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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, Race, Gender, and Region

19982001200420072010
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
Minnesota9thWhite45%38%42%41%37%39%41%39%40%35%41%38%31%35%33%
African-American or Black54%46%51%55%32%44%56%44%50%47%45%46%45%46%45%
Native American51%42%46%47%46%46%53%43%47%38%47%43%43%37%40%
Asian American/Pacific Islander50%42%47%52%41%47%54%38%48%39%42%40%53%31%43%
Hispanic/Latino54%47%51%46%47%47%57%42%49%44%43%43%35%42%38%
All Races Combined46%39%43%42%37%40%43%39%41%37%42%39%34%36%35%
12thWhite15%9%12%14%9%11%13%10%11%12%11%12%9%8%9%
African-American or Black30%21%26%33%18%26%25%17%22%34%17%27%35%20%30%
Native American20%15%17%24%12%18%31%21%25%21%18%20%28%22%25%
Asian American/Pacific Islander22%14%18%25%15%20%24%15%20%20%18%19%25%8%19%
Hispanic/Latino29%15%23%29%17%24%27%17%22%25%16%21%18%20%18%
All Races Combined88%78%83%15%9%12%14%11%12%14%11%13%11%10%11%
All GradesWhite29%23%26%24%21%23%22%22%22%19%22%20%14%16%15%
African-American or Black46%39%43%47%27%37%44%36%40%41%33%38%31%24%29%
Native American42%35%38%38%35%37%45%36%40%30%37%34%27%20%24%
Asian American/Pacific Islander40%28%35%39%28%34%39%26%33%29%29%29%30%16%25%
Hispanic/Latino45%37%41%38%36%37%45%32%38%35%32%33%21%24%22%
All Races Combined68%58%63%26%22%24%25%23%24%21%23%22%17%18%17%
Metro9thWhite47%38%43%42%39%41%45%40%42%36%42%39%33%35%34%
African-American or Black53%51%52%54%29%42%54%46%50%46%43%44%48%48%48%
Native American51%42%46%46%44%45%85%92%89%39%56%48%54%50%53%
Asian American/Pacific Islander54%41%49%50%39%46%52%39%47%35%39%37%47%29%39%
Hispanic/Latino59%49%54%43%46%45%53%45%49%46%37%41%35%41%38%
All Races Combined48%39%44%44%39%42%46%40%43%38%41%40%37%36%36%
12thWhite15%8%12%13%9%11%13%10%12%12%11%12%9%9%9%
African-American or Black26%20%23%32%17%24%26%14%21%33%13%24%32%14%26%
Native American25%14%19%19%17%18%58%66%62%17%18%18%38%13%25%
Asian American/Pacific Islander19%12%16%23%14%19%26%15%20%20%20%20%25%6%18%
Hispanic/Latino27%15%22%25%14%19%28%16%22%22%14%18%19%22%20%
All Races Combined206%165%185%14%10%12%14%11%13%14%11%13%11%10%11%
All GradesWhite31%23%27%25%22%24%24%22%23%19%21%20%14%16%15%
African-American or Black44%41%43%46%24%35%44%36%41%40%30%36%30%23%27%
Native American44%35%39%35%35%35%74%81%78%28%41%35%32%21%28%
Asian American/Pacific Islander43%27%36%38%26%32%39%26%33%26%29%27%29%14%23%
Hispanic/Latino47%38%43%36%34%35%44%33%38%34%27%30%22%25%23%
All Races Combined123%102%113%27%23%25%26%23%25%22%22%22%17%18%17%
Non-Metro9thWhite44%38%41%40%35%37%38%38%38%33%40%36%29%35%32%
African-American or Black57%32%47%56%42%50%65%38%50%51%49%50%39%29%38%
Native American51%43%47%47%47%47%94%97%95%37%43%41%37%33%35%
Asian American/Pacific Islander35%43%39%56%46%51%60%35%52%49%48%49%75%44%64%
Hispanic/Latino47%45%46%49%50%49%62%39%50%41%50%46%35%43%38%
All Races Combined45%38%42%41%35%38%41%38%40%35%42%38%32%36%33%
12thWhite15%10%13%14%9%12%12%10%11%12%11%12%10%8%9%
African-American or Black38%25%34%37%21%32%23%25%24%34%30%33%47%40%45%
Native American17%15%16%27%8%18%53%69%61%24%18%21%25%26%25%
Asian American/Pacific Islander28%18%24%30%19%26%21%16%19%18%10%15%23%15%21%
Hispanic/Latino31%14%25%34%20%28%25%17%21%30%18%25%16%16%16%
All Races Combined16%10%13%15%9%12%13%11%12%14%12%13%11%9%10%
All GradesWhite28%23%26%24%20%22%21%22%21%19%22%20%14%16%15%
African-American or Black50%30%43%48%35%43%45%33%39%44%41%43%37%27%34%
Native American40%35%37%40%35%38%77%87%82%31%35%33%24%20%22%
Asian American/Pacific Islander32%32%32%41%34%38%38%25%34%34%28%32%34%23%30%
Hispanic/Latino41%35%38%41%39%40%46%32%39%36%38%37%21%21%21%
All Races Combined29%24%27%25%21%23%24%23%23%21%24%22%16%18%17%

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 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 question changed to access only for 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.