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Percent of Students Reporting Any Tobacco Use in the Past 30 Days, Who Bought the Tobacco from Someone or Somewhere, All Available Years: by Grade, Gender, and County

19982001200420072010
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
MinnesotaAll Grades67%54%61%68%54%61%68%51%60%66%50%59%59%44%53%
9th45%30%38%41%26%33%40%23%32%36%23%30%28%16%23%
12th88%78%83%87%76%82%85%72%79%80%67%75%80%66%75%
Aitkin CountyAll Grades28%18%23%25%31%28%17%20%19%16%17%16%9%17%13%
9th34%26%30%17%41%26%24%29%26%24%16%20%13%19%16%
12th60%33%45%51%40%46%27%44%33%25%33%29%18%30%25%
Anoka CountyAll Grades68%55%61%68%54%61%69%53%61%68%51%60%56%43%51%
9th49%32%40%46%30%37%50%26%37%37%26%32%29%20%25%
12th89%81%85%85%79%82%82%75%79%83%66%76%78%66%73%
Becker CountyAll Grades58%40%49%69%51%59%81%54%70%68%59%64%59%40%51%
9th29%21%24%44%17%30%61%25%43%36%24%29%13%0%7%
12th82%65%74%95%77%85%90%77%86%79%81%80%89%82%86%
Beltrami CountyAll Grades69%55%63%67%46%56%60%45%52%51%52%51%52%42%48%
9th45%30%38%39%24%30%42%27%34%38%44%41%33%33%33%
12th89%74%82%89%79%85%86%68%76%69%64%67%80%68%75%
Benton CountyAll Grades62%56%59%62%69%66%61%35%50%70%44%60%56%40%50%
9th34%35%35%33%45%38%18%12%15%18%18%18%27%9%19%
12th87%75%82%82%82%82%91%62%80%88%65%81%74%57%67%
Big Stone CountyAll Grades87%8%52%N/AN/AN/A52%57%54%N/AN/AN/A45%50%47%
9th67%0%29%N/AN/AN/A8%33%17%N/AN/AN/A0%0%0%
12th100%25%77%N/AN/AN/A87%67%77%N/AN/AN/A64%64%64%
Blue Earth CountyAll Grades60%52%56%68%54%61%65%50%58%69%45%58%57%44%51%
9th31%29%30%44%21%32%26%18%22%30%20%25%20%9%14%
12th82%77%80%82%75%79%84%69%77%78%53%67%74%68%72%
Brown CountyAll Grades58%50%54%76%53%65%59%54%56%55%64%58%61%67%63%
9th20%15%18%50%24%35%27%17%21%17%0%14%25%0%18%
12th85%79%82%90%78%85%80%85%83%69%70%69%89%83%86%
Carlton CountyAll Grades67%59%63%79%52%64%75%61%67%63%55%60%65%40%57%
9th42%31%37%47%22%31%52%35%42%21%22%22%13%18%15%
12th90%81%85%91%72%82%90%79%84%79%70%75%86%76%84%
Carver CountyAll Grades68%56%62%65%57%61%67%50%59%63%50%59%60%41%53%
9th44%29%37%43%35%39%45%19%31%41%23%34%24%18%22%
12th87%79%84%88%81%85%77%70%74%78%76%77%81%54%70%
Cass CountyAll Grades66%49%58%64%68%65%53%40%46%61%41%50%52%47%50%
9th48%15%34%47%43%45%27%30%29%30%20%24%29%17%23%
12th87%81%84%72%93%79%94%59%76%82%62%73%96%69%80%
Chippewa CountyAll Grades90%54%79%83%56%70%N/AN/AN/A64%63%63%N/AN/AN/A
9th57%29%43%50%17%30%N/AN/AN/A45%36%41%N/AN/AN/A
12th100%83%96%93%78%86%N/AN/AN/A73%76%74%N/AN/AN/A
Chisago CountyAll Grades64%41%53%71%50%59%N/AN/AN/A70%55%63%50%49%50%
9th51%27%39%42%18%27%N/AN/AN/A43%28%36%28%27%28%
12th93%83%89%84%74%79%N/AN/AN/A84%70%78%76%70%74%
Clay CountyAll Grades67%45%56%70%47%58%65%49%58%71%49%62%62%52%58%
9th37%16%26%36%20%26%32%11%22%27%16%22%29%25%27%
