The NUT polled 1,500 of its members in 13 English local authorities. 77% of males said they had a lesson disrupted at least once a week.
Researchers at Warwick University who analysed the data found female teachers generally had fewer problems in class.
69% of men and 57% of women said they had been sworn at by pupils.
Christine Blower, acting general secretary of the NUT, said, "Despite the impression given by some national figures that women teachers are more subject to experiencing bad behaviour than men, the evidence is that it is male teachers who sometimes experience greater levels of poor pupil behaviour."
Around 4% of male and 3% of female teachers reported being threatened by parents on a weekly basis, up from 2% and 0.5% since the last survey.
Up to 80% of men and 71% of women reported pupils answering them back, but there was a drop in the frequency of students being defiant in class.
