skip navigation

Youth Smokeless Tobacco Use

Geographic Area:

All Counties (customize)

See this topic by Grade, Race and Gender

Years

to

Display By

Grade

Gender

< Change Topic

Percent of Students Reporting Use of Chewing Tobacco or Snuff within the Past 30 Days, All Available Years: by Grade, Gender, and County

199519982001200420072010
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
Minnesota6th3%1%2%2%1%1%1%0%1%1%0%1%1%0%1%1%1%1%
9th13%1%7%11%1%6%7%1%4%6%1%3%8%2%5%8%2%5%
12th21%1%11%19%1%10%16%1%8%13%1%7%19%2%10%22%3%12%
All Grades11%1%6%9%1%5%6%1%3%6%1%3%8%1%5%10%2%6%
Aitkin County6th3%0%2%3%0%1%0%0%0%0%1%1%1%0%1%0%0%0%
9th25%0%13%15%0%6%4%7%6%14%2%8%29%7%17%17%7%13%
12th40%2%24%20%0%9%18%0%10%19%3%13%24%13%19%23%7%14%
All Grades20%1%11%10%0%4%8%3%6%11%2%6%17%6%12%12%5%8%
Anoka County6th4%1%2%1%1%1%1%0%0%1%0%0%1%0%1%1%1%1%
9th13%2%7%8%0%4%3%0%2%4%0%2%5%2%3%6%3%4%
12th20%1%10%20%1%10%7%0%3%7%0%3%14%2%8%20%2%10%
All Grades11%1%6%8%1%4%3%0%2%3%0%2%6%1%3%8%2%5%
Becker County6th3%0%1%1%1%1%2%1%1%1%0%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%
9th23%1%12%13%0%6%6%1%4%10%0%4%6%3%4%13%1%7%
12th30%3%17%14%0%7%18%0%8%17%0%9%23%2%13%13%3%7%
All Grades17%0%9%8%0%4%7%0%4%10%0%5%9%2%5%9%2%5%
Beltrami County6th6%3%4%4%1%2%2%1%1%3%0%1%1%1%1%3%1%2%
9th16%3%10%14%1%8%6%0%3%11%1%5%15%3%9%10%4%7%
12th31%3%16%21%2%11%16%2%9%14%1%7%12%3%8%12%1%6%
All Grades15%3%9%11%1%6%7%1%4%10%1%5%12%2%7%8%2%5%
Benton County6th1%0%1%2%0%1%2%0%1%1%0%0%1%1%1%2%1%1%
9th9%0%5%11%1%6%3%1%2%1%0%1%10%2%6%11%3%7%
12th12%0%6%16%1%9%12%0%6%14%0%7%27%3%16%28%3%15%
All Grades7%0%3%9%1%5%5%0%3%4%0%2%13%2%7%13%2%7%
Big Stone County6th0%0%0%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0%0%0%N/AN/A0%0%0%0%
9th16%2%9%32%6%15%N/AN/AN/A4%0%3%N/AN/A1%11%0%6%
12th20%4%12%26%0%13%N/AN/AN/A10%0%4%N/AN/A8%34%4%21%
All Grades13%2%7%29%4%14%N/AN/AN/A5%0%2%N/AN/AN/A16%1%10%
Blue Earth County6th4%1%2%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%2%0%1%1%0%0%
9th14%1%8%8%0%4%3%0%1%2%1%2%6%1%4%8%1%4%
12th25%2%13%20%0%10%13%0%6%10%0%5%21%2%11%17%3%10%
All Grades13%1%7%8%0%4%5%0%2%4%0%2%10%1%6%8%1%4%
Brown County6th4%1%3%3%1%2%1%0%0%0%0%0%1%0%0%2%0%1%
9th20%0%10%15%2%8%10%0%4%3%1%2%6%0%3%13%0%6%
12th26%0%12%29%0%15%26%1%13%10%0%5%26%4%14%28%2%13%
All Grades16%1%8%15%1%8%11%0%5%4%0%2%8%1%4%12%1%6%
Carlton County6th2%0%1%1%0%0%0%0%0%2%0%1%2%0%1%2%1%1%
9th15%0%6%14%3%9%5%1%3%5%0%3%11%1%6%12%1%7%
12th36%1%18%24%2%12%16%0%8%15%1%8%28%4%15%42%3%23%
All Grades15%0%7%12%2%7%7%0%4%6%1%3%12%2%7%17%2%10%