12th88%72%81%85%67%76%80%74%77%91%67%82%81%70%77%
Clearwater CountyAll Grades64%63%64%73%60%68%N/AN/AN/A65%33%53%74%47%62%
9th48%42%46%44%30%38%N/AN/AN/A33%14%23%29%20%25%
12th93%78%85%92%80%88%N/AN/AN/A79%60%74%94%89%92%
Cook CountyAll Grades100%50%65%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
9th100%57%67%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th100%43%64%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cottonwood CountyAll Grades57%37%47%75%50%65%76%56%67%60%61%60%76%33%62%
9th21%11%16%42%8%25%50%10%33%38%40%38%33%0%17%
12th94%60%76%89%86%88%89%75%82%86%72%78%86%50%75%
Crow Wing CountyAll Grades63%38%49%64%49%56%53%37%45%57%41%50%53%52%52%
9th44%18%29%33%22%27%27%18%23%23%18%20%28%11%22%
12th90%69%79%88%75%81%88%62%75%80%57%71%74%69%72%
Dakota CountyAll Grades67%56%62%69%56%63%70%52%61%64%53%59%61%44%54%
9th48%32%41%42%26%34%43%24%33%35%21%29%25%9%19%
12th91%81%86%87%78%83%83%69%76%76%68%73%78%63%73%
Dodge CountyAll Grades74%48%62%81%53%66%73%36%54%70%39%55%52%46%50%
9th49%27%38%55%23%36%45%12%27%38%29%32%18%12%15%
12th96%74%87%97%78%88%96%65%82%80%52%70%79%75%78%
Douglas CountyAll Grades64%58%61%79%63%71%71%56%64%70%48%61%56%43%50%
9th42%41%41%54%27%38%22%26%24%36%6%19%18%8%15%
12th92%70%80%90%94%92%96%81%90%79%79%79%81%59%71%
Faribault CountyAll Grades72%55%64%65%50%57%75%42%59%73%63%68%N/AN/AN/A
9th21%28%25%29%11%19%11%18%15%14%30%24%N/AN/AN/A
12th92%80%88%86%76%81%94%62%81%88%77%83%N/AN/AN/A
Fillmore CountyAll Grades64%49%58%70%49%60%71%47%59%75%64%70%64%35%55%
9th38%23%31%44%17%32%44%20%32%56%33%47%11%0%7%
12th81%78%80%84%62%73%80%60%71%84%74%79%92%55%81%
Freeborn CountyAll Grades78%52%66%74%63%68%73%53%61%67%53%62%68%47%58%
9th59%33%48%57%31%43%55%28%38%25%22%23%31%25%28%
12th96%73%87%84%88%86%86%75%80%85%73%80%88%63%76%
Goodhue CountyAll Grades69%62%65%67%54%61%70%50%60%68%43%58%62%64%63%
9th37%32%35%39%22%31%32%12%22%36%19%28%21%33%25%
12th94%83%89%91%82%86%90%74%82%83%62%76%82%80%81%
Grant CountyAll Grades67%33%56%73%56%65%82%56%70%57%40%52%N/AN/AN/A
9th33%40%38%29%10%18%0%20%14%0%0%0%N/AN/AN/A
12th78%0%70%87%87%87%93%73%85%81%50%71%N/AN/AN/A
Hennepin CountyAll Grades68%56%62%67%55%61%68%52%60%67%51%60%62%48%57%
9th51%35%43%44%28%36%47%26%37%39%23%32%34%21%28%
12th85%76%81%85%75%80%81%72%77%79%65%73%78%68%75%
Houston CountyAll Grades69%53%61%62%46%52%58%49%53%53%49%51%45%43%44%
9th50%36%42%35%24%28%22%12%16%7%25%17%10%17%13%
12th84%71%78%79%63%69%78%72%75%71%67%70%69%48%58%
Hubbard CountyAll Grades64%50%57%62%55%59%61%31%45%66%60%63%60%28%47%
9th52%26%38%23%13%19%6%13%11%33%37%35%36%14%23%
12th81%81%81%93%83%88%90%58%78%92%77%86%78%67%75%
Isanti CountyAll Grades70%54%62%63%33%49%70%40%54%61%33%50%N/AN/AN/A
9th44%25%35%38%11%23%41%24%30%39%13%25%N/AN/AN/A
