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

19982001200420072010
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
Minnesota9th46%39%43%42%37%40%43%39%41%37%42%39%34%36%35%
12th16%10%13%15%9%12%14%11%12%14%11%13%11%10%11%
All Grades34%26%30%26%22%24%25%23%24%21%23%22%17%18%17%
Aitkin County9th54%36%46%36%38%37%57%47%52%29%50%35%36%57%43%
12th14%0%10%8%12%9%32%6%21%14%0%8%13%13%13%
All Grades40%29%35%16%26%20%42%27%35%21%19%20%23%26%24%
Anoka County9th53%38%45%48%38%42%48%39%43%37%46%41%35%45%40%
12th18%7%12%17%10%14%22%13%17%19%15%17%13%12%13%
All Grades36%23%30%30%24%27%32%24%28%25%26%26%19%24%21%
Becker County9th37%26%31%41%19%30%50%43%46%71%53%61%6%46%24%
12th17%13%15%10%2%5%13%14%13%17%19%17%0%6%2%
All Grades26%20%23%26%9%17%24%27%25%30%32%31%2%20%10%
Beltrami County9th41%35%38%27%34%31%43%38%40%53%44%49%27%44%36%
12th13%15%14%14%6%10%21%9%14%17%6%12%27%25%26%
All Grades25%24%25%20%23%22%34%25%29%38%30%34%24%32%28%
Benton County9th38%40%39%33%39%36%45%30%38%29%57%43%27%45%35%
12th12%4%8%12%10%11%9%10%9%13%9%12%7%17%11%
All Grades24%21%23%21%20%20%24%21%23%17%31%22%11%26%17%
Big Stone County9th33%63%50%***25%33%28%***60%33%50%
12th11%25%15%***7%13%10%***29%9%20%
All Grades20%50%33%***15%19%17%***35%14%26%
Blue Earth County9th35%35%35%40%30%35%46%36%41%30%36%33%37%15%25%
12th19%12%16%18%9%13%11%8%9%8%6%7%7%5%6%
All Grades26%24%25%26%17%22%22%19%20%12%13%12%13%9%11%
Brown County9th37%31%34%43%34%38%35%31%33%17%0%14%0%33%9%
12th12%11%12%17%2%10%8%10%9%25%10%19%7%0%4%
All Grades23%20%21%26%17%22%18%20%19%23%9%18%4%7%5%
Carlton County9th43%54%48%47%38%41%44%41%42%32%39%35%17%18%17%
12th15%5%10%19%6%13%15%8%11%17%16%17%7%8%7%
All Grades28%26%27%27%19%23%26%22%24%21%24%22%8%11%9%
Carver County9th47%46%46%45%47%46%38%47%43%35%35%35%38%27%34%
12th13%7%10%24%9%17%7%13%10%14%5%11%13%7%11%
All Grades28%25%27%35%29%32%17%26%21%23%20%22%21%13%18%
Cass County9th48%52%49%60%21%41%35%45%41%33%51%44%53%28%40%
12th18%17%18%14%36%21%18%12%15%18%21%19%8%13%11%
All Grades34%33%34%30%29%29%28%34%31%24%36%30%20%17%19%
Chippewa County9th57%43%50%33%33%33%***27%55%41%N/AN/AN/A
12th23%0%18%17%9%14%***23%5%14%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades31%23%29%21%18%19%***24%22%23%N/AN/AN/A
Chisago County9th48%33%40%45%35%38%***49%47%48%41%27%35%
12th17%7%13%23%15%19%***17%11%15%9%2%6%
All Grades38%27%33%31%24%27%***28%25%26%18%10%15%
Clay County9th40%45%43%50%36%41%30%37%33%33%40%36%43%40%41%
12th7%10%9%19%13%16%9%11%10%17%12%15%8%20%13%
All Grades21%27%24%28%23%25%16%21%18%23%22%22%18%28%22%
Clearwater County9th34%42%37%44%20%35%***33%43%38%14%40%25%
12th7%0%3%24%13%20%***14%0%11%6%0%4%
All Grades25%17%22%32%16%26%***20%25%22%9%11%10%
Cook County9th0%43%33%*********N/AN/AN/A
12th50%0%18%*********N/AN/AN/A
All Grades33%21%25%*********N/AN/AN/A
Cottonwood County9th21%28%24%42%25%33%50%20%38%31%60%42%33%0%17%
12th22%15%18%11%7%10%22%4%14%14%11%13%0%17%5%