Carver County6th1%0%1%1%0%1%1%0%1%1%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
9th9%2%5%6%1%4%3%0%2%4%0%2%13%1%7%8%2%5%
12th17%1%9%22%1%10%6%0%3%13%0%7%20%1%10%28%4%16%
All Grades7%1%4%8%1%4%3%0%2%5%0%3%10%1%5%10%2%6%
Cass County6th2%0%1%5%1%3%0%1%1%2%0%1%2%0%1%9%0%5%
9th9%0%4%14%0%7%0%0%0%8%0%4%15%8%11%15%5%10%
12th20%0%10%21%1%11%9%0%6%18%2%10%27%4%16%24%3%13%
All Grades9%0%4%12%1%7%3%1%2%8%0%4%14%4%9%16%3%9%
Chippewa County6th0%3%1%2%0%1%6%0%3%N/AN/AN/A1%2%1%N/AN/AN/A
9th7%0%4%9%0%4%4%2%3%N/AN/AN/A4%2%3%N/AN/AN/A
12th4%0%2%23%0%12%21%0%10%N/AN/AN/A19%1%8%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades4%1%2%8%0%4%10%0%5%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Chisago County6th4%2%3%3%2%2%1%0%1%N/AN/AN/A2%1%1%3%1%2%
9th10%2%6%10%2%6%0%0%0%N/AN/AN/A16%2%9%16%5%10%
12th14%1%7%18%0%9%9%0%5%N/AN/AN/A32%7%20%30%4%17%
All Grades8%2%5%8%2%5%3%0%1%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A15%3%9%
Clay County6th1%0%1%1%1%1%1%0%1%0%0%0%0%1%1%2%0%1%
9th9%0%4%7%0%4%3%0%2%2%0%1%9%2%6%5%1%3%
12th16%1%9%10%1%6%9%1%5%10%0%5%19%2%10%22%3%12%
All Grades8%0%4%5%1%3%4%0%2%4%0%2%8%2%5%9%1%5%
Clearwater County6th11%2%7%2%0%1%0%0%0%N/AN/AN/A0%0%0%0%5%2%
9th2%1%2%21%0%12%14%0%6%N/AN/AN/A17%2%9%15%8%11%
12th15%2%8%13%0%6%46%3%27%N/AN/AN/A26%0%13%32%4%20%
All Grades9%2%5%12%0%6%18%1%9%N/AN/AN/A12%1%6%14%6%10%
Cook County6th5%0%2%6%4%5%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
9th25%0%11%0%4%2%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th29%10%18%9%0%4%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades18%3%9%4%3%4%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cottonwood County6th2%0%1%5%0%2%0%0%0%0%0%0%1%0%1%0%0%0%
9th10%0%5%10%1%6%11%0%5%1%0%1%14%2%9%2%0%1%
12th31%0%16%20%0%9%28%0%15%19%0%8%9%1%4%21%2%12%
All Grades13%0%6%11%1%6%14%0%7%5%0%3%8%1%5%8%1%4%
Crow Wing County6th3%0%1%3%1%2%2%0%1%1%0%0%1%0%0%3%0%2%
9th22%2%12%12%2%6%5%1%3%11%1%6%19%4%11%21%1%10%
12th20%1%10%14%1%7%16%1%8%15%0%7%21%4%12%22%3%12%
All Grades14%1%7%9%1%5%6%1%3%7%0%4%12%2%7%12%1%6%
Dakota County6th2%0%1%2%0%1%1%0%1%1%0%1%0%0%0%1%0%1%
9th16%1%8%12%1%6%5%0%3%3%1%2%7%1%4%6%1%3%
12th21%1%11%20%1%10%11%0%6%8%0%4%15%2%8%21%2%11%
All Grades11%1%6%9%1%5%5%0%3%4%0%2%7%1%4%8%1%5%
Dodge County6th3%1%2%5%0%2%0%0%0%1%0%0%1%0%0%2%0%1%
9th17%1%9%16%2%9%14%1%7%7%0%3%6%1%3%16%2%9%
12th31%2%15%34%2%17%23%0%12%18%0%9%26%2%14%35%2%19%
All Grades14%1%8%16%1%9%12%0%6%8%0%4%10%1%5%16%1%8%
Douglas County6th4%0%2%1%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%1%0%1%0%0%