12th91%78%84%84%68%77%85%64%76%79%74%77%N/AN/AN/A
Itasca CountyAll Grades56%40%48%64%52%58%68%49%59%59%47%53%58%42%52%
9th34%25%29%36%20%29%47%30%39%38%28%33%36%26%31%
12th96%80%89%80%67%74%91%66%77%76%68%72%83%67%77%
Jackson CountyAll Grades85%72%81%87%55%74%85%43%63%65%71%67%74%58%71%
9th67%29%55%50%11%29%25%10%14%38%60%44%45%0%36%
12th94%100%95%100%91%97%100%73%89%81%75%79%92%78%89%
Kanabec CountyAll Grades53%39%47%56%56%56%N/AN/AN/A62%48%57%48%48%48%
9th27%24%26%31%9%21%N/AN/AN/A38%25%33%21%8%16%
12th94%74%86%67%68%68%N/AN/AN/A72%57%66%77%82%79%
Kandiyohi CountyAll Grades75%65%71%73%61%68%60%58%59%69%39%56%74%50%63%
9th61%43%53%39%23%32%26%16%22%39%12%23%60%11%29%
12th90%86%88%92%80%87%83%82%82%80%75%79%78%75%77%
Kittson CountyAll Grades71%38%51%71%50%61%50%75%50%87%67%78%60%14%45%
9th40%8%18%75%33%57%33%0%20%50%N/A50%0%0%0%
12th83%67%75%70%53%62%56%75%62%92%67%80%82%17%59%
Koochiching CountyAll Grades68%57%63%54%45%49%63%67%66%N/AN/AN/A56%67%60%
9th38%36%37%29%24%26%42%39%40%N/AN/AN/A25%50%29%
12th94%80%87%68%59%63%80%88%85%N/AN/AN/A94%79%86%
Lac Qui Parle CountyAll Grades64%49%55%71%81%75%70%68%69%55%61%58%44%40%42%
9th43%25%34%36%33%35%50%0%33%40%25%33%0%0%0%
12th100%72%82%92%95%93%82%83%83%60%71%66%67%86%74%
Lake CountyAll Grades65%48%58%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
9th44%10%31%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th85%85%85%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Lake of the Woods CountyAll Grades58%72%65%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
9th25%75%50%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th82%70%76%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Le Sueur CountyAll Grades67%63%66%70%55%63%67%58%62%63%45%56%74%46%64%
9th39%40%39%40%26%33%32%14%23%39%30%35%43%10%29%
12th91%82%87%91%83%87%86%75%80%76%58%70%87%86%87%
Lincoln CountyAll Grades73%75%74%63%23%49%68%56%65%79%71%74%75%41%55%
9th47%67%56%27%13%21%27%25%27%25%20%22%0%0%0%
12th88%80%85%92%40%78%94%80%91%100%92%95%90%58%73%
Lyon CountyAll Grades65%59%63%76%57%68%76%50%66%71%51%63%62%39%52%
9th40%36%39%55%28%44%42%23%34%12%15%14%25%0%16%
12th84%70%78%87%72%81%94%67%84%87%73%82%85%62%74%
McLeod CountyAll Grades70%53%62%59%53%56%81%49%62%68%30%53%46%37%42%
9th36%21%29%36%19%27%33%31%32%38%11%24%35%25%31%
12th95%82%89%78%78%78%100%66%83%83%55%75%65%54%61%
Mahnomen CountyAll GradesN/AN/AN/A80%52%65%N/AN/AN/A75%33%63%44%27%35%
9thN/AN/AN/A20%38%33%N/AN/AN/A70%33%50%20%25%22%
12thN/AN/AN/A100%70%88%N/AN/AN/A78%N/A78%75%50%64%
Marshall CountyAll Grades59%50%56%67%63%65%82%59%72%86%71%79%77%44%69%
9th28%0%19%47%50%48%55%14%39%67%40%50%60%0%46%
12th77%71%75%87%70%80%100%80%91%89%83%87%88%67%82%
Martin CountyAll Grades61%33%48%75%61%67%52%45%47%64%62%63%65%57%62%