All Grades22%21%21%20%15%18%32%9%21%23%29%26%6%11%8%
Crow Wing County9th52%38%44%30%44%38%34%43%38%28%53%39%39%44%41%
12th16%7%11%24%14%19%19%7%13%13%18%15%17%8%13%
All Grades37%26%31%27%28%28%27%27%27%19%32%25%20%14%18%
Dakota County9th44%43%44%44%40%42%47%38%42%35%46%40%33%29%31%
12th16%10%13%11%6%9%12%11%11%12%11%12%9%11%10%
All Grades32%27%29%24%21%23%23%21%22%19%23%21%14%16%15%
Dodge County9th51%38%44%45%39%42%65%32%47%62%46%51%23%24%23%
12th8%10%9%17%5%11%13%5%9%20%0%13%26%25%26%
All Grades28%25%27%28%21%24%36%20%28%30%27%28%23%24%24%
Douglas County9th58%47%53%25%46%38%41%42%41%43%50%47%23%33%26%
12th20%11%15%24%8%17%10%19%13%8%4%7%14%7%11%
All Grades41%27%34%24%26%25%20%29%24%15%24%19%17%14%16%
Faribault County9th46%34%39%47%42%44%33%29%31%29%60%47%N/AN/AN/A
12th8%9%8%21%14%17%13%5%10%15%9%13%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades19%21%20%30%25%28%18%16%17%18%25%22%N/AN/AN/A
Fillmore County9th31%31%31%75%33%57%11%30%21%56%50%53%33%50%40%
12th8%3%6%10%10%10%4%0%2%5%11%8%15%0%11%
All Grades17%17%17%32%17%25%6%10%8%21%20%21%18%18%18%
Freeborn County9th58%38%49%54%38%45%40%22%29%21%22%21%31%25%28%
12th23%12%18%20%10%15%29%6%16%15%11%14%13%3%8%
All Grades41%26%34%33%22%28%33%13%22%17%15%16%16%8%12%
Goodhue County9th47%36%42%37%26%32%26%35%31%40%52%46%21%0%15%
12th18%14%16%21%7%14%8%2%5%19%0%13%10%13%11%
All Grades31%23%27%29%16%22%14%15%15%26%23%25%11%9%10%
Grant County9th0%40%25%71%30%47%0%20%14%43%0%33%N/AN/AN/A
12th11%0%10%0%7%3%13%18%15%25%13%21%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades8%33%17%17%16%16%12%19%15%30%10%24%N/AN/AN/A
Hennepin County9th49%36%43%42%36%39%49%40%45%41%41%41%41%35%39%
12th15%10%12%14%10%12%14%8%11%14%12%13%13%11%12%
All Grades33%22%28%26%21%24%28%22%25%23%21%22%18%17%18%
Houston County9th64%38%50%20%35%30%28%35%32%21%25%23%30%67%44%
12th22%5%15%15%4%9%6%5%5%9%5%7%12%7%9%
All Grades40%23%32%17%18%17%14%16%15%12%14%13%14%17%16%
Hubbard County9th48%59%54%27%40%32%38%40%39%37%32%35%36%29%31%
12th27%6%16%18%9%14%17%16%16%14%8%11%22%0%17%
All Grades39%36%37%22%21%22%24%31%27%24%18%21%26%19%23%
Isanti County9th56%45%51%41%43%42%55%37%44%28%67%48%N/AN/AN/A
12th24%10%17%19%7%14%11%17%13%13%11%12%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades38%26%32%29%29%29%27%29%28%19%48%31%N/AN/AN/A
Itasca County9th37%42%40%45%36%41%36%30%33%35%39%37%31%29%30%
12th16%22%18%10%9%10%18%13%15%10%12%11%14%9%13%
All Grades30%36%33%23%18%21%28%21%24%21%26%23%17%17%17%
Jackson County9th67%14%50%75%11%41%100%20%43%46%60%50%9%0%7%
12th32%45%36%14%18%15%6%18%11%10%0%6%12%11%11%
All Grades43%33%41%30%15%24%25%19%22%24%18%22%10%8%10%
Kanabec County9th58%36%47%38%45%42%***46%50%48%42%15%31%
12th10%16%12%13%12%13%***3%24%11%23%18%21%
All Grades39%30%35%21%19%20%***16%31%22%27%16%23%
Kandiyohi County9th43%33%38%39%23%32%44%47%46%33%50%43%60%44%50%
12th14%4%9%11%2%7%2%18%9%15%5%12%13%5%10%
All Grades28%18%23%21%9%16%19%29%23%20%30%25%18%16%17%
