Youth Can Talk to Their Mother about Problems

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Percent of Total All Grades Students Reporting They Can Talk to Their Mother Most or Some of the Time about Problems They Are Having, 2016: by County

PercentCompare to State Average: 86.2%
Minnesota86.2%Barchart image
Aitkin County87.0%Barchart image
Anoka County85.2%Barchart image
Becker County85.8%Barchart image
Beltrami County80.9%Barchart image
Benton County84.4%Barchart image
Big Stone County*
Blue Earth County87.9%Barchart image
Brown County86.0%Barchart image
Carlton County85.2%Barchart image
Carver County88.6%Barchart image
Cass County78.9%Barchart image
Chippewa County*
Chisago County*
Clay County88.0%Barchart image
Clearwater County81.7%Barchart image
Cook County*
Cottonwood County80.7%Barchart image
Crow Wing County*
Dakota County86.8%Barchart image
Dodge County87.7%Barchart image
Douglas County88.0%Barchart image
Faribault County85.5%Barchart image
Fillmore County85.0%Barchart image
Freeborn County85.3%Barchart image
Goodhue County84.3%Barchart image
Grant County89.5%Barchart image
Hennepin County86.9%Barchart image
Houston County87.2%Barchart image
Hubbard County85.9%Barchart image
Isanti County84.3%Barchart image
Itasca County84.4%Barchart image
Jackson County82.2%Barchart image
Kanabec County80.7%Barchart image
Kandiyohi County86.7%Barchart image
Kittson County86.3%Barchart image
Koochiching County*
Lac Qui Parle County87.3%Barchart image
Lake County*
Lake of the Woods County*
Le Sueur County85.4%Barchart image
Lincoln County*
Lyon County86.5%Barchart image
McLeod County*
Mahnomen County76.7%Barchart image
Marshall County88.5%Barchart image
Martin County*
Meeker County86.1%Barchart image
Mille Lacs County84.8%Barchart image
Morrison County86.0%Barchart image
Mower County85.3%Barchart image
Murray County90.1%Barchart image
Nicollet County*
Nobles County82.6%Barchart image
Norman County82.3%Barchart image
Olmsted County87.1%Barchart image
Otter Tail County84.8%Barchart image
Pennington County*
Pine County80.8%Barchart image
Pipestone County*
Polk County84.4%Barchart image
Pope County84.6%Barchart image
Ramsey County83.7%Barchart image
Red Lake County83.6%Barchart image
Redwood County83.8%Barchart image
Renville County80.2%Barchart image
Rice County87.0%Barchart image
Rock County*
Roseau County84.1%Barchart image
St. Louis County85.8%Barchart image
Scott County87.9%Barchart image
Sherburne County86.7%Barchart image
Sibley County82.1%Barchart image
Stearns County88.4%Barchart image
Steele County86.5%Barchart image
Stevens County89.9%Barchart image
Swift County*
Todd County82.8%Barchart image
Traverse County*
Wabasha County89.3%Barchart image
Wadena County86.6%Barchart image
Waseca County86.8%Barchart image
Washington County87.7%Barchart image
Watonwan County84.2%Barchart image
Wilkin County88.4%Barchart image
Winona County85.5%Barchart image
Wright County88.6%Barchart image
Yellow Medicine County85.0%Barchart image

About the Indicator:

Being able to talk to someone about problems you are having is a protective factor for both substance abuse and mental health disorders. Response options to the question “Can you talk to your mother about problems you are having?” include: “Yes, most of the time,” “Yes, some of the time,” “No, not very often,” “No, not at all,” and “My mother is not around.”

According to 2016 MSS data, students who said they could talk to their mother some or most of the time about problems they are having are 1.9 times less likely to report past-month alcohol use, 2.1 times less likely to report past-month tobacco use, 2.4 times less likely to report past-month marijuana use, and 2.6 times less likely to report any past-month prescription drug misuse as compared to those who can't talk to their mothers.

 

Data Source: Minnesota Student Survey (MSS)

Description: The MSS is a confidential and anonymous self-administered survey given to students attending Minnesota public, charter and tribal schools. From 1995 to 2010, the survey was administered to students in 6th, 9th, and 12th grades. New in 2013, the survey was administered to students in 5th, 8th, 9th, and 11th grades. Trend data are now only available for 9th graders, and only for survey questions that did not change. Most schools elect to participate in the survey; in 2013, this included 84% of public schools in Minnesota.

Although the data are not presented here, the survey is also administered to area learning centers, juvenile correction facilities and private schools electing to participate.

Sponsored by: Minnesota Department of Education

Geographic Level: State, Region, and County

Aggregated data at the state and county level do not reveal disparities that may exist within a given geographic area.

Frequency: Data collected and reported every three years

Characteristics: The results of the MSS are also available at a county level. Data Privacy requirements mandate that data is presented in a manner such that no individual student can be identified through the presentation of the results. As part of the Data Privacy practices, the results are also presented in a manner that no individual school district could be identified through the results. Therefore, for counties that have only one school district, the results are not presented. Results are also withheld for counties in which the minimum number for student participation was not met.

The MSS is a “census” of schools, not a sample. The school districts get their own data. Fifth-graders were not asked all substance use questions. Some school districts do not participate, and student participation within the school district can vary widely. These data are self-reported.