9th25%8%16%39%33%36%14%10%12%29%33%30%13%25%20%
12th89%60%76%87%75%81%87%70%76%81%72%77%86%91%88%
Meeker CountyAll Grades68%44%57%68%71%69%77%57%67%62%51%56%60%58%59%
9th43%20%31%44%42%43%48%36%42%38%23%31%24%0%20%
12th90%68%80%91%85%87%93%73%84%83%70%76%85%73%81%
Mille Lacs CountyAll Grades63%48%57%67%45%56%63%43%53%60%41%51%61%25%44%
9th37%24%31%46%20%32%35%18%24%29%12%21%30%5%18%
12th87%77%83%82%69%76%83%74%79%81%65%74%93%43%70%
Morrison CountyAll Grades62%56%60%63%43%53%65%61%63%65%39%52%64%58%62%
9th41%31%37%42%21%32%37%25%33%36%10%21%37%7%27%
12th87%81%84%90%72%81%89%76%82%76%61%70%88%76%82%
Mower CountyAll Grades67%67%67%70%55%63%73%59%65%71%57%66%63%45%57%
9th46%49%48%49%33%40%39%28%32%30%23%27%38%18%29%
12th87%86%87%86%83%85%91%81%86%88%75%84%77%63%73%
Murray CountyAll Grades70%67%68%69%40%57%72%62%67%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
9th50%50%50%42%16%29%45%20%38%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th84%78%81%91%82%88%86%71%79%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Nicollet CountyAll Grades85%58%74%78%61%70%68%69%69%69%69%69%N/AN/AN/A
9th54%29%40%67%30%50%42%45%43%44%40%42%N/AN/AN/A
12th94%77%88%83%78%81%92%83%87%89%88%89%N/AN/AN/A
Nobles CountyAll Grades77%60%69%75%51%65%67%52%62%72%48%63%76%33%60%
9th57%38%48%45%10%34%38%0%26%38%33%36%40%11%26%
12th89%75%83%94%67%82%76%71%75%90%58%78%93%54%81%
Norman CountyAll Grades69%53%62%70%47%61%47%57%52%63%33%48%64%30%54%
9th50%0%36%38%0%21%14%50%22%0%17%11%0%0%0%
12th89%73%80%82%69%77%75%58%65%77%44%64%80%75%79%
Olmsted CountyAll Grades73%51%62%64%55%59%67%43%54%71%42%58%50%31%43%
9th50%28%38%34%26%30%56%18%34%45%27%35%30%16%24%
12th93%77%85%91%78%84%77%73%75%80%51%68%69%48%61%
Otter Tail CountyAll Grades70%54%63%65%59%63%61%57%59%71%46%62%61%36%51%
9th45%33%39%37%24%31%35%15%28%29%16%23%18%14%16%
12th89%75%83%86%79%83%82%80%81%88%72%83%86%57%75%
Pennington CountyAll Grades64%38%53%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A86%46%67%N/AN/AN/A
9th29%18%23%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A86%19%39%N/AN/AN/A
12th86%80%84%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A86%90%87%N/AN/AN/A
Pine CountyAll Grades72%57%66%65%40%53%72%47%60%70%53%64%49%33%43%
9th36%34%35%37%21%28%47%26%36%44%25%38%37%15%28%
12th96%74%87%90%66%79%88%66%78%93%70%84%80%57%71%
Pipestone CountyAll Grades73%67%70%63%50%56%100%57%81%75%44%62%N/AN/AN/A
9th43%42%42%24%15%19%100%14%40%25%0%10%N/AN/AN/A
12th91%95%93%88%82%85%100%75%90%85%67%78%N/AN/AN/A
Polk CountyAll Grades66%50%59%67%66%67%66%51%62%68%49%61%68%58%64%
9th44%33%39%37%26%32%36%21%31%40%19%32%8%25%16%
12th84%65%75%85%89%87%85%83%85%91%71%83%92%82%88%
Pope CountyAll Grades70%80%74%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
