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Youth Can Talk to Their Father about Problems

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Percent of Students Reporting They Can Talk to Their Father Most or Some of the Time about Problems They Are Having, All Available Years: by Grade, Gender, Race, and Region

2010
TotalFemaleMale
MinnesotatotalNative American28.2%19.6%35.2%
African-American or Black28.3%22.6%33.5%
Hispanic/Latino26.9%20.5%33.1%
Asian American/Pacific Islander22.6%17.8%27.6%
White41.5%34.1%49.1%
All Races Combined37.8%30.8%45.0%
12thNative American29.3%21.8%35.2%
African-American or Black25.4%20.2%30.4%
Hispanic/Latino28.3%24.0%32.9%
Asian American/Pacific Islander21.4%15.9%27.1%
White43.6%37.3%50.0%
All Races Combined40.1%34.1%46.2%
9thNative American27.7%19.1%34.2%
African-American or Black26.8%20.8%31.9%
Hispanic/Latino26.2%18.8%32.9%
Asian American/Pacific Islander21.4%18.2%24.8%
White39.1%31.6%47.0%
All Races Combined35.6%28.5%42.8%
6thNative American28.1%19.2%35.9%
African-American or Black31.5%25.8%37.0%
Hispanic/Latino26.9%20.4%33.5%
Asian American/Pacific Islander24.9%18.8%31.0%
White42.3%34.0%50.5%
All Races Combined38.3%30.5%46.1%
MetrototalNative American29.8%20.3%37.4%
African-American or Black27.6%22.0%33.0%
Hispanic/Latino26.9%20.6%33.2%
Asian American/Pacific Islander21.9%17.0%26.9%
White42.5%35.2%50.0%
All Races Combined37.2%30.4%44.2%
12thNative American29.5%22.5%34.5%
African-American or Black25.0%20.7%29.4%
Hispanic/Latino26.7%23.5%30.1%
Asian American/Pacific Islander20.9%15.2%26.7%
White44.7%38.8%51.0%
All Races Combined39.3%33.8%45.1%
9thNative American29.2%22.0%34.7%
African-American or Black26.4%20.0%32.2%
Hispanic/Latino26.7%19.2%33.5%
Asian American/Pacific Islander20.7%17.5%24.1%
White40.0%32.3%48.1%
All Races Combined35.1%28.0%42.3%
6thNative American30.1%19.1%39.6%
African-American or Black30.5%24.7%36.2%
Hispanic/Latino27.2%20.3%34.2%
Asian American/Pacific Islander23.9%18.0%30.0%
White43.2%34.9%51.2%
All Races Combined37.8%30.1%45.5%
Non-MetrototalNative American27.2%19.2%33.9%
African-American or Black31.8%26.4%35.6%
Hispanic/Latino27.0%20.5%33.0%
Asian American/Pacific Islander26.6%21.8%31.5%
White40.6%33.1%48.2%
All Races Combined38.6%31.3%45.8%
12thNative American29.2%21.6%35.5%
African-American or Black28.0%15.1%35.3%
Hispanic/Latino31.3%24.7%37.6%
Asian American/Pacific Islander24.5%20.0%29.1%
White42.5%35.8%49.2%
All Races Combined41.1%34.5%47.5%
9thNative American26.9%17.5%33.9%
African-American or Black28.9%25.6%30.9%
Hispanic/Latino25.3%18.1%31.7%
Asian American/Pacific Islander25.1%21.9%28.8%
White38.3%30.9%46.0%
All Races Combined36.2%29.1%43.4%
6thNative American26.7%19.3%33.1%
African-American or Black36.7%31.7%41.4%
Hispanic/Latino26.5%20.5%32.2%
Asian American/Pacific Islander29.8%23.1%35.7%
White41.5%33.1%49.8%
All Races Combined38.9%30.9%46.9%

About the Indicator:

Being able to talk to someone about problems you are having is a protective factor for both substance abuse and mental health disorders. Response options to the question “Can you talk to your father about problems you are having?” include: “Yes, most of the time”, “Yes, some of the time”, “No, not very often”, “No, not at all”, and “My father is not around.”