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SurveyingTeensandParents
LivingintheNewYorkCityMetroRegiononInternetSafetyandCyberbullying
OnlinepollconductedFebruary26toMarch30,2016
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SCOPEBetweenFebruary26andMarch30,2016,AT&TandtheTylerClementiFoundationconductedonlinequantitativepollingamong1,000teensandparentsintheNewYorkCitymetropolitanarea,including500teensand500parents.Themarginoferroris+/-4.38peraudience,withhighermarginsoferrorforthesubgroups.
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EXECUTIVESUMMARYAtitsbest,technologyconnectspeoplewithoneanotherandempowersindividualsintheirdailylives.Today,weliveinaworldwheretheInternet,coupledwithmobilebroadband,hastransformedsomanyaspectsofourlives–fromthewaywecommunicatewithoneanothertothewayweconsumeinformationanddata.Aswithallsocietaladvancements,unintendedandoftennegativeconsequencescannotbeavoided.OneofthoseconsequenceswhichhasparticularlyaffectedGenerationZ–thefirstgenerationoftruedigitalnatives–istheincreasinglyrampantcyberbullyingthatexistsonline.Thiseye-openingpoll,commissionedbyAT&TandtheTylerClementiFoundation,revealsthatcyberbullyingamongNewYorkCity-areateensisstunninglycommonplace.AccordingtothesurveyofBigAppleteens, nearlyhalfhaveexperiencedcyberbullyinginsomeformand8in10saytheyknowsomeonewhohasexperiencedcyberbullying.Despitethesealarmingstatistics,thesurveyalsorevealsthatwhileteensandparentsalikegrasptheseverityoftheproblem,they’renotcommunicatingwitheachotheraboutitaswellastheycould.Theymaybehavingatalk,butthey’renothavingTheTalk,andiftheyworkedtogether,theymightbetterbeabletoaddressandpreventthisdisturbingtrend.Morethananygroupofteensbefore,today’steensarelivingtheirlivesonline.And,astheyusesocialmediatomeetandminglewithfriendsandpeers,andevensocializewithteensthey’venevermetinperson,theyfindthemselvesnavigatingwhatcanbeahostilelandscape.Cyberbullyinghasbeendocumentedtoleadtodepressionandsubstanceabuse,sometimesforlife–andinsomecasesithasledtosuicide1.Assuch,thefindingsofthispollandthedatainthisreportindicateapublichealthissue,andshowswhycyberbullyingintheNewYorkareaisapervasiveproblemthatdemandsmoreeducationtohelpteensmakebetteronlinechoicesandreducetheriskstheyfaceonline. 1EspelageDL,HoltMK.Suicidalideationandschoolbullyingexperiencesaftercontrollingfordepressionanddelinquency.JournalofAdolescentHealth2013;53:S27-S31.
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KEYTAKEAWAYSu NewYork-areateensarelivinginanonlineworld.Morethanhalf(53%)spendat
leastthreehoursadaysocializingonlineand1in3(33%)wouldprefertosocializeonlinethaninperson.Andduringtheirtimeonline,they’resurroundedbyhurtfulcommentscomingfromtheirpeers.41%describethecommentstheirpeerspostonlineasmostlymean,while39%describethecommentsasmostlykind.Andaquarter(25%)saysocialmediaisgettingmeaner,whileonly13%sayit’sgettingkinder.
u AlmosthalfofNYC-areateenshavebeenbulliedonline.Cyberbullyingishappening
withalarmingfrequency.Nearly1in2saythey’veexperiencedcyberbullyinginsomeform.Theproblemisparticularlyacuteamongcitykids:55%ofteensinNYCsaytheyhavebeencyberbulliedand8in10saytheyknowsomeonewho’sexperiencedsomeformofonlineharassment.
u Parentsseemunawareofwhat’shappeningrightundertheirownroof.Thevast
majorityofteens(86%)areathomewhenthey’resocializingonline.However,only1in3teenswho’vebeencyberbulliedhavetoldtheirparents.Thisunderscoresacleardisconnectbetweenteensandtheirparents,57%ofwhomassumetheirkidswouldcometothemwhentheyexperiencecyberbullying.
u Teensarenotcomfortablesharingtheironlineactivitywiththeirparents.More
than4in10(43%)saytheywouldbeterrifiediftheirparentssawtheirtextconversations,whilemorethanaquarter(27%)wouldbeterrifiediftheirparentssawthewebsitesthey’vevisited.
u It’stimetohaveTheTalk.Theremaybeadialogueoncyberbullyingthat’soccurring
betweenteensandparents,butit’snotnecessarilyeffective.78%parentswho’vespokentotheirteensaboutonlinesafetytelltheirteenswhattodo,butonlyhalflistentotheirteensaboutwhatthey’vewitnessedorexperienced.
