Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Which Jobs have the Highest rates of reported Bullying?

Research has indicated that bullying is more prevalent in the educational field than in for profit industries.

In our 2008 study 49% of faculty reported having been bullied.
In our 2008 study 30% of staff reported having been bullied.
In our 2005 study 20%administrators reported having been bullied.
Total Southern Utah University participants responding yes: 35%
This is 10% higher than the expected percentage from the literature and 5% above the national respondents for education.
National Comparison data : The following percentages of individuals responded that they had been bullied.
Primary level of employment Primary Type of employment
Entry level 33%
Not for Profit 8%
Management 23%
Health 43%
Staff 29%
Education 30%
Administration 24%
Government 78%
Temp 25%
Food Ind. 18%
Professional 36%
Entertainment 21%
Information
Technology 21%
Construction 23%

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