Kittson County9th60%8%24%75%67%71%67%50%60%50%*50%25%0%20%
12th17%17%17%15%18%16%0%0%0%15%8%12%9%0%6%
All Grades29%13%20%25%25%25%17%0%17%20%8%15%13%0%9%
Koochiching County9th15%36%27%36%35%35%25%28%27%***17%0%14%
12th0%10%5%4%4%4%0%12%8%***6%5%5%
All Grades7%24%16%15%16%16%11%19%16%***8%4%7%
Lac Qui Parle County9th52%46%49%64%33%55%70%40%60%20%25%22%80%57%67%
12th31%12%18%17%5%11%6%4%5%7%0%3%8%0%5%
All Grades44%29%35%34%12%25%30%11%20%10%6%8%28%27%27%
Lake County9th28%20%25%*********N/AN/AN/A
12th27%15%23%*********N/AN/AN/A
All Grades28%18%24%*********N/AN/AN/A
Lake of the Woods County9th63%75%69%*********N/AN/AN/A
12th27%30%29%*********N/AN/AN/A
All Grades42%50%46%*********N/AN/AN/A
Le Sueur County9th62%46%56%30%53%42%41%62%51%43%48%46%43%30%38%
12th20%21%21%14%9%12%17%12%14%20%0%13%8%0%6%
All Grades40%32%36%21%30%25%25%26%26%28%23%26%17%11%15%
Lincoln County9th67%25%48%55%38%47%9%100%33%50%40%44%0%60%50%
12th8%10%9%23%0%17%18%0%14%0%8%5%0%17%9%
All Grades29%16%23%38%23%32%14%44%22%14%18%16%0%29%17%
Lyon County9th46%36%43%63%52%59%55%45%51%6%20%14%56%22%44%
12th14%13%14%31%2%19%13%11%12%6%3%5%12%0%6%
All Grades28%20%25%42%19%33%27%24%26%6%9%8%29%6%19%
McLeod County9th45%42%44%44%46%45%39%45%43%38%52%45%47%25%38%
12th14%9%12%18%8%13%14%11%13%26%15%22%17%0%11%
All Grades27%25%26%30%24%27%21%28%25%30%36%32%26%11%21%
Mahnomen County9th***40%46%44%***30%33%32%60%75%67%
12th***7%0%4%***22%*22%63%0%36%
All Grades***15%26%21%***25%33%28%50%20%35%
Marshall County9th44%22%37%73%33%62%18%14%17%100%40%63%40%67%46%
12th13%10%12%13%10%12%29%7%19%17%8%13%0%0%0%
All Grades24%13%20%43%19%35%25%9%18%29%18%24%15%22%17%
Martin County9th39%36%38%44%30%36%50%35%41%29%67%43%13%33%25%
12th15%12%14%11%8%10%7%22%17%23%8%16%7%9%8%
All Grades26%24%25%20%15%17%28%28%28%24%24%24%8%22%13%
Meeker County9th46%34%40%40%42%41%55%41%47%38%35%37%22%43%25%
12th13%5%9%14%11%12%10%22%15%7%13%10%4%5%4%
All Grades28%19%24%26%21%23%26%30%28%22%22%22%9%10%9%
Mille Lacs County9th40%36%38%63%43%52%57%35%44%34%29%32%43%50%47%
12th13%13%13%6%7%6%26%6%17%7%12%9%16%19%17%
All Grades26%25%26%29%25%27%39%22%30%18%20%19%22%26%24%
Morrison County9th34%43%38%34%36%35%40%25%35%46%23%33%27%43%32%
12th12%11%12%16%10%13%11%5%8%13%16%15%2%4%3%
All Grades24%27%25%26%25%25%25%11%18%23%19%21%9%12%10%
Mower County9th49%46%48%51%28%39%39%31%34%35%46%39%31%36%33%
12th26%8%17%10%14%12%15%12%13%22%13%19%18%15%17%
All Grades37%28%32%28%22%25%23%20%21%26%24%25%18%19%18%
Murray County9th56%44%50%58%32%45%36%20%31%***N/AN/AN/A
12th8%9%8%13%27%18%29%5%17%***N/AN/AN/A
All Grades28%23%26%33%30%32%31%8%21%***N/AN/AN/A
Nicollet County9th62%47%53%67%40%55%83%45%65%38%60%46%N/AN/AN/A
12th13%8%11%17%11%14%23%11%16%21%19%20%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades23%23%23%33%21%28%52%24%37%29%35%31%N/AN/AN/A
Nobles County9th61%46%54%41%20%34%23%50%32%31%42%36%40%22%32%
12th22%3%14%24%15%20%8%6%7%29%5%20%7%8%7%