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TEENSARELIVINGINANONLINEWORLDMorethanhalf(53%)ofNewYork-areateensspendatleastthreehoursadaysocializingonlineand1in3(33%)wouldprefertosocializeonlinethaninperson.
Andwherearetheydoingtheironlinesocializing?Rightathome–86%saytheyaremostoftenathomewhentheygoonlinetosocialize.
TIMESPENTSOCIALIZINGONLINE:Whichoftheseisclosesttotheamountoftimeyoutypicallyspendperdaydoingeachofthefollowingactivitiesonline,ifatall?(Showing%Teens–Socializing)
Total NYC LongIsland
MetroNorth NJ Girls Boys White Black Hispanic
Atleast3hoursaday 53 54 46 56 51 51 53 49 64 50
Fewerthan3hours 46 43 51 41 49 47 45 50 34 48Don'tknow 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 4 1
PREFERREDPLACETOSOCIALIZE:Ingeneral,doyouprefertosocializewithotherteensyouknowonlineorinperson?(Showing%Teens)
Total NYC LongIsland
MetroNorth NJ Girls Boys White Black Hispanic
Online 33 39 26 32 29 32 34 32 40 30Inperson 59 54 63 57 65 58 59 60 54 63Don'tknow 8 7 11 10 6 10 6 8 6 7
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ALMOSTHALFOFNYC-AREATEENSHAVEBEENBULLIEDONLINECyberbullyingishappeningatanalarminglyhighrateamongareateens.
• Andit’shappeningmostfrequentlyinthefiveboroughs,where55%ofteensreportexperiencingsomeformofcyberbullyingoronlineharassment
• 43%across13countiesinNewJersey
• 45%insuburbsnorthofNewYorkCity
• 40%onLongIsland
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TEENINTERACTIONSONLINEAREINCREASINGLYHURTFULWHILEPARENTINTERACTIONSAREOVERWHELMINGLYPLEASANT
Duringtheirtimeonline,teensaresurroundedbyhurtfulcommentscomingfromtheirpeers.41%describethecommentstheirpeerspostonlineasmostlymean,while39%describethecommentsasmostlykind.Andaquarter(25%)saysocialmediaisgettingmeaner,whileonly13%sayit’sgettingkinder.
• TeensinNewYorkCity,andboysinparticular,arelikelytodescribethecommentstheirpeersmakeonsocialmediaasmean
• AfricanAmericanteens,inparticular,thinktheirpeers'commentsonlinearegettingmeaner(31%)
Thisisanonlineworldtowhichparentssimplycan’trelate.Comparedtotheirteens,parentsarehavingpleasant,happyinteractionsonline.78%saythecommentspeopletheyknowpostonlinetendtobekind,notmean.
• 9in10parentsinthenorthernsuburbsandonLongIslandsaycommentsaremostlykind
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Removedfromface-to-faceinteraction,teensaremorehurtfultoeachother.Whenaskediftheirpeersaremorelikelytodoorsaysomethingmeanonlineorinperson,53%sayonline,comparedto11%whosayinperson.Partoftheproblemmaybetheabilitytoactquicklyandinstinctivelyonline.42%saytheirpeersaremorelikelytodothingsimpulsivelyonline,comparedto14%whosayinperson.Atleastafewtimesayearmostteens(53%)postsomethingonlinetheyimmediatelywishtheycoulderase.Nearly1in3(33%)postsomethingtheyimmediatelywishtheycoulderaseatleastonceamonth.
• Boystendtohavemoreregretaboutthattheypost,with39%postingsomethingtheyimmediatelywishtheycoulderaseatleastonceamonthcomparedwithgirls,forwhichthefigureis24%.