9th50%50%50%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th84%93%88%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Ramsey CountyAll Grades68%56%62%71%54%62%65%50%58%69%49%61%59%41%52%
9th51%35%43%53%31%40%45%28%36%46%24%36%37%26%32%
12th88%81%85%84%74%79%78%70%74%81%68%76%81%61%73%
Red Lake CountyAll Grades77%54%68%68%69%68%82%55%71%41%60%45%89%33%61%
9th57%9%36%0%0%0%25%25%25%14%0%13%100%25%50%
12th88%87%88%86%85%86%100%71%90%60%75%64%86%50%73%
Redwood CountyAll Grades66%77%71%64%56%60%70%44%58%71%28%53%39%13%29%
9th24%33%26%38%32%35%20%25%24%58%0%29%20%0%13%
12th90%86%88%78%70%74%82%62%74%78%54%69%63%50%60%
Renville CountyAll Grades67%48%60%70%66%68%73%49%62%84%83%84%57%56%57%
9th25%24%24%22%31%26%53%17%33%40%50%43%14%0%11%
12th85%66%78%92%84%89%83%79%81%92%88%90%79%83%80%
Rice CountyAll Grades66%50%57%70%49%59%67%57%61%57%42%52%49%33%42%
9th45%25%34%41%10%23%26%36%32%34%19%29%21%12%17%
12th92%80%85%90%89%90%87%70%78%71%59%67%78%78%78%
Rock CountyAll Grades42%35%38%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
9th36%35%36%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th100%33%50%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Roseau CountyAll Grades67%47%58%75%52%65%76%54%66%65%51%59%63%54%60%
9th37%14%27%48%22%37%38%40%39%28%17%24%16%20%17%
12th93%68%80%87%65%77%90%63%79%91%70%81%88%67%80%
St. Louis CountyAll Grades63%51%57%70%56%62%73%57%65%70%51%63%59%45%53%
9th37%28%32%36%22%29%37%23%29%46%27%37%28%18%23%
12th88%76%82%87%77%82%89%76%83%84%71%79%79%70%76%
Scott CountyAll Grades60%49%54%63%52%58%65%47%56%56%51%54%64%42%55%
9th31%19%24%34%22%28%30%20%25%18%25%21%26%10%18%
12th78%74%76%89%75%82%85%65%76%74%66%71%84%67%77%
Sherburne CountyAll Grades70%60%66%67%56%62%64%43%54%54%40%49%66%37%53%
9th38%29%33%38%30%34%40%25%31%18%27%22%22%17%18%
12th93%87%91%90%83%87%83%68%77%73%51%65%80%61%74%
Sibley CountyAll Grades68%50%62%63%43%53%74%58%66%58%33%48%67%41%58%
9th47%7%35%41%22%31%36%20%28%33%13%21%46%29%40%
12th85%77%82%77%59%69%93%79%86%67%50%61%82%71%79%
Stearns CountyAll Grades70%58%64%70%50%61%70%55%63%66%58%63%61%48%56%
9th46%25%37%32%16%25%33%24%28%28%30%29%39%9%24%
12th91%81%86%91%70%81%87%75%82%82%73%78%75%73%74%
Steele CountyAll Grades72%53%62%63%58%61%74%52%61%59%48%54%58%39%50%
9th40%32%35%27%30%28%38%24%28%9%18%13%18%17%17%
12th95%83%89%87%76%82%85%76%80%80%63%73%80%57%70%
Stevens CountyAll GradesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A65%38%56%60%43%50%N/AN/AN/A
9thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0%0%0%0%0%0%N/AN/AN/A
12thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A89%50%76%86%67%75%N/AN/AN/A
Swift CountyAll Grades67%61%64%56%61%58%N/AN/AN/A74%59%68%63%75%65%
9th42%38%40%27%18%23%N/AN/AN/A50%20%40%33%0%30%
