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Percent of Students Reporting that Alcohol Use by Any Family Member Has Repeatedly Caused Family, Health, Job, or Legal Problems, All Available Years: by Grade, Gender, and County

2001200420072010
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
Minnesota9th15%24%19%15%21%18%12%19%16%12%18%15%
12th9%17%13%15%21%18%14%20%17%14%19%17%
All Grades9%17%13%15%21%18%13%19%16%13%18%16%
Aitkin County9th16%34%23%29%25%27%19%21%20%16%35%24%
12th18%22%20%10%29%17%25%28%27%18%30%25%
All Grades18%22%20%19%26%23%22%24%23%17%32%25%
Anoka County9th16%24%20%16%22%19%12%20%16%14%20%17%
12th18%23%20%19%24%22%16%23%20%14%21%18%
All Grades18%23%20%17%23%20%14%21%17%14%20%17%
Becker County9th14%27%20%16%21%19%14%23%19%13%26%20%
12th17%26%22%18%22%20%16%16%16%13%19%16%
All Grades17%26%22%17%22%19%15%20%18%13%23%18%
Beltrami County9th17%21%19%16%26%21%19%23%21%14%19%17%
12th13%25%19%16%22%19%23%25%24%16%20%18%
All Grades13%25%19%16%24%20%21%23%22%15%19%17%
Benton County9th19%18%19%11%19%15%15%20%18%16%14%15%
12th13%20%16%15%23%19%14%19%16%15%19%17%
All Grades13%20%16%13%20%17%14%19%17%15%16%16%
Big Stone County9thN/AN/AN/A13%8%11%N/AN/A10%14%11%13%
12thN/AN/AN/A16%23%20%N/AN/A16%17%8%13%
All GradesN/AN/AN/A14%18%16%N/AN/AN/A15%9%13%
Blue Earth County9th12%21%16%14%23%19%13%20%16%14%17%16%
12th13%20%17%11%24%17%12%27%19%14%22%17%
All Grades13%20%17%13%23%18%12%23%18%14%19%16%
Brown County9th11%29%21%15%16%15%13%12%13%14%16%15%
12th11%20%16%17%26%22%10%8%9%17%22%19%
All Grades11%20%16%16%20%18%11%10%11%15%19%17%
Carlton County9th22%25%23%21%27%24%16%18%17%14%21%18%
12th17%24%20%24%21%23%21%27%24%14%23%18%
All Grades17%24%20%22%25%23%19%22%20%14%22%18%
Carver County9th16%18%17%13%23%18%11%18%14%12%16%14%
12th16%22%19%12%21%17%13%16%14%14%17%16%
All Grades16%22%19%13%22%18%11%17%14%13%17%15%
Cass County9th30%28%29%21%30%26%22%39%31%12%28%21%
12th16%41%25%13%30%22%21%28%25%24%34%29%
All Grades16%41%25%18%30%24%22%35%28%18%31%25%
Chippewa County9th7%16%11%N/AN/AN/A19%19%19%N/AN/AN/A
12th12%23%18%N/AN/AN/A17%19%18%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades12%23%18%N/AN/AN/A18%19%19%N/AN/AN/A
Chisago County9th15%23%19%N/AN/AN/A16%23%19%16%22%20%
12th23%24%23%N/AN/AN/A17%25%21%13%22%17%
All Grades23%24%23%N/AN/AN/A16%24%20%15%22%18%
Clay County9th12%22%17%9%22%16%14%13%13%12%19%15%
12th16%24%20%17%22%19%11%16%13%13%22%17%
All Grades16%24%20%13%22%17%12%14%13%12%20%16%
Clearwater County9th19%21%20%N/AN/AN/A17%14%15%10%20%16%
12th21%29%24%N/AN/AN/A15%13%14%18%8%13%
All Grades21%29%24%N/AN/AN/A16%14%15%13%16%15%
Cook County9thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All GradesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cottonwood County9th15%13%14%19%15%17%8%9%8%6%19%13%
12th8%16%12%8%15%13%12%9%10%14%12%13%
All Grades8%16%12%14%15%15%10%9%9%10%16%13%
Crow Wing County9th19%25%22%18%31%25%13%26%19%14%18%16%
12th23%30%26%22%20%21%19%23%21%13%18%16%
All Grades23%30%26%19%27%23%15%24%20%13%18%16%
Dakota County9th14%20%17%15%21%18%11%18%15%10%18%14%
12th14%21%18%15%20%17%15%21%18%15%20%17%
All Grades14%21%18%15%20%18%13%19%16%12%19%16%
Dodge County9th18%20%19%16%26%21%8%21%15%11%17%14%
12th16%14%15%10%24%17%14%17%15%19%31%25%
All Grades16%14%15%13%25%19%11%19%15%14%23%18%