PEERS’MEANSTATEMENTSONLINE:Aretheteensyouknowmorelikelytodoorsaysomethinghurtfultootherteensyouknowonlineorinperson,oritisequal?(Showing%Teens)
Total NYC LongIsland
MetroNorth NJ Girls Boys White Black Hispanic
Online 53 49 58 54 58 53 54 55 42 51Equal 23 27 18 23 21 22 25 24 25 21Inperson 11 11 8 14 10 11 11 10 18 9Don'tknow 13 14 15 9 11 15 11 10 15 19
IMPULSIVEPOSTINGBYPEERS:Aretheteensyouknowmorelikelytodoorsaysomethingimpulsive,withoutfirstthinkingitthrough,onlineorinperson,orisitequal?(Showing%Teens)
Total NYC LongIsland
MetroNorth NJ Girls Boys White Black Hispanic
Online 42 37 43 49 43 40 44 47 31 39Equal 29 32 29 25 26 30 28 27 32 29Inperson 14 16 12 13 13 14 14 14 20 11Don'tknow 15 15 17 13 17 16 15 12 17 21
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TEENSARETURNINGTOPEERS,NOTADULTS,TOHANDLECYBERBULLYINGTeenstendtotalkamongthemselveswhenaddressinganddealingwithcyberbullyingratherthangoingtoadults.MorethanhalfoftheNewYork-areateenswhohavebeencyberbulliedhavereactedbytellingtheirfriends(53%)and36%haveconfrontedthebully,whileonly1in3(33%)havetoldtheirparentsand2in10(20%)havetoldschoolofficials.
• AfricanAmericanteensarealmosttwiceaslikelytoconfrontthebullythemselves(61%),comparedtowhiteteens(31%)andHispanicteens(33%)
RESPONSEBYTEENWHOEXPERIENCEDCYBERBULLYING:Whichofthefollowing,ifany,haveyoudoneafterbeingcyberbullied?(Showing%Teenswhohavebeenbulliedonline)
Total NYC LongIsland
MetroNorth NJ Girls Boys White Black Hispanic
Toldmyfriends 53 55 53 62 44 57 50 57 58 37
Confrontedthebully 36 38 35 33 34 40 32 31 61 33
Toldmyparents 33 32 32 38 28 39 26 32 34 35
Toldschoolofficials 20 20 18 21 20 20 19 17 24 28Reachedouttothebullytotalkthroughtheproblem
16 20 3 15 18 16 16 15 21 16
Toldtheparentsofthebully 14 18 15 10 8 13 15 17 13 7
Toldthefriendsofthebully 14 15 9 15 14 17 11 19 5 2
Wroteaboutitinmyjournalordiary 13 12 9 23 10 16 9 14 16 12
Atleastoneofthese 89 87 97 97 82 89 89 91 100 79
Noneofthese 10 12 3 3 16 9 11 9 0 19
Don'tknow 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2
Andwhentheywitnesscyberbullying,theytakemattersintotheirownhands.59%saytheirtypicalresponsetowitnessingcyberbullyingistodosomethingaboutitratherthanignoreit.46%havereachedouttothevictimdirectly,while43%havetoldfriends.30%havetoldtheirparentsand16%havetoldschoolofficials.Parents,however,assumetheirteenswillcometothemtodiscusscyberbullying.57%ofparentsassumetheirteenswouldcometothemiftheywerecyberbullied.
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CYBERBULLYINGRESPONSES–PARENTS’ASSUMPTIONS:Whichofthefollowing,ifany,doyouthinkyourteenwoulddoiftheywerebeingcyberbullied?(Showing%Parentswhosaytheirteenhasexperiencedcyberbullying)
Total NYC LongIsland
MetroNorth NJ Moms Dads White Black Hispanic
Tellus[his/herparent(s)] 57 52 71 54 61 58 57 54 71 56
Tellfriends 55 52 56 54 61 49 60 54 56 52Tellschoolofficials 32 32 32 29 35 34 31 31 44 32
Confrontthebully 30 33 32 33 20 32 28 28 35 28Tellfriendsofthebully 25 22 24 33 26 25 24 24 18 28
Writeaboutitinjournalordiary 19 25 12 25 11 12 27 19 18 24
Reachouttothebullytotalkthroughtheproblem
16 18 12 17 17 14 18 15 21 8
Telltheparentsofthebully 14 20 9 13 7 11 16 12 21 12
Atleastoneofthese 95 98 91 96 91 92 98 93 100 96
Noneofthese 5 2 9 4 9 8 2 7 0 4Don'tknow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Teensaren’tentirelycomfortablesharingtheironlineactivitywiththeirparents.Morethan4in10(43%)saytheywouldbeterrifiediftheirparentssawtheirtextconversations,whilemorethanaquarter(27%)wouldbeterrifiediftheirparentssawthewebsitesthey’vevisited.