All Grades37%21%30%31%16%25%12%17%14%30%19%26%15%13%14%
Norman County9th55%25%46%38%50%43%100%0%78%0%0%0%40%0%25%
12th5%5%5%14%8%11%13%0%5%15%0%9%15%25%17%
All Grades31%10%22%20%21%20%53%0%28%13%0%6%20%10%17%
Olmsted County9th41%35%38%36%33%35%56%37%45%53%49%51%38%35%37%
12th22%8%15%20%8%13%10%8%9%13%12%12%9%4%7%
All Grades30%22%26%28%19%23%32%24%28%23%25%24%17%15%16%
Otter Tail County9th51%37%44%32%17%26%35%31%34%29%35%32%25%48%35%
12th14%14%14%12%13%13%10%4%8%18%16%17%10%3%8%
All Grades30%26%28%20%15%18%21%14%18%21%25%23%13%16%15%
Pennington County9th59%50%54%******29%19%22%N/AN/AN/A
12th14%30%18%******24%10%19%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades31%44%36%******25%15%20%N/AN/AN/A
Pine County9th24%24%24%35%48%42%38%66%52%41%25%36%23%50%34%
12th22%10%17%6%0%3%14%15%14%28%25%27%30%0%18%
All Grades23%16%20%20%28%24%23%38%31%34%25%31%23%22%22%
Pipestone County9th48%42%44%41%50%46%67%43%50%75%33%50%N/AN/AN/A
12th12%5%9%23%27%25%19%13%17%15%8%13%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades25%24%25%30%38%34%24%22%23%25%17%21%N/AN/AN/A
Polk County9th38%37%37%35%29%32%36%32%35%37%33%36%28%45%36%
12th10%8%9%14%13%13%9%22%13%14%7%11%15%18%16%
All Grades22%21%22%22%19%21%20%27%22%24%18%22%18%26%21%
Pope County9th43%50%45%*********N/AN/AN/A
12th21%7%15%*********N/AN/AN/A
All Grades30%20%26%*********N/AN/AN/A
Ramsey County9th47%40%43%48%42%45%48%43%45%41%40%40%36%37%36%
12th19%9%13%18%11%14%16%17%16%15%10%14%13%9%11%
All Grades34%25%30%30%25%28%29%29%29%24%23%24%19%18%19%
Red Lake County9th50%36%44%83%33%67%0%50%25%14%0%13%0%25%17%
12th16%20%18%23%0%14%15%0%10%10%50%21%14%0%9%
All Grades28%27%28%36%6%25%12%18%14%12%40%18%11%11%11%
Redwood County9th35%83%48%43%42%43%60%42%47%17%33%25%20%33%25%
12th17%14%15%11%12%11%14%15%14%22%23%22%5%17%8%
All Grades23%26%24%22%23%23%22%28%25%20%28%23%11%17%13%
Renville County9th67%29%49%50%23%39%40%28%33%20%50%29%14%25%17%
12th19%3%14%11%20%14%17%11%15%4%19%10%15%25%17%
All Grades33%14%26%23%21%22%25%19%22%6%22%12%14%22%16%
Rice County9th47%40%43%44%31%36%30%19%24%46%19%36%33%24%29%
12th14%5%9%8%4%6%17%20%19%7%10%8%20%17%19%
All Grades32%24%28%22%18%20%22%20%21%21%14%19%24%20%22%
Rock County9th50%41%46%*********N/AN/AN/A
12th0%0%0%*********N/AN/AN/A
All Grades46%30%38%*********N/AN/AN/A
Roseau County9th42%45%43%52%39%47%13%52%33%38%30%35%28%50%34%
12th23%13%18%20%9%15%14%2%9%9%18%13%13%3%10%
All Grades32%25%28%30%18%25%14%21%17%21%22%21%18%15%17%
St. Louis County9th47%41%43%39%35%37%32%39%36%30%36%33%33%28%31%
12th14%11%13%15%12%14%14%8%11%13%14%14%10%16%12%
All Grades30%26%28%23%21%22%19%19%19%19%24%21%16%20%18%
Scott County9th59%46%51%47%46%47%39%39%39%40%38%39%31%26%28%
12th15%11%13%8%7%7%11%6%9%10%12%11%11%7%9%
All Grades32%27%29%26%24%25%21%19%20%20%21%20%16%14%15%
Sherburne County9th42%49%46%56%45%51%43%43%43%40%47%43%46%54%51%
12th14%2%9%14%12%13%14%11%12%13%10%12%14%8%12%
All Grades26%24%25%33%28%31%26%30%28%22%27%24%18%29%23%