12th79%70%75%100%100%100%N/AN/AN/A86%71%79%85%86%85%
Todd CountyAll Grades67%32%53%59%38%49%67%47%55%55%47%51%46%48%47%
9th43%14%29%25%7%16%16%29%25%22%20%21%10%0%7%
12th86%59%78%88%67%78%92%62%77%77%70%74%74%72%73%
Traverse CountyAll Grades67%50%59%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
9th50%33%40%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th70%57%65%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Wabasha CountyAll Grades57%46%53%62%43%53%72%58%66%60%60%60%71%50%65%
9th32%26%30%39%25%31%42%23%31%23%27%24%38%14%27%
12th79%64%73%89%68%79%85%85%85%74%69%72%84%82%84%
Wadena CountyAll Grades76%56%67%66%52%60%66%47%59%69%43%57%45%44%44%
9th46%20%33%43%8%31%40%13%29%36%9%19%10%0%7%
12th95%86%91%79%70%75%83%75%80%82%83%83%73%61%68%
Waseca CountyAll Grades72%49%61%67%59%62%67%59%63%77%49%64%N/AN/AN/A
9th31%33%32%30%28%29%47%8%31%50%33%41%N/AN/AN/A
12th91%66%82%95%80%87%76%76%76%89%60%77%N/AN/AN/A
Washington CountyAll Grades68%59%63%70%54%62%65%53%59%69%53%62%56%39%49%
9th50%36%43%45%30%38%41%24%33%39%27%32%27%17%23%
12th87%81%84%92%75%83%80%73%77%79%68%75%77%58%70%
Watonwan CountyAll Grades62%63%63%70%45%59%74%54%64%69%44%59%65%55%59%
9th21%56%44%45%24%34%36%25%30%33%25%29%20%0%11%
12th82%68%74%87%71%81%92%68%80%80%60%73%91%85%88%
Wilkin CountyAll Grades74%57%67%60%60%60%90%62%76%67%67%67%53%60%54%
9th52%23%42%25%33%28%75%14%36%0%20%10%17%100%29%
12th100%87%94%83%67%74%94%86%90%88%81%84%82%50%73%
Winona CountyAll Grades69%53%61%63%49%57%62%42%51%59%57%58%57%59%58%
9th35%18%26%35%29%32%17%0%9%19%21%20%29%17%24%
12th86%78%83%87%72%81%86%60%72%70%72%71%71%84%75%
Wright CountyAll Grades60%58%59%68%54%61%69%41%54%68%58%64%64%55%61%
9th36%34%35%38%27%32%43%15%27%34%24%30%21%12%17%
12th89%85%87%90%81%86%89%68%79%83%71%78%81%78%80%
Yellow Medicine CountyAll Grades75%76%76%87%64%77%74%61%69%83%70%77%73%46%61%
9th54%46%51%73%26%55%32%40%35%67%29%46%57%0%40%
12th93%100%96%96%84%90%93%74%86%87%88%87%84%68%76%

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<!--[if gte mso 10]> <![endif]-->This indicator reflects students responding that they purchased tobacco from one or more of the following sources: gas stations, convenience stores, bars or restaurants, grocery, discount, or drug stores, at places like bowling alleys, video arcades, or pool halls, from vending machines, or on the internet.  These data include only students who reported any tobacco use in the past 30 days.  Students were asked to select all methods of obtaining tobacco that applied.  N/A indicates that the data are unavailable or were not collected.

In 2016, access questions were not asked. In 2019, the question changed to ask about access only of e-cigarettes.




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.