• Boysaremoreterrifiedthangirlsabouttheirparentsseeingthewebsitesthey’vevisited(34%)andtheirpictures(26%).
Parentsfeelempoweredtoknowwhattheirteensaredoingonline.Almost8in10(79%)saytheirrighttomonitortheirteen’sbehaviorismoreimportantthantheirteen’srighttoprivacy(15%).And,betweencyberbullyingandsexting,overhalf(51%)ofparentssaytheyaremoreworriedabouttheirteenengagingincyberbullyingthansexting(34%).Parentsthinkthey’regettingmoreaccesstotheirteens’onlineactivitythantheymayactuallybegetting.Morethanhalf(54%)ofparentssaythey’relookthroughtheirteen’ssmartphoneatleastafewtimespermonth.Meanwhile,onlyaboutaquarter(27%)ofteenssaytheirparentslookthroughtheirsmartphoneatleastafewtimesamonthyetalmosthalf(47%)saytheirparentsneverlookthroughtheirsmartphone.
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IT’STIMETOHAVE“THETALK”Thedisparityinhowteensreacttocyberbullyingandhowtheirparentsthinktheyreactisreflectiveoftheneedforparentsandteenstohaveamoresubstantivediscussionaboutcyberbullying.Whilethevastmajorityofteenssaytheirparentshavediscussedappropriateonlinebehaviorwiththem,morethan2in10(21%)saytheyhavenot–aglaringdeficiencyinthisagewhenteensaregrowinguponline.
• Parentsinthenorthernsuburbs(87%)claimtohavetheseconversationsmorefrequentlythantheircounterpartsinNewYorkCity(74%)
Furthermore,morethanonefifthofparents(21%)who’vediscussedonlinebehaviorwiththeirchildrenhavedoneitasaconversationinpassingratherthanasasit-downdiscussion.DISCUSSIONTYPE:Youindicatedthatyou'vediscussedappropriatebehavioronlinewithyourteen.Whichofthefollowingmostaccuratelydescribesthenatureofyourdiscussion?(Showing%Parentswhohavediscussedonlinebehavior)
Total NYC LongIsland
MetroNorth NJ Moms Dads White Black Hispanic
I'vehadasit-downdiscussionwithmyteenfocusedexclusivelyononlinebehavior
79 74 83 87 77 84 72 78 85 82
I'vebrieflydiscussedonlinebehaviorwithmyteeninpassing
21 25 17 13 23 15 28 22 15 18
Don'tknow 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Andparentstendtomakeitaone-wayconversation–78%whohavediscussedonlinebehaviorwiththeirteenshasgiventheirteensspecificinstructions.Butonlyhalf(50%)haveaskedtheirteenswhattheyhavewitnessedandfewerthan4in10(38%)haveaskedtheirteenswhattypeofunsafebehaviorthey’veparticipatedin.
• Hispanicparentsaretheleastlikelytogivetheirteensspecificinstructionsaboutappropriateonlinebehavior(66%),comparedto80%ofwhiteparentsand89%ofAfricanAmericanparents
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DISCUSSIONSUBSTANCE:Aspartofyourdiscussionaboutonlinebehaviorwithyourteen,whichofthefollowinghaveyoudone?(Showing%Parentswhohavediscussedonlinebehavior)
Total NYC LongIsland
MetroNorth NJ Moms Dads White Black Hispanic
Givenmyteenspecificinstructionsaboutwhatissafeandunsafeonlinebehavior
78 74 83 84 78 85 69 80 89 66
Toldmyteentoletmeknowifhe/sheeverwitnessesorexperiencesunsafeonlinebehavior
70 69 65 70 77 73 67 70 73 71
Askedmyteenwhatkindsofunsafeonlinebehaviorhe/shehaswitnessed
50 49 48 51 55 50 51 51 53 45
Askedmyteenwhatkindsofunsafeonlinebehaviorhe/shehasparticipatedin
38 42 33 39 34 36 39 35 45 34
Atleastoneofthese 97 97 99 97 96 97 97 97 96 97
Noneofthese 3 3 0 3 4 3 2 2 4 3Don'tknow 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thereissomegoodnews:forbothparentsandteenstoaddresstheproblemofcyberbullying,theyfirsthavetoacknowledgeitexists.Onthatfront,there’snearunanimity:Almost9in10teens(89%)andover9in10parents(95%)agreethatcyberbullyingisaseriousproblemthatneedstobeaddressed.
