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

19982001200420072010
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
Minnesota9thWhite94%97%96%92%96%94%92%95%94%93%95%94%93%96%94%
African-American or Black84%93%88%83%83%83%74%92%82%85%93%88%84%92%87%
Native American94%96%95%89%95%93%87%96%92%91%94%93%98%95%96%
Asian American/Pacific Islander94%97%95%93%94%94%91%95%93%93%95%94%92%98%95%
Hispanic/Latino93%96%94%93%94%94%88%94%91%89%92%91%95%90%93%
All Races Combined94%97%95%91%96%94%90%95%93%91%94%93%93%95%94%
12thWhite51%60%56%49%60%54%49%59%54%54%65%58%51%62%55%
African-American or Black52%72%60%59%65%62%60%66%62%66%66%66%62%78%67%
Native American44%66%55%54%66%60%61%63%62%59%67%63%51%65%57%
Asian American/Pacific Islander58%62%60%66%62%64%64%56%61%65%61%63%65%64%64%
Hispanic/Latino58%57%58%61%68%64%56%67%62%59%74%65%61%62%61%
All Races Combined52%61%56%50%60%55%50%60%54%54%65%59%52%63%56%
All GradesWhite71%79%75%66%75%71%63%74%69%65%76%70%58%70%63%
African-American or Black73%86%79%74%76%75%68%84%75%76%81%78%57%61%58%
Native American79%88%83%76%86%81%77%86%83%76%84%81%57%55%56%
Asian American/Pacific Islander81%80%81%79%78%79%77%75%76%77%76%77%66%69%67%
Hispanic/Latino80%83%82%78%84%81%75%84%80%74%85%80%63%57%61%
All Races Combined72%79%75%67%76%71%65%75%70%66%77%71%59%69%63%
Metro9thWhite94%97%96%92%95%94%91%95%93%91%94%92%93%96%94%
African-American or Black83%93%88%79%81%80%70%90%79%85%92%88%83%91%86%
Native American92%95%94%85%94%91%83%95%90%91%91%91%96%100%98%
Asian American/Pacific Islander95%97%96%91%92%91%92%95%93%91%95%93%92%98%95%
Hispanic/Latino90%98%94%94%93%94%85%92%89%86%92%89%93%90%92%
All Races Combined93%97%95%91%95%93%88%94%91%90%94%92%91%95%93%
12thWhite52%61%56%52%59%55%51%60%55%56%68%61%53%63%57%
African-American or Black53%71%61%63%67%65%58%64%61%65%62%64%60%80%66%
Native American37%70%54%48%61%55%65%57%61%59%63%61%69%63%66%
Asian American/Pacific Islander61%62%62%63%61%62%68%56%62%65%60%63%66%63%65%
Hispanic/Latino59%60%60%60%66%63%58%66%62%58%71%64%57%64%59%
All Races Combined53%61%57%52%60%56%51%61%56%56%69%60%54%64%58%
All GradesWhite73%79%76%68%76%72%64%74%69%66%77%70%60%70%64%
African-American or Black73%86%79%73%75%74%66%82%73%76%79%77%54%61%57%
Native American77%89%83%69%84%78%77%85%81%76%80%78%58%56%57%
Asian American/Pacific Islander84%80%82%78%76%77%80%74%77%76%75%76%68%69%68%
Hispanic/Latino79%86%82%80%83%82%74%81%78%72%83%77%61%59%60%
All Races Combined74%79%76%69%76%73%65%75%70%67%78%71%60%69%64%
Non-Metro9thWhite94%98%96%92%97%94%92%96%94%94%95%95%94%96%95%
African-American or Black85%92%88%93%89%91%91%100%96%84%98%89%87%100%89%
Native American95%97%96%91%96%94%90%96%94%91%96%94%98%93%96%
Asian American/Pacific Islander90%98%93%100%100%100%88%96%91%96%96%96%94%100%96%
Hispanic/Latino97%92%95%91%95%93%94%97%95%93%93%93%97%91%95%
All Races Combined94%97%96%92%97%94%92%96%94%93%95%94%94%96%95%
12thWhite51%60%55%48%60%53%47%59%52%52%64%56%48%61%53%
African-American or Black50%75%57%53%58%54%65%71%67%67%78%71%66%73%68%
Native American49%63%56%57%69%63%58%67%63%59%69%64%45%66%54%
Asian American/Pacific Islander51%63%56%71%68%70%55%56%55%63%63%63%60%69%63%
Hispanic/Latino57%52%55%61%70%65%53%69%61%60%77%67%66%58%63%
All Races Combined51%61%55%48%60%54%48%59%53%53%62%57%50%62%54%
All GradesWhite70%79%74%64%75%70%63%74%68%65%76%69%57%69%62%
African-American or Black72%88%78%76%79%77%78%89%84%77%90%81%67%60%65%
Native American80%87%84%79%87%84%78%87%84%76%87%82%57%54%56%
Asian American/Pacific Islander73%82%77%84%86%84%69%75%71%80%79%79%59%69%62%
Hispanic/Latino82%79%81%76%86%80%77%87%82%78%87%82%67%53%62%
All Races Combined71%79%75%65%76%70%64%75%70%65%75%71%58%69%62%

About the Indicator: <!--[if gte mso 9]> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <![endif]-->This indicator reflects students responding that they got tobacco from one or more of the following sources: their friends, their parents, other family members, getting someone else to buy it for them.  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.

*Counts by race/ethnicity may not equal the state total, as students were allowed to select all applicable categories.

In 2016, access questions were not asked. In 2019, the questions changed to ask about access only to 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.