Problematic Gambling

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Percent of Total All Grades Students Reporting Engaging in Problematic Gambling in the Past Year, 2016: by County

PercentCompare to State Average: 9.7%
Minnesota9.7%Barchart image
Aitkin County18.5%Barchart image
Anoka County12.3%Barchart image
Becker County8.0%Barchart image
Beltrami County12.2%Barchart image
Benton County8.1%Barchart image
Big Stone County*
Blue Earth County7.3%Barchart image
Brown County11.2%Barchart image
Carlton County11.9%Barchart image
Carver County7.3%Barchart image
Cass County10.2%Barchart image
Chippewa County*
Chisago County*
Clay County9.3%Barchart image
Clearwater County16.9%Barchart image
Cook County*
Cottonwood County1.8%Barchart image
Crow Wing County*
Dakota County9.8%Barchart image
Dodge County5.9%Barchart image
Douglas County6.1%Barchart image
Faribault County12.4%Barchart image
Fillmore County4.6%Barchart image
Freeborn County11.4%Barchart image
Goodhue County7.3%Barchart image
Grant County4.8%Barchart image
Hennepin County9.5%Barchart image
Houston County9.5%Barchart image
Hubbard County6.1%Barchart image
Isanti County6.9%Barchart image
Itasca County10.0%Barchart image
Jackson County14.5%Barchart image
Kanabec County12.2%Barchart image
Kandiyohi County11.5%Barchart image
Kittson County3.7%Barchart image
Koochiching County*
Lac Qui Parle County8.3%Barchart image
Lake County*
Lake of the Woods County*
Le Sueur County10.7%Barchart image
Lincoln County*
Lyon County11.5%Barchart image
McLeod County*
Mahnomen County7.6%Barchart image
Marshall County5.8%Barchart image
Martin County*
Meeker County11.3%Barchart image
Mille Lacs County7.6%Barchart image
Morrison County7.0%Barchart image
Mower County8.6%Barchart image
Murray County7.3%Barchart image
Nicollet County*
Nobles County13.1%Barchart image
Norman County3.7%Barchart image
Olmsted County8.5%Barchart image
Otter Tail County5.4%Barchart image
Pennington County*
Pine County9.7%Barchart image
Pipestone County*
Polk County10.0%Barchart image
Pope County6.3%Barchart image
Ramsey County12.2%Barchart image
Red Lake County8.9%Barchart image
Redwood County8.9%Barchart image
Renville County8.2%Barchart image
Rice County8.7%Barchart image
Rock County*
Roseau County5.5%Barchart image
St. Louis County9.8%Barchart image
Scott County8.7%Barchart image
Sherburne County8.9%Barchart image
Sibley County8.9%Barchart image
Stearns County10.2%Barchart image
Steele County9.7%Barchart image
Stevens County5.1%Barchart image
Swift County*
Todd County15.2%Barchart image
Traverse County*
Wabasha County6.8%Barchart image
Wadena County8.5%Barchart image
Waseca County6.6%Barchart image
Washington County9.2%Barchart image
Watonwan County12.4%Barchart image
Wilkin County9.8%Barchart image
Winona County7.0%Barchart image
Wright County10.9%Barchart image
Yellow Medicine County12.3%Barchart image

About the Indicator:

In 2016, for the first time, students were asked:
"During the last 12 months, how often have you...

  • hidden gambling/betting from your parents, other family members, or teachers?

  • felt that you might have a problem with gambling/betting?

  • skipped hanging out with friends who do not gamble/bet to hang out with friends who do gamble/bet?"

Response options included Never, Sometimes, Many times, and All of the time. Students who reported Sometimes, Many times, or All of the time for any of the above questions are considered to have engaged in any problematic gambling.

Gambling is associated with increased substance use. In 2016, students who reported gambling monthly or more frequently in the past year were twice as likely to report alcohol use in the past month, compared to students who gambled less frequently or not at all. They were also 2.1 times as likely to report tobacco use, 2.0 times as likely to report marijuana use, and 2.3 times as likely to report prescription drug misuse in the past month. Students reporting problematic gambling were even more likely to report past-month substance use.

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.