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Youth Perceptions of Friends’ Disapproval of Other Drug Use

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Percent of Students Reporting that they Believe their Close Friends Would Disapprove or Greatly Disapprove if they Used Other Drugs Once or Twice a Week, All Available Years: by Grade, Race, Gender, and Region

2007
MaleFemaleTotal
Minnesota6thWhite95%97%96%
African-American or Black89%93%91%
Native American90%93%92%
Asian American/Pacific Islander89%93%91%
Hispanic/Latino87%93%90%
All Races Combined94%96%95%
9thWhite87%92%90%
African-American or Black76%86%81%
Native American80%83%82%
Asian American/Pacific Islander80%89%85%
Hispanic/Latino74%84%80%
All Races Combined85%91%88%
12thWhite83%92%88%
African-American or Black75%88%82%
Native American75%84%79%
Asian American/Pacific Islander77%91%85%
Hispanic/Latino78%84%81%
All Races Combined82%92%87%
All GradesWhite89%94%91%
African-American or Black82%89%86%
Native American84%88%86%
Asian American/Pacific Islander83%91%87%
Hispanic/Latino81%88%84%
All Races Combined87%93%90%
Metro6thWhite95%97%96%
African-American or Black88%93%91%
Native American90%95%93%
Asian American/Pacific Islander76%92%84%
Hispanic/Latino86%93%90%
All Races Combined93%96%94%
9thWhite87%92%89%
African-American or Black77%87%82%
Native American79%85%82%
Asian American/Pacific Islander80%89%85%
Hispanic/Latino75%84%79%
All Races Combined84%90%87%
12thWhite82%92%87%
African-American or Black74%88%82%
Native American73%84%79%
Asian American/Pacific Islander76%92%84%
Hispanic/Latino80%84%82%
All Races Combined80%91%86%
All GradesWhite88%94%91%
African-American or Black81%90%86%
Native American84%89%87%
Asian American/Pacific Islander78%91%85%
Hispanic/Latino81%88%85%
All Races Combined86%92%90%
Non-Metro6thWhite95%97%96%
African-American or Black92%92%92%
Native American90%92%91%
Asian American/Pacific Islander92%96%94%
Hispanic/Latino89%92%90%
All Races Combined94%96%95%
9thWhite88%93%90%
African-American or Black74%83%78%
Native American81%82%82%
Asian American/Pacific Islander79%90%85%
Hispanic/Latino73%85%80%
All Races Combined87%92%89%
12thWhite84%93%88%
African-American or Black74%83%78%
Native American76%84%80%
Asian American/Pacific Islander81%88%85%
Hispanic/Latino75%85%80%
All Races Combined83%92%87%
All GradesWhite89%94%92%
African-American or Black80%86%82%
Native American84%87%86%
Asian American/Pacific Islander85%92%88%
Hispanic/Latino80%88%84%
All Races Combined88%93%91%

About the Indicator: Students were asked specifically how they thought their close friends would feel if they used other drugs once or twice a week.  N/A indicates that the data are unavailable or were not collected.

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.