Douglas County9th13%17%15%13%24%18%14%22%18%13%18%16%
12th21%20%20%12%16%14%7%17%12%13%23%17%
All Grades21%20%20%12%20%16%11%20%15%13%20%16%
Faribault County9th15%26%20%18%20%19%17%22%19%N/AN/AN/A
12th7%17%13%11%20%15%10%23%16%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades7%17%13%15%20%17%14%22%18%N/AN/AN/A
Fillmore County9th14%14%14%16%23%19%12%23%17%11%30%21%
12th12%14%13%15%20%18%13%19%16%10%23%16%
All Grades12%14%13%16%22%19%12%21%17%11%26%18%
Freeborn County9th15%17%16%13%23%18%8%17%13%10%17%13%
12th13%18%15%8%22%16%9%22%14%12%16%14%
All Grades13%18%15%11%22%17%8%19%14%11%17%14%
Goodhue County9th9%22%16%17%20%19%11%20%15%11%15%13%
12th19%18%19%12%23%17%14%18%16%13%14%13%
All Grades19%18%19%15%21%18%12%19%16%12%14%13%
Grant County9th22%17%19%3%22%12%12%17%14%N/AN/AN/A
12th22%31%27%23%21%22%8%20%15%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades22%31%27%11%21%16%10%19%15%N/AN/AN/A
Hennepin County9th14%19%17%15%20%17%11%16%14%11%17%14%
12th15%21%18%14%20%17%13%18%16%14%17%16%
All Grades15%21%18%14%20%17%12%17%15%13%17%15%
Houston County9th13%23%18%21%27%24%16%18%17%11%18%14%
12th15%23%19%16%26%21%13%21%17%21%27%24%
All Grades15%23%19%18%26%23%14%19%17%15%22%19%
Hubbard County9th19%27%23%23%34%29%20%30%24%14%27%20%
12th17%27%22%17%24%20%20%31%25%17%21%19%
All Grades17%27%22%21%30%25%20%30%25%15%25%20%
Isanti County9th11%29%20%20%30%25%16%31%23%N/AN/AN/A
12th14%25%19%13%26%19%17%22%19%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades14%25%19%17%28%23%16%28%22%N/AN/AN/A
Itasca County9th20%24%22%17%32%24%13%29%20%14%20%17%
12th16%30%24%24%34%28%19%28%23%18%21%19%
All Grades16%30%24%19%33%26%15%28%21%16%20%18%
Jackson County9th13%17%15%18%17%18%23%13%18%18%14%16%
12th4%12%8%8%18%13%10%7%9%25%13%19%
All Grades4%12%8%13%18%15%17%10%14%21%13%17%
Kanabec County9th14%24%19%N/AN/AN/A11%22%17%13%28%19%
12th11%27%20%N/AN/AN/A27%26%26%16%23%20%
All Grades11%27%20%N/AN/AN/A19%24%21%14%26%20%
Kandiyohi County9th11%22%16%11%22%16%11%16%14%12%17%14%
12th14%19%16%10%22%16%13%21%16%10%15%12%
All Grades14%19%16%11%22%16%12%18%14%11%16%13%
Kittson County9th20%12%16%19%12%15%7%12%9%7%5%6%
12th12%18%15%3%17%10%7%23%16%9%17%13%
All Grades12%18%15%10%14%12%7%19%13%8%10%9%
Koochiching County9th14%26%20%14%20%17%N/AN/AN/A16%20%18%
12th8%19%13%9%31%20%N/AN/AN/A27%30%29%
All Grades8%19%13%12%25%19%N/AN/AN/A20%24%22%
Lac Qui Parle County9th17%17%17%22%22%22%6%12%9%11%13%12%
12th10%24%18%17%21%19%7%20%14%17%10%13%
All Grades10%24%18%19%21%20%7%16%12%14%11%13%
Lake County9thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All GradesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Lake of the Woods County9thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All GradesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Le Sueur County9th16%25%21%14%18%16%11%15%13%11%13%12%
12th13%28%20%19%21%20%15%13%14%18%21%19%
All Grades13%28%20%16%20%18%13%14%13%14%16%15%
Lincoln County9th28%46%36%13%18%15%7%16%11%10%12%11%
12th9%17%13%9%21%13%12%23%18%13%10%11%
All Grades9%17%13%11%19%14%9%20%14%11%11%11%
Lyon County9th14%18%16%8%16%11%10%15%13%7%12%9%
12th16%20%18%10%14%12%12%12%12%9%13%11%
All Grades16%20%18%9%15%12%11%13%12%8%12%10%
McLeod County9th13%17%15%16%26%21%14%23%18%17%19%18%
12th13%19%16%13%19%16%13%19%16%18%18%18%
