Table 2 Percentages of girls and boys who reported having engaged in various forms of aggressive behaviors

DA. Hitting or kicking someone

19.3

46.4

81.7*

DA. Yelling negative words at someone

31.3

48.5

30.0*

DA. Giving someone ugly names

24.7

33.4

9.0*

DA. Taking things from someone

9.4

17.4

13.6*

DA. Writing mean things to someone

12.3

18.6

7.2

IA. Saying mean things about someone

52.1

52.8

0.0

IA. Trying to make others dislike someone

19.9

20.7

0.8

IA. Spreading untrue or mean rumours about someone

10.0

13.0

2.2

IA. Ignoring someone, or treating him/her like thin air

34.0

29.4

2.4

IA. Speaking ill of somebody behind their back

45.0

29.4

25.5*