Betting Gambling

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Percent of Total All Grades Students Reporting Betting on Sports or Card Games Monthly or More Often in the Past Year, 2016: by County

PercentCompare to State Average: 27.5%
Minnesota27.5%Barchart image
Aitkin County22.2%Barchart image
Anoka County27.7%Barchart image
Becker County28.8%Barchart image
Beltrami County26.0%Barchart image
Benton County30.2%Barchart image
Big Stone County*
Blue Earth County25.9%Barchart image
Brown County30.0%Barchart image
Carlton County28.4%Barchart image
Carver County28.0%Barchart image
Cass County31.3%Barchart image
Chippewa County*
Chisago County*
Clay County29.3%Barchart image
Clearwater County29.0%Barchart image
Cook County*
Cottonwood County16.7%Barchart image
Crow Wing County*
Dakota County28.8%Barchart image
Dodge County21.0%Barchart image
Douglas County31.7%Barchart image
Faribault County28.2%Barchart image
Fillmore County26.3%Barchart image
Freeborn County22.2%Barchart image
Goodhue County23.8%Barchart image
Grant County26.7%Barchart image
Hennepin County27.4%Barchart image
Houston County28.7%Barchart image
Hubbard County31.6%Barchart image
Isanti County26.0%Barchart image
Itasca County29.7%Barchart image
Jackson County25.1%Barchart image
Kanabec County30.4%Barchart image
Kandiyohi County23.1%Barchart image
Kittson County18.7%Barchart image
Koochiching County*
Lac Qui Parle County27.9%Barchart image
Lake County*
Lake of the Woods County*
Le Sueur County28.9%Barchart image
Lincoln County*
Lyon County24.1%Barchart image
McLeod County*
Mahnomen County41.2%Barchart image
Marshall County27.0%Barchart image
Martin County*
Meeker County22.4%Barchart image
Mille Lacs County32.1%Barchart image
Morrison County35.0%Barchart image
Mower County28.2%Barchart image
Murray County40.6%Barchart image
Nicollet County*
Nobles County24.9%Barchart image
Norman County33.6%Barchart image
Olmsted County25.6%Barchart image
Otter Tail County28.1%Barchart image
Pennington County*
Pine County28.1%Barchart image
Pipestone County*
Polk County26.5%Barchart image
Pope County28.6%Barchart image
Ramsey County25.5%Barchart image
Red Lake County32.1%Barchart image
Redwood County23.3%Barchart image
Renville County19.4%Barchart image
Rice County25.1%Barchart image
Rock County*
Roseau County28.5%Barchart image
St. Louis County26.3%Barchart image
Scott County27.9%Barchart image
Sherburne County28.3%Barchart image
Sibley County25.3%Barchart image
Stearns County30.1%Barchart image
Steele County27.9%Barchart image
Stevens County24.5%Barchart image
Swift County*
Todd County27.3%Barchart image
Traverse County*
Wabasha County30.3%Barchart image
Wadena County21.1%Barchart image
Waseca County26.2%Barchart image
Washington County25.6%Barchart image
Watonwan County28.7%Barchart image
Wilkin County24.4%Barchart image
Winona County26.8%Barchart image
Wright County31.7%Barchart image
Yellow Medicine County25.5%Barchart image

About the Indicator:

 In 2016, students were asked the following question:

"During the last 12 months, how often have you done the following gambling/betting activities?

  • Played cards, bet on sports teams or games of personal skill, like video gaming, pool, golf, or bowling

  • Bought lottery tickets or scratch-offs

  • Gambled in a casino

  • Gambled for money online"

Response options included Not at all, Less than once a month, About once a month, About once a week, 2 to 6 times a week, and Daily. Data here include any student who reported gambling About once a month, About once a week, 2 to 6 times a week, or Daily.

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.