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THEBULLYINGOFTENDEMONSTRATESASHOCKINGLEVELOFCLOSED-MINDEDNESS
Thedatashowsthathugepopulationsofteenscanfallvictimtocyberbullying.Youngpeoplearetargetedforbeingdifferentorawkward,andthiscanincludeawidearrayofreasons.Generalsocialawkwardnessandchoiceinclothesarethetopreasonsforcyberbullying,butsignificantproportionsofteensalsosaythatbeinggay(31%),beingforeign-born(22%)andcomingfromalow-incomefamily(22%)arereasonstheirpeershavebeencyberbullied.
• Hispanicteensareparticularlylikelytoseepeersbetargetedforbeinggay(42%),comparedtoAfricanAmericanteens(35%)andwhiteteens(26%)
• AfricanAmericanteensareparticularlylikelytoseepeersbetargetedforbeingsexuallyactive(31%),comparedtoHispanicteens(23%)andwhiteteens(15%)
• Girlsaremorelikelythanboystoknowteenswho’vebeentargetedforbeingsexuallyactive;boysaremorelikelythatgirlstoknowteenswho’vebeentargetedforbeingunathletic.
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REASONSFORCYBERBULLYING:Whichofthefollowing,ifany,arereasonsthatteensyouknowhavebeentargetedbyacyberbully?(Showing%Teens)
Total NYC LongIsland
MetroNorth NJ Girls Boys White Black Hispanic
Socialawkwardness 52 50 60 54 48 51 53 55 48 49Theclothestheywear 43 48 37 36 46 45 42 42 42 44
Beinggay 31 32 35 30 26 32 30 26 35 42Havingadifferentgroupoffriends 30 29 33 26 33 30 30 31 29 31
Beingunathletic 23 21 24 23 27 19 28 25 14 24Comingfromalow-incomefamily 22 27 20 20 17 19 25 22 27 22
Beingforeign-born 22 24 18 21 20 20 23 24 18 19Beingsexuallyactive 20 24 11 22 17 26 13 15 31 23Beingthenewkidinschool 20 22 20 18 16 20 19 20 23 19
Studyinghard 18 20 14 20 15 18 17 16 18 19Atleastoneofthese 82 82 82 80 83 80 84 84 83 79Noneofthese 10 12 6 9 11 10 10 10 12 10Don'tknow 8 7 12 10 5 10 6 7 5 11
Andcyberbullyingfrequentlycomesintheformofshaming.45%havewitnessedpeersbetargetedfortheirphysicalappearance,42%havewitnessedpeersbesubjectedtorumorsoftheirsexualactivityandmorethanaquarter(26%)havewitnessedpeersbesubjectedtoexplicitphotosorvideospostedwithouttheirconsent.
