Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times in the past 12 months they have been bullied at school for any reason, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: The 2008-2010 time period reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times in the past 12 months they have been bullied at school for any bias-related reason (i.e., on the basis of gender, race/ethnicity or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or a disability), by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.  

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: The 2008-2010 time period reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times in the past 12 months they have been bullied at school because of a disability, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.  

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times in the past 12 months they have been bullied at school because of their gender, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.  

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times in the past 12 months they have been bullied at school because of their race or national origin, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.  

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times in the past 12 months they have been bullied at school because of their religion, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.  

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times in the past 12 months they have been bullied at school because of their sexual orientation, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.  

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times in the past 12 months they have been bullied at school for any other or non-specified reason, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.  

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Rate of child abuse and neglect reports per 1,000 children under age 18, by race/ethnicity.

Data Source: Needell, B., et al. (Apr. 2013). Child Welfare Services Reports for California, U.C. Berkeley Center for Social Services Research.

Footnote: A child is counted only once (per year, per county). Reports include substantiated, inconclusive, unfounded, and assessment-only referrals, as well as those "not yet determined." LNE (Low Number Event) refers to data that have been suppressed because there were fewer than 20 cases of child abuse.

Definition: Rate of substantiated cases of child abuse per 1,000 children under age 18, by race/ethnicity.

Data Source: Needell, B., et al. (Apr. 2013). Child Welfare Services Reports for California, U.C. Berkeley Center for Social Services Research; U.S. data come from Child Trends analysis of Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System data available through the National Data Archive on Child Abuse & Neglect, as cited on KIDS COUNT (Apr. 2013).

Footnote: A child is counted only once (per year, per county). LNE (Low Number Event) refers to data that have been suppressed because there were fewer than 20 cases of child abuse. N/A means that data are not available.

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting that they have been hit, slapped, or intentionally physically hurt by a boyfriend/girlfriend in the past year, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.  

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Rate of first entries into foster care per 1,000 children under age 18, by race/ethnicity.

Data Source: Needell, B., et al. (April, 2012). Child Welfare Services Reports for California, University of California at Berkeley Center for Social Services Research. http://cssr.berkeley.edu/ucb_childwelfare; Denominators were estimated by Population Reference Bureau based on decennial census data.

Footnote: First entries into foster care are unduplicated counts of children under the supervision of county welfare departments and exclude cases under the supervision of county probation departments, out-of-state agencies, state adoptions district offices, and Indian child welfare departments. LNE (Low Number Event) refers to data that have been suppressed because there were fewer than 20 children with first entries. N/A means that data are not available.

Definition: Number of children under age 21 in foster care as of July 1 of each year, by race/ethnicity.

Data Source: Needell, B., et al. (April, 2012). Child Welfare Services Reports for California, University of California at Berkeley Center for Social Services Research. http://cssr.berkeley.edu/ucb_childwelfare; U.S. data come from Child Trends analysis of Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System data available through the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect, as cited on KIDS COUNT (April 2012).

Footnote: Children in foster care is a point-in-time, unduplicated count of children under the supervision of county welfare departments and excludes cases under the supervision of county probation departments, out-of-state agencies, state adoptions district offices, and Indian child welfare departments. The total by race/ethnicity may not add up to total number of children in foster care due to missing values. U.S. totals reflect children in foster care as of September 30 of each year. N/A means that data are not available.

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting whether they currently consider themselves a member of a gang, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents. Use caution in interpreting these data, as the term “gang” has varying definitions and it was not defined in the survey.

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the level of safety they feel at school, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.  

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents. Exercise caution in making comparisons across districts, because elementary and high school districts may not include all grade levels. 

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times in the past 12 months they have been afraid of being beaten up at school, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.  

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents. Exercise caution in making comparisons across districts, because elementary and high school districts may not include all grade levels. 

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times in the past 12 months they have been in a physical fight at school, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data. 

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents. Exercise caution in making comparisons across districts, because elementary and high school districts may not include all grade levels. 

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times in the past 12 months they have carried a gun at school, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.  

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents. Exercise caution in making comparisons across districts, because elementary and high school districts may not include all grade levels. 

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times in the past 12 months they have carried a knife or other weapon (not a gun) at school, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.  

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents. Exercise caution in making comparisons across districts, because elementary and high school districts may not include all grade levels.