9th29%1%14%13%0%6%4%1%2%6%2%4%4%3%4%7%1%4%
12th22%3%13%29%1%14%20%2%10%14%2%8%22%2%12%22%5%14%
All Grades18%1%9%11%0%6%7%1%4%6%1%4%8%2%5%9%2%6%
Faribault County6th3%0%2%2%2%2%3%0%1%0%1%1%0%0%0%N/AN/AN/A
9th10%2%6%5%2%4%9%0%4%0%0%0%4%1%3%N/AN/AN/A
12th20%0%10%26%0%15%11%1%6%16%0%8%27%0%14%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades10%1%6%12%2%7%8%0%4%5%0%3%11%0%5%N/AN/AN/A
Fillmore County6th5%0%2%2%1%1%0%0%0%0%1%1%3%0%2%4%0%2%
9th8%2%5%13%3%8%13%0%6%0%0%0%6%1%4%13%2%7%
12th20%1%10%18%0%10%13%0%6%16%0%7%20%2%11%33%3%19%
All Grades10%1%5%12%1%7%9%0%4%4%0%2%9%1%5%16%1%9%
Freeborn County6th3%0%1%4%1%2%1%0%0%0%0%0%3%0%2%0%1%0%
9th15%0%7%12%1%6%7%0%3%2%0%1%8%1%4%10%2%6%
12th31%0%17%27%0%13%15%0%7%11%0%5%28%7%19%28%3%15%
All Grades15%0%8%13%1%6%7%0%3%3%0%2%13%2%7%11%2%6%
Goodhue County6th3%1%2%2%0%1%0%1%0%0%0%0%1%0%1%2%1%2%
9th13%1%7%15%0%8%13%0%6%6%0%3%8%1%5%12%0%6%
12th17%2%9%21%1%11%17%1%8%14%0%7%17%1%9%26%8%16%
All Grades10%1%6%12%1%6%9%0%5%6%0%3%8%1%4%12%3%7%
Grant County6th4%0%2%3%0%1%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%N/AN/AN/A
9th21%0%11%5%0%2%2%0%1%3%0%1%9%3%6%N/AN/AN/A
12th22%0%11%40%0%28%20%0%10%13%0%6%38%3%18%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades16%0%8%12%0%6%8%0%4%5%0%3%15%2%8%N/AN/AN/A
Hennepin County6th1%0%1%2%1%1%1%1%1%1%0%0%1%1%1%1%1%1%
9th8%1%4%5%0%3%2%1%1%2%0%1%4%1%2%4%1%3%
12th17%1%9%11%1%6%6%0%3%4%0%2%13%1%7%15%2%8%
All Grades7%1%4%5%1%3%2%1%1%2%0%1%5%1%3%6%1%4%
Houston County6th3%0%1%0%0%0%1%1%1%0%0%0%0%0%0%3%0%1%
9th13%1%7%21%4%12%5%1%3%5%0%2%4%2%3%5%0%2%
12th22%0%13%19%7%14%10%0%4%9%0%4%19%0%9%16%3%9%
All Grades13%0%7%17%4%10%5%0%3%5%0%2%8%1%4%8%1%4%
Hubbard County6th2%1%2%1%0%1%1%0%1%1%0%1%1%1%1%0%3%2%
9th6%2%4%11%1%6%8%0%4%2%0%1%22%6%15%18%7%12%
12th11%0%5%16%2%9%12%0%6%18%0%10%33%3%20%37%4%22%
All Grades5%1%3%9%1%5%6%0%3%6%0%3%19%3%12%18%5%12%
Isanti County6th4%0%2%3%2%3%0%1%0%1%0%0%3%0%1%N/AN/AN/A
9th20%5%13%9%1%5%4%1%2%4%2%3%11%4%8%N/AN/AN/A
12th20%1%9%26%2%14%13%0%7%15%1%8%20%0%11%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades14%2%8%11%2%6%4%0%2%6%1%3%10%2%6%N/AN/AN/A
Itasca County6th4%1%3%3%1%2%2%0%1%1%1%1%5%1%3%3%0%1%
9th26%1%14%25%2%13%10%2%6%8%0%4%17%7%12%17%7%12%
12th39%1%21%39%3%21%30%0%14%16%1%10%20%6%13%30%7%20%
All Grades20%1%10%17%2%9%13%1%7%7%1%4%14%5%9%16%4%10%
Jackson County6th5%0%2%0%0%0%2%0%1%0%0%0%2%2%2%0%0%0%
9th15%0%7%3%0%2%3%1%2%2%0%1%18%2%10%20%0%11%
12th25%2%13%20%0%11%7%0%3%9%0%5%24%0%15%39%2%21%
All Grades15%1%7%10%0%5%3%1%2%4%0%2%15%2%9%23%1%13%
