would be for you to pick a fight with someone?
Fairfax County 2012 Youth Survey
High Per-sonal In-tegrity
Perform Comm-unity
Service
Teachers Recog-
nize Good Work
Have Comm-unity
Adults to Talk to
Partici-pate in Extra-
curri- cu-lar Activi-
ties
Parents are
Available for Help
20+ Times
BeenBul-lied
67.06 51.16 51.69 30.92 71.81 61.28
<20 Times
BeenBul-lied
76.69 51.92 64.27 40.83 72.15 77.19
5
25
45
65
85
Percen
t
Chronic Bullying (Grades 8, 10, 12) Protective Factors
37
Victim Aggressor
High Per-sonal In-tegrity
Perform Comm-unity
Service
Teachers Recog-
nize Good Work
Have Comm-unity
Adults to Talk to
Partici-pate in Extra-
curri- cu-lar Activi-
ties
Parents are
Available for Help
20+ Times
Bul-liedOth-ers
47.55 42.89 51.8 29 71.71 61.28
<20 Times
Bul-liedOth-ers
77.53 52.39 63.79 40.47 72.07 77.19
5
25
45
65
85
Pe
rce
nt
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Asset Graph for Caring Adults (Grades 8, 10, 12)
Having Parents Available for Help Having Teachers Recognize Good Work Having Community Adults to Talk to
0 1 2 30
10
20
30
40
50
60 Bullied Someone (Year)Sex (Ever)Alcohol Use (30 Days)Marijuana Use (30 Days)Carried a Weapon (Year)Binge Drinking (2 Weeks)Cigarette Use (30 Days)Gang Member (Ever)
Number of Assets
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The Prevention Toolkit provides presentations, videos, fact sheets, links to helpful organizations and resources, and ideas for taking action in your family and community to address Youth Survey related topics.
The Prevention Toolkit
The Prevention Toolkit Websitewww.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs/prevention/toolkit.htm
Contact [email protected]
• Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
• Bullying and Cyberbullying
• Depression, Suicide & Unhealthy Weight Loss
• Nutrition and Physical Activity
• Teen Dating Abuse
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Help and More InformationFind these and other organizations in the Prevention Toolkit as resources for help and more information.
• Crisislink Suicide Prevention Hotline: (703) 527-4077 • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-TALK (8255)
• Stopbullying.gov• OnGuardOnline.gov • National Crime Prevention Council • Lesbian
, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, Health: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs/prevention/toolkit_agencies_orgs.htm#mentalhealth
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Help and More Information from Fairfax County Public Schools
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Intervention and Prevention Services
School Psychology Services
School Social Work Services
Student Safety and Wellness
Bullying Prevention
Violence Prevention Programs
School Counseling Services
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Questions? Contact Us!
Sophia DuttonCountywide Service Integration and Planning Management
Strategic Planning & Communications
Dede BailerFairfax County Public Schools
Office of Intervention and Prevention Services
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/youthsurvey