Sibley County9th38%29%35%18%28%23%64%13%38%50%13%29%23%71%40%
12th15%23%18%19%9%15%21%4%12%6%10%7%5%0%3%
All Grades25%25%25%19%18%18%35%7%21%17%11%14%11%29%17%
Stearns County9th46%29%39%38%29%34%33%47%40%40%47%43%33%42%38%
12th17%12%14%10%6%9%15%16%15%15%16%16%8%7%8%
All Grades30%19%25%20%15%18%20%28%24%23%26%24%12%16%14%
Steele County9th45%34%38%44%23%36%46%21%28%9%59%33%6%39%23%
12th15%0%8%16%4%11%18%17%17%11%7%9%2%0%1%
All Grades27%20%24%27%12%21%25%19%21%10%25%17%3%14%8%
Stevens County9th******0%0%0%100%40%63%N/AN/AN/A
12th******0%0%0%0%11%6%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades******0%0%0%30%21%25%N/AN/AN/A
Swift County9th58%75%65%13%64%35%***20%20%20%22%0%20%
12th29%10%20%10%17%14%***10%6%8%10%43%19%
All Grades39%29%34%12%39%25%***13%9%11%13%38%18%
Todd County9th45%36%40%25%38%31%42%56%51%26%55%40%33%33%33%
12th16%0%11%6%11%8%18%18%18%11%13%12%13%6%10%
All Grades29%22%26%15%24%19%26%36%32%17%33%24%16%8%13%
Traverse County9th50%33%40%*********N/AN/AN/A
12th0%0%0%*********N/AN/AN/A
All Grades8%10%9%*********N/AN/AN/A
Wabasha County9th54%21%40%31%30%30%33%32%33%27%45%33%44%36%40%
12th10%10%10%16%5%11%17%8%13%16%18%16%10%0%8%
All Grades30%15%24%24%20%22%22%18%20%19%24%21%16%16%16%
Wadena County9th50%28%39%43%46%44%40%56%46%36%27%31%40%60%47%
12th18%10%15%3%18%10%15%5%12%18%17%17%14%0%8%
All Grades30%19%25%18%26%21%25%28%26%23%23%23%18%12%16%
Waseca County9th34%36%35%36%36%36%47%46%47%42%47%44%N/AN/AN/A
12th28%12%22%14%6%10%5%7%6%0%10%4%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades30%24%27%24%18%21%18%17%17%13%26%19%N/AN/AN/A
Washington County9th43%38%41%42%37%39%41%40%41%39%40%40%40%38%39%
12th14%8%11%11%11%11%14%10%12%11%9%10%7%7%7%
All Grades29%23%26%25%23%24%25%22%24%18%20%19%16%18%17%
Watonwan County9th29%44%38%30%33%32%64%50%57%33%38%36%40%50%44%
12th14%8%11%10%24%15%21%28%24%15%10%13%9%15%13%
All Grades19%22%21%18%29%23%34%35%35%19%22%20%18%20%19%
Wilkin County9th43%54%47%25%50%33%50%71%64%40%60%50%33%100%43%
12th11%7%9%0%0%0%19%21%20%6%19%13%0%0%0%
All Grades29%29%29%10%10%10%25%38%32%14%29%21%11%20%13%
Winona County9th35%50%43%35%27%31%42%36%39%13%42%29%48%17%36%
12th15%16%16%10%9%10%9%4%6%3%15%8%15%8%12%
All Grades22%31%26%21%18%20%21%14%17%5%23%13%24%10%19%
Wright County9th47%37%42%42%33%37%52%29%38%30%46%37%31%37%34%
12th14%11%12%18%12%15%9%12%11%11%10%11%9%9%9%
All Grades32%24%28%28%22%25%27%21%24%17%19%18%14%17%15%
Yellow Medicine County9th29%31%30%43%21%35%32%53%41%33%57%46%29%17%25%
12th14%6%11%20%11%16%14%9%12%17%19%18%16%16%16%
All Grades21%17%20%29%14%23%19%26%22%21%30%25%21%14%18%

About the Indicator:

This indicator reflects students responding that they took tobacco from one or more of the following sources: their home, a friend’s home, or from stores.  These data include only students who reported any alcohol 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 was 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.