All Grades13%19%16%15%23%19%14%21%17%17%18%18%
Mahnomen County9th26%32%29%N/AN/A30%20%23%21%21%21%21%
12th14%13%14%N/AN/A38%13%35%20%24%15%20%
All Grades14%13%14%N/AN/AN/A16%27%21%22%19%20%
Marshall County9th13%24%17%14%11%13%12%13%13%16%15%15%
12th16%19%17%7%6%6%11%11%11%23%15%19%
All Grades16%19%17%11%9%10%12%12%12%19%15%17%
Martin County9th15%15%15%13%19%16%15%21%18%20%16%18%
12th11%23%17%22%24%23%18%18%18%18%18%18%
All Grades11%23%17%16%21%19%16%19%18%19%17%18%
Meeker County9th13%16%15%10%18%14%10%14%12%9%15%12%
12th19%15%17%8%14%11%7%11%9%7%20%13%
All Grades19%15%17%9%16%13%9%13%11%8%17%13%
Mille Lacs County9th22%23%23%27%34%31%18%30%25%20%22%21%
12th12%26%19%19%26%23%14%37%26%17%27%22%
All Grades12%26%19%23%31%27%17%33%25%19%24%21%
Morrison County9th15%25%20%13%16%15%15%18%17%14%17%15%
12th14%18%16%8%20%14%13%19%16%13%25%19%
All Grades14%18%16%11%18%14%14%19%16%13%21%17%
Mower County9th15%21%18%18%26%22%11%18%15%14%18%16%
12th12%27%19%18%19%19%9%20%15%13%14%14%
All Grades12%27%19%18%23%21%10%19%15%13%16%15%
Murray County9th19%10%14%12%15%13%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th16%11%14%28%13%20%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades16%11%14%19%14%16%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Nicollet County9th15%13%14%22%13%17%12%18%15%N/AN/A11%
12th5%29%17%15%15%15%6%19%13%N/AN/A17%
All Grades5%29%17%19%14%16%9%19%14%N/AN/AN/A
Nobles County9th7%14%11%15%15%15%13%17%15%10%15%12%
12th8%15%11%12%14%13%10%11%10%11%24%17%
All Grades8%15%11%14%15%14%12%14%13%10%18%15%
Norman County9th17%28%23%17%13%15%7%21%13%11%26%17%
12th13%21%17%6%18%13%6%9%7%19%24%21%
All Grades13%21%17%13%16%14%6%15%10%15%25%19%
Olmsted County9th9%16%12%15%15%15%9%16%13%12%14%13%
12th12%17%15%8%17%13%13%16%14%7%14%11%
All Grades12%17%15%12%16%14%11%16%14%10%14%12%
Otter Tail County9th17%19%18%14%23%18%9%17%13%9%22%15%
12th11%23%17%12%19%15%12%25%18%13%21%17%
All Grades11%23%17%13%21%17%10%20%15%11%22%16%
Pennington County9thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A24%14%21%18%N/AN/AN/A
12thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A18%7%23%16%N/AN/AN/A
All GradesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A11%22%17%N/AN/AN/A
Pine County9th15%30%23%22%27%25%20%27%23%19%28%23%
12th16%33%23%16%34%25%16%19%18%14%28%21%
All Grades16%33%23%19%30%25%19%23%21%17%28%22%
Pipestone County9th14%34%25%10%18%14%20%8%13%N/AN/AN/A
12th9%28%19%12%23%17%5%21%13%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades9%28%19%11%20%16%12%14%13%N/AN/AN/A
Polk County9th18%24%21%15%21%18%15%18%17%13%23%18%
12th12%21%16%11%21%16%13%25%19%14%26%20%
All Grades12%21%16%13%21%17%14%22%18%13%24%19%
Pope County9thN/AN/A21%N/AN/A13%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12thN/AN/A11%N/AN/A15%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All GradesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Ramsey County9th14%19%16%17%18%18%11%17%15%13%17%15%
12th16%20%18%13%19%17%15%18%17%14%17%16%
All Grades16%20%18%15%19%17%13%18%16%14%17%15%
Red Lake County9th20%10%16%15%17%16%7%9%8%0%19%11%
12th11%25%17%7%17%12%13%5%10%5%13%9%
All Grades11%25%17%11%17%14%10%7%9%3%17%10%
Redwood County9th8%20%14%7%17%12%9%25%16%7%14%11%
12th11%16%14%8%20%13%14%9%11%13%25%17%
All Grades11%16%14%7%18%13%11%18%14%10%17%13%