• Girlsinparticulararebullyingwithwords:58%havewitnessedpeersbesubjectedtodegradingorinsultingcommentsonline,comparedto51%ofboys;and34%ofgirlssaythey’vehaddegradingorinsultingcommentsdirectedtowardthemselvesonline,comparedto27%ofboys
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WITNESSINGCYBERBULLYING:Whichofthefollowingtypesofcyberbullying,ifany,haveyouwitnessedamongteensyouknow?(Selectallthatapply.Showing%Teens)
Total NYC LongIsland
MetroNorth NJ Girls Boys White Black Hispanic
Degradingorinsultingcommentsaboutsomeonesharedonline
55 51 60 54 57 58 51 58 44 51
Pictures,videoorcommentsmeanttoembarrasssomeonefortheirphysicalappearancesharedonline
45 46 35 52 47 47 44 46 45 46
Rumorsandallegationsaboutsomeone'ssexualactivitysharedonline
42 43 44 39 41 44 40 42 46 37
Threateningcommentsdirectedtowardsomeoneonline
34 37 23 30 39 32 36 32 29 39
Explicitorprovocativepicturesorvideosofsomeonesharedonlinewithoutthatperson'sconsent
26 29 19 26 26 28 25 25 33 29
Atleastoneofthese 80 78 79 84 81 81 79 83 76 74Noneofthese 18 21 17 15 17 16 20 15 21 24Don'tknow 2 1 5 1 3 3 2 2 2 1
EXPERIENCEDCYBERBULLYING:Whichofthefollowingtypesofcyberbullying,ifany,haveyouexperienced?(Showing%Teens)
Total NYC Long
IslandMetroNorth NJ Girls Boys White Black Hispanic
Degradingorinsultingcommentsaboutmesharedonline 31 36 27 25 29 34 27 31 26 28Threateningcommentsdirectedtowardmeonline 20 26 17 18 12 20 20 21 21 20Pictures,videoorcommentsmeanttoembarrassmeformyphysicalappearancesharedonline
15 19 13 17 7 14 16 17 12 17
Rumorsandallegationsaboutmysexualactivitysharedonline 13 18 5 16 9 11 15 16 10 10Explicitorprovocativepicturesorvideosofmesharedonlinewithoutmyconsent
7 9 6 7 4 4 10 7 6 8
Atleastoneofthese 48 55 40 45 43 49 47 49 45 48Noneofthese 48 43 52 52 53 46 51 48 50 51Don'tknow 4 2 7 3 3 4 3 4 5 1
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SAMPLEDETAILSAudience SampleSize MarginofError
Teens–ages13-18 500 +/-4.38%
Region
• NewYorkCity• LongIsland• MetroNorth• NewJersey
• 214• 84• 87• 115
• +/-6.70• +/-10.69• +/-10.51• +/-9.14
Gender • Girls• Boys
• 247• 253
• +/-6.24• +/-6.16
Race• White• Black• Hispanic
• 267• 84• 90
• +/-6.00• +/-10.69• +/-10.33
Parents–havechildrenages13-18livingathome 500 +/-4.38%
Region
• NewYorkCity• LongIsland• MetroNorth• NewJersey
• 208• 86• 72• 134
• +/-6.79• +/-10.57• +/-11.55• +/-8.47
Gender • Moms• Dads
• 277• 223
• +/-5.89• +/-6.56
Race• White• Black• Hispanic
• 304• 82• 72
• +/-5.62• +/-10.82• +/-11.55
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ADDITIONALKEYDATATIMESPENTSOCIALIZINGONLINE:Whichoftheseisclosesttotheamountoftimeyoutypicallyspendperdaydoingeachofthefollowingactivitiesonline,ifatall?(Showing%Teens)
Total NYC LongIsland
MetroNorth NJ Girls Boys White Black Hispanic
Lessthananhour 7 8 2 7 7 6 7 7 6 61hour 16 10 27 17 18 17 15 19 10 142hours 22 23 21 17 23 21 23 24 14 263hours 17 19 15 16 17 16 19 19 23 114hours 11 11 10 8 17 12 11 10 13 125hours 7 6 7 11 4 5 8 7 2 76hours 5 6 0 13 2 4 6 5 5 47hours 3 3 6 1 1 4 1 2 4 28hours 3 2 5 1 3 2 3 2 5 49hours 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 010hours 3 3 2 1 3 3 2 2 5 2Morethan10hours 3 4 1 2 4 5 2 2 5 8
Ineverdothisactivity 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 4 2
Don'tknow 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 4 1
COMMENTTONE:Generally,doyouthinkmostcommentsamongthepeopleyouarefriendswithonlinearekindormean?(Showing%Parents)
Total NYC LongIsland
MetroNorth NJ Moms Dads White Black Hispanic
