According to one telephone survey of preteens and teens (Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 2006):
- 51% of preteens but only 35% of teens who had been cyberbullied had told their parents about their experience.
- 27% of preteens and only 9% of teens who had been cyberbullied had told a teacher.
- 44% of preteens and 72% of teens who had been cyberbullied had told a friend.
- 31% of preteens and 35% of teens who had been cyberbullied had told a brother or sister.
- 16% of preteens and teens who had been cyberbullied had told no one.
Source: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services