Kanabec County6th1%0%1%7%2%4%6%1%4%N/AN/AN/A0%0%0%3%0%1%
9th13%0%7%27%7%17%12%0%6%N/AN/AN/A12%1%7%15%6%11%
12th26%3%12%29%1%15%16%1%8%N/AN/AN/A24%0%13%33%7%21%
All Grades9%0%5%20%4%12%11%1%6%N/AN/AN/A11%0%6%16%4%11%
Kandiyohi County6th4%0%2%1%0%1%3%1%2%0%0%0%2%2%2%0%0%0%
9th20%2%10%13%1%7%5%0%3%6%0%3%7%1%4%5%1%3%
12th31%2%18%17%0%8%18%0%9%12%0%6%26%0%16%23%2%13%
All Grades15%2%8%9%0%5%7%0%4%5%0%3%9%1%5%8%1%5%
Kittson County6th5%0%2%0%0%0%3%0%2%0%0%0%4%0%2%0%0%0%
9th18%0%9%11%4%8%0%0%0%0%0%0%13%0%8%14%0%8%
12th13%0%7%24%0%13%7%0%4%14%0%7%48%13%30%43%11%29%
All Grades12%0%6%12%2%7%4%0%2%5%0%2%21%5%14%18%3%11%
Koochiching County6th5%2%3%4%0%2%0%0%0%4%0%3%N/AN/AN/A6%8%7%
9th15%5%10%20%4%12%6%1%4%14%0%6%N/AN/AN/A24%0%13%
12th40%0%24%28%0%15%13%0%7%16%4%10%N/AN/AN/A57%12%33%
All Grades19%3%11%17%2%9%6%1%4%11%1%6%N/AN/AN/A25%6%16%
Lac Qui Parle County6th0%1%1%1%0%1%0%0%0%0%0%0%2%0%1%2%0%1%
9th12%2%7%14%1%8%2%0%1%6%0%3%8%2%5%7%0%4%
12th20%0%9%11%0%5%7%0%3%5%0%2%18%0%9%20%0%10%
All Grades9%0%5%8%1%4%2%0%1%4%0%2%9%1%5%9%0%5%
Lake County6th8%0%4%0%0%0%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
9th14%0%7%15%0%9%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th21%3%12%25%0%13%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades13%1%7%16%0%8%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Lake of the Woods County6th0%0%0%0%0%0%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
9th13%3%8%15%9%13%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th21%0%10%16%0%8%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades9%1%5%11%2%6%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Le Sueur County6th4%0%2%5%1%2%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%1%0%0%1%0%
9th23%1%12%24%1%12%11%0%5%8%0%4%12%2%7%14%2%7%
12th28%1%14%27%2%15%19%0%10%13%1%6%32%1%16%43%2%22%
All Grades18%1%9%18%1%9%10%0%5%6%0%3%13%1%7%15%1%8%
Lincoln County6th0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%4%0%3%
9th8%0%4%13%0%6%3%0%2%7%0%4%9%0%5%0%0%0%
12th20%2%10%24%0%13%16%0%9%7%0%4%26%3%14%25%6%16%
All Grades10%1%6%15%0%7%7%0%4%5%0%3%12%1%6%11%3%7%
Lyon County6th5%1%3%3%1%2%1%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
9th16%1%8%15%1%8%11%1%6%9%1%5%11%5%7%8%2%5%
12th23%1%12%21%2%12%22%0%12%20%2%11%26%0%14%26%2%12%
All Grades14%1%7%13%1%7%11%0%6%10%1%5%13%2%8%9%1%5%
McLeod County6th3%0%1%2%0%1%1%1%1%1%0%0%3%1%2%3%0%1%
9th11%2%6%11%0%5%6%0%3%1%0%1%6%4%5%6%4%5%
12th22%6%14%22%0%11%9%1%5%8%1%4%17%1%9%7%0%4%
All Grades11%2%6%11%0%5%5%0%3%3%0%2%8%2%5%5%1%3%