Kind 78 72 84 88 81 81 75 82 72 71Mean 9 15 5 3 5 6 12 8 15 10Don'tknow 13 13 12 10 14 12 13 11 13 19
COMMENTTONE:Generally,doyouthinkmostcommentsbyteensyouknowonsocialmediaarekindormean?(Showing%Teens)
Total NYC LongIsland
MetroNorth NJ Girls Boys White Black Hispanic
Mean 41 45 30 43 39 39 43 39 42 44Kind 39 33 49 39 43 39 39 42 37 34Don'tknow 20 22 21 18 18 22 19 20 21 21
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CHANGEINCONVERSATIONTONE:Sinceyoubeganusingsocialmedia,hastheoverallonlineconversationamongteensyouknowbecomekinderormeaner,orhasitstayedthesame?(Showing%Teens)
Total NYC LongIsland
MetroNorth NJ Girls Boys White Black Hispanic
Stayedthesame 57 57 62 53 56 55 58 61 49 61Meaner 25 26 20 29 24 23 27 23 31 19Kinder 13 14 13 11 15 16 11 13 13 16Don'tknow 5 3 5 7 5 5 4 3 7 4CYBERBULLYINGREASONS:Whichofthefollowing,ifany,doyouthinkarereasonsteensaretargetedbycyberbullies?(Showing%Parents)
Total NYC LongIsland
MetroNorth NJ Moms Dads White Black Hispanic
Socialawkwardness 69 61 72 74 79 72 66 74 60 63
Theclotheshe/shewears 60 60 56 56 64 61 58 61 61 58
Beinggay/lesbian 59 52 63 61 65 61 56 61 60 50Havingadifferentgroupoffriends 50 41 53 53 58 48 52 53 40 46
Comingfromalow-incomefamily 47 45 50 47 49 47 47 45 48 56
Beingthenewkidinschool 44 43 45 40 46 44 44 41 49 46
Beingforeign-born 40 39 44 32 41 36 44 36 43 40Beingunathletic 38 32 40 39 45 37 39 40 33 32Beingsexuallyactive 35 31 43 36 34 35 34 35 38 26
Studyinghard 30 33 26 25 31 29 32 26 32 38Atleastoneofthese 91 89 91 90 95 92 90 93 89 88
Noneofthese 4 5 2 3 4 3 5 2 5 7Don'tknow 5 6 7 7 1 5 5 5 6 6
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TYPESOFCYBERBULLYINGWITNESSED:Whichofthefollowingtypesofcyberbullying,ifany,doyouthinkyourteenhaswitnessedamongtheteenshe/sheknows?Selectallthatapply.(Showing%Parents)
Total NYC LongIsland
MetroNorth NJ Moms Dads White Black Hispanic
Degradingorinsultingcommentsaboutsomeonesharedonline 48 42 49 46 59 48 49 54 44 32
Pictures,videoorcommentsmeanttoembarrasssomeonefortheirphysicalappearancesharedonline
36 36 36 28 43 36 37 37 41 33
Rumorsandallegationsaboutsomeone'ssexualactivitysharedonline
34 32 33 32 38 33 35 37 37 25
Threateningcommentsdirectedtowardsomeoneonline 28 30 34 24 22 27 28 29 24 31
Explicitorprovocativepicturesorvideosofsomeonesharedonlinewithoutthatperson'sconsent
19 21 20 14 20 19 19 19 23 18
Atleastoneofthese 72 72 72 65 75 71 73 75 70 64Noneofthese 13 13 7 19 13 15 11 11 17 15Don'tknow 15 15 21 15 11 14 16 13 13 21
CYBERBULLYINGOFPEERS:Whenwitnessinganotherteenhe/sheknowsisbeingcyberbullied,doyouthinkyourteen'stypicalresponsewouldbetoignoreitortodosomethingaboutit?(Showing%Parentswhosaytheirteenhaswitnessedcyberbullying)
Total NYC LongIsland
MetroNorth NJ Moms Dads White Black Hispanic
Dosomethingaboutit 69 65 77 74 65 71 66 69 68 67Ignoreit 20 21 15 19 22 17 24 19 23 17Don'tknow 11 13 8 6 13 12 10 11 9 15
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PEERCYBERBULLYINGRESPONSES:Whenyouwitnessateenyouknowbeingcyberbullied,isyourtypicalresponsetoignoreitortodosomethingaboutit?(Showing%Teenswhohavewitnessedbullying)
Total NYC LongIsland
MetroNorth NJ Girls Boys White Black Hispanic
Idosomethingaboutit 59 54 58 68 60 61 56 60 67 52Iignoreit 23 28 18 19 18 16 29 22 14 30Don'tknow 19 18 24 12 22 23 15 18 19 18
SMARTPHONECHECKS:Howoften,ifatall,doyoulookthroughyourteen'ssmartphone?(Showing%Parents)
Total NYC LongIsland
MetroNorth NJ Moms Dads White Black Hispanic
