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Percent of Students Reporting Smoking Cigarettes on 20 or More Days within the past 30 Days, All Available Years: by Grade, Race, Gender, and Region

2001200420072010
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
Minnesota6thWhite1%0%1%1%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
African-American or Black2%1%1%2%1%2%0%0%0%0%0%0%
Native American3%2%2%2%1%2%1%1%1%0%1%1%
Asian American/Pacific Islander1%0%1%1%1%1%0%0%0%0%0%0%
Hispanic/Latino2%2%2%2%2%2%0%1%0%0%1%0%
All Races Combined1%1%1%1%0%1%0%0%0%0%0%0%
9thWhite8%8%8%5%6%6%4%3%3%3%2%3%
African-American or Black9%4%6%6%4%5%5%3%4%4%1%2%
Native American18%18%18%13%16%14%10%9%9%11%10%10%
Asian American/Pacific Islander8%5%6%6%4%5%4%2%3%3%2%2%
Hispanic/Latino11%11%11%9%7%8%6%4%5%3%1%2%
All Races Combined8%8%8%6%6%6%4%3%4%3%2%3%
12thWhite21%21%21%15%15%15%12%11%12%11%9%10%
African-American or Black12%8%10%9%5%7%10%6%7%7%4%5%
Native American28%33%31%19%28%24%20%21%21%22%21%22%
Asian American/Pacific Islander14%10%12%12%8%10%10%6%8%7%3%5%
Hispanic/Latino21%15%18%14%11%12%10%9%9%10%4%7%
All Races Combined21%20%20%15%14%14%12%11%12%10%8%9%
All GradesWhite9%9%9%6%7%6%5%5%5%6%7%6%
African-American or Black6%3%5%5%3%4%4%2%3%5%3%4%
Native American11%11%11%8%10%9%7%7%7%8%10%9%
Asian American/Pacific Islander6%4%5%5%4%4%4%2%3%5%4%4%
Hispanic/Latino9%8%8%6%5%6%4%3%4%6%5%6%
All Races Combined8%8%8%6%6%6%5%4%5%4%3%4%
Metro6thWhite1%0%0%1%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
African-American or Black2%1%1%2%1%2%0%0%0%0%0%0%
Native American3%2%2%1%1%1%1%0%0%0%1%0%
Asian American/Pacific Islander1%1%1%1%0%1%0%0%0%0%0%0%
Hispanic/Latino2%2%2%1%2%2%0%0%0%0%0%0%
All Races Combined1%0%1%1%1%1%0%0%0%0%0%0%
9thWhite7%7%7%5%5%5%3%2%3%2%2%2%
African-American or Black6%4%5%5%3%4%5%2%3%3%1%2%
Native American12%14%13%12%10%11%7%6%7%10%3%7%
Asian American/Pacific Islander7%5%6%5%3%4%3%2%2%2%2%2%
Hispanic/Latino10%10%10%8%6%7%4%3%4%2%2%2%
All Races Combined7%7%7%5%5%5%4%2%3%3%2%2%
12thWhite19%20%19%14%13%13%12%10%11%9%7%8%
African-American or Black10%6%8%8%4%6%8%5%6%7%3%5%
Native American25%26%26%14%19%17%18%16%17%22%22%22%
Asian American/Pacific Islander12%9%10%10%8%9%10%6%8%6%2%4%
Hispanic/Latino16%15%15%10%10%10%8%9%8%9%5%7%
All Races Combined18%18%18%13%12%12%11%9%10%9%7%8%
All GradesWhite7%8%8%6%5%6%5%4%4%4%3%3%
African-American or Black5%3%4%4%3%3%3%2%2%3%1%2%
Native American9%8%9%6%6%6%6%5%5%6%4%5%
Asian American/Pacific Islander5%4%5%5%3%4%3%2%3%3%1%2%
Hispanic/Latino8%7%8%6%5%5%3%3%3%3%2%2%
All Races Combined7%7%7%6%5%5%4%3%4%4%3%3%
Non-Metro6thWhite1%0%1%1%0%1%0%0%0%0%0%0%
African-American or Black2%1%2%2%1%1%1%0%0%0%0%0%
Native American2%3%2%3%2%2%1%1%1%0%1%1%
Asian American/Pacific Islander0%0%0%0%1%1%1%0%0%0%0%0%
Hispanic/Latino2%2%2%2%1%2%0%1%1%0%1%1%
All Races Combined1%1%1%1%1%1%0%0%0%0%0%0%
9thWhite8%9%8%6%7%6%4%4%4%3%3%3%
African-American or Black20%8%15%9%7%8%8%8%8%5%1%4%
Native American22%21%22%14%21%17%11%12%12%11%13%12%
Asian American/Pacific Islander11%5%8%10%6%8%6%4%5%7%1%4%
Hispanic/Latino13%13%13%9%10%9%9%5%7%5%1%3%
All Races Combined9%9%9%6%8%7%5%5%5%4%3%4%
12thWhite23%22%23%16%16%16%13%13%13%12%10%11%
African-American or Black21%21%21%14%12%13%16%10%13%9%9%9%
Native American31%40%35%23%36%30%22%25%24%22%21%22%
Asian American/Pacific Islander21%16%19%20%7%13%13%7%10%10%6%8%
Hispanic/Latino28%15%22%19%12%15%12%10%11%11%4%7%
All Races Combined23%22%23%17%17%17%13%13%13%12%10%11%
All GradesWhite10%10%10%7%8%7%6%5%5%5%4%5%
African-American or Black13%7%10%7%5%6%7%5%6%4%2%3%
Native American13%13%13%9%13%11%9%9%9%8%9%9%
Asian American/Pacific Islander10%6%8%9%5%7%6%3%4%5%2%4%
Hispanic/Latino11%8%10%7%6%7%6%4%5%4%2%3%
All Races Combined10%10%10%7%8%7%6%5%6%5%4%5%

About the Indicator: Reported tobacco use within the past 30 days (“30-day use”) is a frequent measure of current use, especially among youth.  Daily use is measured here as reported smoking on 20 days or more within the past 30 days.  In Minnesota, no person under 18 may possess, use, purchase or attempt to purchase tobacco products or tobacco-related devices (Minn. Stat. § 609.685).  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.

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.