Health and Wellbeing Census Scotland 2021- 2022
Statistical publication providing information on the Health and Wellbeing Census 2021/22.
Experience of bullying
For pupils in P5–S3, the prevalence of being bullied decreased as pupils got older. Of those who had been bullied in the last year, more than 80% said they were bullied at school.
The prevalence of being bullied at school was greater for pupils as they got older. While those in the least deprived areas were more likely to say they had been bullied at school, those in the most deprived areas were more likely to say they had been bullied elsewhere or online.
Table 21 Percentage of pupils saying that they had been bullied in the last year by pupil stage
P5 |
P6 |
P7 |
S1 |
S2 |
S3 |
Total |
|
40.7 |
35.7 |
30.4 |
29.2 |
23.8 |
20.4 |
30.8 |
Table 22 Percentage of pupils saying that they had been bullied in the last year by pupil sex
Female |
Male |
Not known |
Total |
|
31.9 |
29.7 |
26.5 |
30.8 |
Table 23 Percentage of pupils saying that they had been bullied in the last year by deprivation
SIMD 1 (most deprived) |
SIMD 2 |
SIMD 3 |
SIMD 4 |
SIMD 5 (least deprived) |
Not known |
Total % |
|
34.0 |
32.9 |
31.6 |
29.3 |
26.1 |
26.5 |
30.8 |
Table 24 Of those pupils who were bullied in the last year, where were pupils bullied by pupil stage
P5 |
P6 |
P7 |
S1 |
S2 |
S3 |
Total |
|
|
At school |
77.2 |
79.7 |
79.9 |
86.0 |
87.9 |
87.6 |
81.7 |
|
Somewhere else (including on the way to or from school) |
36.5 |
36.6 |
36.9 |
32.9 |
31.8 |
34.1 |
35.3 |
|
Online / Social media / gaming platform |
31.5 |
34.1 |
38.7 |
37.9 |
38.8 |
41.2 |
36.1 |
Table 25 Of those pupils who were bullied in the last year, where were pupils bullied by pupil sex
|
|
Female |
Male |
Not known |
Total |
|
At school |
83.4 |
79.8 |
83.5 |
81.7 |
|
Somewhere else (including on the way to or from school) |
35.5 |
35.3 |
29.1 |
35.3 |
|
Online / Social media / gaming platform |
38.1 |
33.9 |
32.1 |
36.1 |
Table 26 Of those pupils who were bullied in the last year, where were pupils bullied by deprivation
SIMD 1 (most deprived) |
SIMD 2 |
SIMD 3 |
SIMD 4 |
SIMD 5 (least deprived) |
Not known |
Total |
|
|
At school |
79.9 |
80.5 |
83.0 |
82.4 |
83.6 |
82.8 |
81.7 |
|
Somewhere else (including on the way to or from school) |
38.8 |
37.9 |
33.9 |
33.1 |
31.4 |
29.7 |
35.3 |
|
Online / Social media / gaming platform |
39.6 |
38.4 |
35.2 |
34.0 |
31.5 |
31.6 |
36.1 |
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