Atleastonceperweek 25 25 29 25 23 27 23 24 26 35Afewtimespermonth 29 27 34 24 30 27 30 28 28 32Afewtimesperyear 16 15 15 17 19 17 16 16 15 17Aboutonceayear 3 2 2 7 3 3 4 4 1 0Onceeveryfewyears 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 0Never 24 27 17 25 23 23 25 25 28 15Don'tknow 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
SMARTPHONECHECKS:Howoften,ifatall,doyourparentslookthroughyoursmartphone?(Showing%Teens)
Total NYC LongIsland
MetroNorth NJ Girls Boys White Black Hispanic
Atleastonceperweek 14 14 18 16 10 9 18 17 11 12Afewtimespermonth 13 12 10 16 16 11 15 15 8 14Afewtimesperyear 13 10 13 16 15 14 11 15 12 9Aboutonceayear 4 4 6 2 4 3 5 3 7 4Onceeveryfewyears 3 5 1 1 3 4 3 3 4 7Never 47 51 43 43 43 51 42 40 54 51Don'tknow 6 4 10 6 9 7 5 7 5 2
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ONLINEINTERACTIONLOCALE:Whereareyoumostoftenlocatedwhenyougoonlinetosocialize?(Showing%Teens)
Total NYC LongIsland
MetroNorth NJ Girls Boys White Black Hispanic
Home 86 83 87 89 90 85 88 88 87 80School 5 5 7 5 3 6 4 4 2 6Outsideofthehouseinapublicspace(mall,restaurant,park)
4 8 1 1 0 4 3 4 4 6
Intransit(car,subway,cab,walking,Uber)
2 3 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 4
Atafriend'shouse 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1
Libraryorpubliccomputerlab 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Other 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 2Don'tknow 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 1ADDRESSINGCYBERBULLYING:Doyouagreewiththisstatement:"Cyberbullyingisaseriousproblemthatneedstobeaddressedbeforeitgetsworse"?(Showing%Parents)
Total NYC Long
IslandMetroNorth NJ Moms Dads White Black Hispanic
Yes 95 98 97 96 90 95 95 94 94 99No 2 1 0 3 5 1 3 3 1 0Don'tknow 3 1 3 1 5 4 2 3 5 1
ADDRESSINGCYBERBULLYING:Doyouagreewiththisstatement:"Cyberbullyingisaseriousproblemthatneedstobeaddressedbeforeitgetsworse"?(Showing%Teens)
Total NYC LongIsland
MetroNorth NJ Girls Boys White Black Hispanic
Yes 89 92 82 89 87 89 88 88 85 92No 6 4 7 8 7 4 8 6 6 7Don'tknow 6 4 11 3 6 7 4 6 10 1
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BIGGERONLINEFEAR:Whatareyougenerallymoreworriedabout--yourteenengaginginsextingoryourteenbeingcyberbullied?(Showing%Parents)
Total NYC LongIsland
MetroNorth NJ Moms Dads White Black Hispanic
Cyberbullying 51 48 50 60 52 48 55 55 35 54Sexting 34 37 28 24 37 34 33 29 49 36Don'tknow 15 15 22 17 10 18 12 16 16 10
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RESOURCESAT&TDigitalYouhttp://digitalyou.att.com/
DigitalYouisacomprehensiveprogramofferingtools,tips,apps,guidanceandcommunityeducationeventsforpeopleofallagesandlevelsofonlineexperience.ItprovideseducationaboutusingtheInternetforapositiveandsafeoutcome.TylerClementiFoundationhttp://www.TylerClementi.org
TheTylerClementiFoundation,guidedbythelifeandstoryofTylerClementi,workstoendonlineandofflinebullyinginschools,workplacesandfaithcommunities.Itpromotessafe,inclusiveandrespectfulsocialenvironmentsinhomes,schools,campuses,churchesandthedigitalworldforvulnerableyouth,LGBTyouthandtheirallies.#Day1Campaignhttp://www.day1campaign.com/
AprojectofTheTylerClementiFoundation,the#Day1Campaignisaninnovativecampaignthat'srootedinresearchtohelpstopbullyingbeforeitstarts.CommonSenseMediahttp://www.commonsensemedia.org
CommonSenseisdedicatedtoempoweringkidstothriveinaworldofmediaandtechnology.CyberBullyingResearchCenterhttp://www.cyberbullying.org
TheCyberbullyingResearchCenterisdedicatedtoprovidingup-to-dateinformationaboutthenature,extent,causes,andconsequencesofcyberbullyingamongadolescents.
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