Youth Inhalants Use

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Percent of Total All Grades Students Reporting Use of Inhalants within the Past 12 Months, 2016: by County

PercentCompare to State Average: 1.6%
Minnesota1.6%Barchart image
Aitkin County2.0%Barchart image
Anoka County1.9%Barchart image
Becker County2.3%Barchart image
Beltrami County2.4%Barchart image
Benton County1.5%Barchart image
Big Stone County*
Blue Earth County1.1%Barchart image
Brown County3.4%Barchart image
Carlton County1.8%Barchart image
Carver County1.4%Barchart image
Cass County2.3%Barchart image
Chippewa County*
Chisago County*
Clay County1.9%Barchart image
Clearwater County2.4%Barchart image
Cook County*
Cottonwood County1.1%Barchart image
Crow Wing County*
Dakota County1.2%Barchart image
Dodge County0.8%Barchart image
Douglas County1.2%Barchart image
Faribault County2.5%Barchart image
Fillmore County1.0%Barchart image
Freeborn County1.7%Barchart image
Goodhue County2.3%Barchart image
Grant County5.1%Barchart image
Hennepin County1.4%Barchart image
Houston County1.6%Barchart image
Hubbard County2.7%Barchart image
Isanti County2.4%Barchart image
Itasca County3.3%Barchart image
Jackson County2.7%Barchart image
Kanabec County3.0%Barchart image
Kandiyohi County1.9%Barchart image
Kittson County0.8%Barchart image
Koochiching County*
Lac Qui Parle County2.4%Barchart image
Lake County*
Lake of the Woods County*
Le Sueur County1.2%Barchart image
Lincoln County*
Lyon County1.2%Barchart image
McLeod County*
Mahnomen County3.4%Barchart image
Marshall County1.9%Barchart image
Martin County*
Meeker County1.0%Barchart image
Mille Lacs County1.5%Barchart image
Morrison County2.6%Barchart image
Mower County1.1%Barchart image
Murray County0.9%Barchart image
Nicollet County*
Nobles County0.9%Barchart image
Norman County2.3%Barchart image
Olmsted County0.9%Barchart image
Otter Tail County1.4%Barchart image
Pennington County*
Pine County2.4%Barchart image
Pipestone County*
Polk County2.5%Barchart image
Pope County2.1%Barchart image
Ramsey County1.8%Barchart image
Red Lake County0.8%Barchart image
Redwood County2.4%Barchart image
Renville County0.3%Barchart image
Rice County0.8%Barchart image
Rock County*
Roseau County1.8%Barchart image
St. Louis County1.6%Barchart image
Scott County1.5%Barchart image
Sherburne County1.8%Barchart image
Sibley County1.5%Barchart image
Stearns County1.8%Barchart image
Steele County1.4%Barchart image
Stevens County0.9%Barchart image
Swift County*
Todd County1.9%Barchart image
Traverse County*
Wabasha County2.2%Barchart image
Wadena County2.9%Barchart image
Waseca County1.3%Barchart image
Washington County1.6%Barchart image
Watonwan County2.5%Barchart image
Wilkin County3.6%Barchart image
Winona County1.2%Barchart image
Wright County1.8%Barchart image
Yellow Medicine County0.5%Barchart image

About the Indicator: Other drug consumption by youth is measured here as the number of students reporting any use of inhalants in the past 12 months.  Students were asked whether they sniffed glue, breathed the contents of aerosol spray cans, or inhaled any other gases or sprays in order to get high.  N/A or * indicates that the data are unavailable or were not collected. As a result of discrepancies in illicit drug use responses, 2013 drug use data are not reliable and are not included here.

In 2010, reported past 12 month use of inhalants among 12th graders was lower in Minnesota than the national average (rate ratio = 0.67:1.00).  The state's rates are from the Minnesota Student Survey; national rates are from Monitoring the Future (MTF).  For more national comparisons, click here State Epi Profile.

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.