The Magnitude and Impact of Bullying among School Pupils in Muscat, Oman: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants, Oman, 2007.

Characteristics	Total; ( = 1229)
	(%)
Age (years)
12	57 (4.6)
13	614 (50)
14	415 (33.8)
>14	143 (11.6)
Gender
Female	675 (54.9)
Male	554 (45.1)
Area of residence
As Seeb	391 (31.8)
Muscat/Mutrah	252 (20.5)
Bawshar	284 (23.1)
Al Amerat/Qurayyat	302 (24.6)
Positive history of bullying
Total	940 (76.5)
Male	422 (76.1)
Female	518 (76.7)