Renville County9th16%26%21%17%20%19%11%6%8%10%11%10%
12th17%13%15%15%26%20%13%21%17%10%15%12%
All Grades17%13%15%16%23%20%12%15%14%10%13%11%
Rice County9th10%22%16%14%15%15%12%17%14%10%17%14%
12th19%14%16%15%20%18%12%16%14%12%17%14%
All Grades19%14%16%14%17%16%12%16%14%11%17%14%
Rock County9thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All GradesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Roseau County9th16%20%18%19%25%22%5%31%17%14%20%17%
12th18%27%22%13%20%16%19%20%19%8%20%13%
All Grades18%27%22%16%23%19%11%25%18%11%20%15%
St. Louis County9th17%22%20%17%28%22%16%22%19%15%23%19%
12th17%27%22%19%25%22%16%25%20%17%23%20%
All Grades17%27%22%18%26%22%16%23%20%16%23%19%
Scott County9th15%22%19%17%20%19%14%21%18%12%17%15%
12th17%19%18%13%21%17%14%18%16%18%24%21%
All Grades17%19%18%15%21%18%14%20%17%15%19%17%
Sherburne County9th20%19%20%16%26%21%13%22%18%12%19%15%
12th15%26%21%18%32%25%15%18%17%16%28%21%
All Grades15%26%21%16%28%22%14%21%17%13%22%18%
Sibley County9th14%22%18%14%21%17%11%21%16%11%18%14%
12th9%12%11%15%20%18%9%24%16%15%20%17%
All Grades9%12%11%14%20%17%10%22%16%13%19%16%
Stearns County9th14%16%15%13%22%17%11%18%14%11%17%14%
12th12%19%16%14%19%17%16%19%17%13%19%16%
All Grades12%19%16%13%21%17%13%18%16%12%18%15%
Steele County9th17%21%19%11%18%14%12%16%14%12%16%14%
12th8%19%13%13%19%16%14%20%17%16%23%20%
All Grades8%19%13%12%18%15%13%18%15%14%19%17%
Stevens County9thN/AN/AN/A7%14%10%15%16%16%N/AN/A9%
12thN/AN/AN/A2%27%14%3%6%5%N/AN/A13%
All GradesN/AN/AN/A5%20%13%10%12%11%N/AN/AN/A
Swift County9th7%20%13%N/AN/AN/A14%14%14%11%16%13%
12th9%13%11%N/AN/AN/A11%13%12%12%21%16%
All Grades9%13%11%N/AN/AN/A13%14%13%11%19%15%
Todd County9th13%25%19%8%21%15%12%18%15%3%12%8%
12th15%16%15%9%19%14%14%13%13%14%20%17%
All Grades15%16%15%9%20%14%13%16%14%9%16%13%
Traverse County9thN/AN/A20%N/AN/A8%N/AN/A3%N/AN/A20%
12thN/AN/A12%N/AN/A25%N/AN/A18%N/AN/A13%
All GradesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Wabasha County9th14%21%18%18%22%20%14%17%15%15%15%15%
12th13%17%15%17%20%19%13%20%16%14%19%16%
All Grades13%17%15%17%21%19%13%18%16%15%17%16%
Wadena County9th17%22%19%12%21%16%14%16%15%14%16%15%
12th23%20%22%22%27%24%14%10%12%21%16%18%
All Grades23%20%22%17%23%20%14%14%14%18%16%17%
Waseca County9th14%19%17%12%19%16%8%22%15%N/AN/A12%
12th14%13%14%12%23%17%11%23%17%N/AN/A17%
All Grades14%13%14%12%21%16%10%23%16%N/AN/AN/A
Washington County9th14%21%18%14%21%17%11%18%15%12%13%13%
12th14%22%18%15%21%18%14%19%17%13%18%16%
All Grades14%22%18%14%21%18%12%19%16%12%15%14%
Watonwan County9th14%27%21%18%24%21%16%13%14%16%22%19%
12th23%25%24%18%30%25%13%14%13%5%11%9%
All Grades23%25%24%18%27%23%14%13%14%12%17%15%
Wilkin County9th18%15%16%6%22%14%12%13%13%10%16%13%
12th14%20%18%9%19%15%9%22%16%17%13%15%
All Grades14%20%18%7%21%14%10%18%14%13%14%14%
Winona County9th14%18%16%11%21%16%12%19%15%13%17%15%
12th13%15%14%15%19%17%11%21%16%12%21%16%
All Grades13%15%14%13%20%16%11%20%16%13%19%16%
Wright County9th18%19%18%17%20%18%13%19%16%8%18%13%
12th12%17%15%14%23%19%13%20%16%15%24%19%
All Grades12%17%15%16%21%19%13%19%16%11%21%16%
Yellow Medicine County9th16%21%18%12%21%16%11%17%14%11%18%14%
12th19%13%16%13%17%15%21%21%21%5%21%13%
All Grades19%13%16%12%19%15%16%19%17%8%19%14%

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.