BULLYING POLL

1. ___________________________ BULLYINGPOLL Prepared for: Equality Hawaii Foundation February 2014 ___________________________

2. Methodology ___________________________ • QMark Research conducted telephone interviews. Random digit dialing. Landline and mobile telephones. • 442 Registered voters • Oahu (302) • Big Island (64) • Maui County (46) • Kauai (30) • Field dates 7/26/13 – 7/30/13 • 18 years of age and older • Margin of error +/- 4.66 w/ 95% confidence level ___________________________

3. Bullying - explanation ___________________________ “Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Bullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding someone from a group on purpose.” ___________________________ Respondents were presented with the above information. 3

4. General Perception ___________________________ Major Problem 58% - Filipinos 43% - Hawaiians 31% - Caucasians 26% - Japanese 80% of those who believe they have been directly impacted by bullying or know of children that have been bullied believe bullying is aMajor/Large Problem 74% Say bullying is a problem ___________________________ • Q. When you think about bullying in Hawaii schools today, do you think it is a major problem, a large problem but not major, a minor problem or not a problem at all? 4

5. Personal Impact ___________________________ • Overall, 57% • of the voters polled have been impacted by bullying. ___________________________ After being asked if they have been personally bullied while in school or if their own child or a child of friends or family had been bullied. 5

6. Personally been bullied ___________________________ 37% Personally Bullied 47% - Caucasians 27% - Japanese 32% - Hawaiians 31% - Filipinos 58% in 2012 42% in 2005 _________________________ • Q. Remember back to when you were in school, yes or no, do you feel you personally were ever the victim of bullying? 6

7. Know of someone ___________________________ 44% said my child/child of a friend or family member has been bullied 54% - Caucasians 29% - Japanese 44% 48% - Females 39% - Males _________________________ • Q. Yes or no, has your own child or the child of friends or family been the victim of bullying? 7

8. Legislative Action ___________________________ 92% at least Somewhat important State of Hawaii to address Bullying Very Important 77% - Females 55% - Males _________________________ • Q. How important is it for the state of Hawaii to address bullying? Would you say it is very important, somewhat important, somewhat unimportant or very unimportant? 8

9. Respondent Profile ___________________________ ___________________________ 9

10. ___________________________ To learn more about these issues contact: Equality Hawaii Foundation Contact: Phone: Email: For questions about the poll and methodology contact: QMark Research Contact: Barbara Ankersmit Phone: 808-544-3020 Email: barbara.ankersmit@anthologygroup.com ___________________________ 10