Mahnomen County6th0%0%0%N/AN/AN/A0%0%0%N/AN/AN/A2%2%2%5%3%4%
9th16%0%6%N/AN/AN/A0%0%0%N/AN/AN/A15%0%8%21%4%12%
12th11%0%5%N/AN/AN/A11%0%6%N/AN/AN/A9%0%6%35%0%18%
All Grades9%0%4%N/AN/AN/A3%0%2%N/AN/AN/A9%1%5%17%2%9%
Marshall County6th0%3%1%0%0%0%3%0%2%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
9th16%0%10%10%0%6%26%4%16%5%3%4%13%0%6%12%2%6%
12th15%0%9%15%9%13%16%0%8%20%2%11%33%5%20%33%2%17%
All Grades11%1%7%8%2%6%15%1%9%8%2%5%15%1%8%14%1%8%
Martin County6th2%1%2%4%0%2%1%1%1%0%0%0%3%0%2%1%0%1%
9th6%1%4%12%1%7%5%1%3%4%0%2%8%3%6%6%1%4%
12th16%1%9%20%0%10%14%1%8%12%1%5%23%2%12%23%7%15%
All Grades8%1%4%12%0%6%7%1%4%4%0%2%11%2%6%10%3%6%
Meeker County6th7%1%4%0%0%0%1%0%0%2%0%1%3%0%1%4%0%2%
9th11%1%6%16%0%7%8%0%4%9%1%5%16%1%8%15%2%8%
12th19%0%10%17%0%9%11%1%5%14%0%7%23%2%12%32%3%18%
All Grades12%1%6%10%0%5%6%1%3%8%0%4%13%1%7%16%2%9%
Mille Lacs County6th5%0%3%5%1%3%3%0%2%1%0%1%3%1%2%3%0%1%
9th13%1%7%20%1%11%6%0%3%2%0%1%16%4%10%14%3%8%
12th21%0%12%27%1%16%16%0%8%13%0%6%33%1%16%24%5%14%
All Grades12%0%6%17%1%9%7%0%3%5%0%2%16%2%9%12%2%7%
Morrison County6th3%0%1%4%1%3%3%1%2%1%0%1%4%1%3%5%1%3%
9th23%2%12%25%2%13%18%1%9%6%0%3%15%1%7%17%2%10%
12th27%1%13%24%1%13%13%0%7%29%0%13%26%4%15%27%3%15%
All Grades18%0%9%18%1%9%11%0%6%11%0%5%15%2%8%16%2%10%
Mower County6th0%0%0%9%3%6%2%0%1%2%0%1%2%0%1%3%0%1%
9th21%3%13%7%0%4%11%0%5%4%0%2%4%2%3%5%1%3%
12th16%0%9%14%0%7%15%1%9%12%2%6%21%5%13%26%5%16%
All Grades13%1%7%10%1%5%8%0%4%5%0%3%8%2%5%11%2%6%
Murray County6th2%2%2%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
9th8%0%3%20%2%11%10%1%5%6%0%3%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th15%0%7%31%2%15%26%2%15%13%0%6%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades8%1%4%15%1%8%12%1%7%6%0%3%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Nicollet County6th2%1%2%0%0%0%3%0%2%1%0%1%2%1%2%N/AN/A0%
9th7%0%4%4%1%3%7%0%3%9%0%4%18%3%10%N/AN/A2%
12th6%0%3%20%0%11%18%0%9%13%0%6%25%0%12%N/AN/A7%
All Grades5%0%3%8%0%4%9%0%5%7%0%3%14%1%7%N/AN/AN/A
Nobles County6th0%1%0%1%2%2%0%0%0%0%0%0%1%1%1%0%0%0%
9th3%0%1%12%0%6%10%0%5%3%0%1%7%2%4%10%0%5%
12th36%0%18%16%4%10%15%0%8%9%0%4%21%1%11%36%2%19%
All Grades6%0%3%10%2%6%8%0%4%3%0%2%8%2%5%14%1%7%
Norman County6th3%0%1%9%0%5%0%0%0%0%0%0%4%0%3%0%0%0%
9th6%0%3%2%0%1%0%0%0%0%0%0%5%3%4%9%0%5%
12th22%0%10%2%0%1%4%0%2%3%0%1%8%0%4%35%0%23%
All Grades9%0%4%4%0%2%2%0%1%1%0%0%6%1%4%17%0%10%
Olmsted County6th2%0%1%2%0%1%1%0%1%3%0%2%1%0%1%1%0%1%
9th15%2%8%13%2%7%3%0%2%3%0%2%5%2%3%6%1%4%
12th15%0%7%15%1%8%11%1%5%8%1%4%16%2%8%11%3%7%
All Grades10%1%5%8%1%5%4%0%2%4%0%2%6%1%4%5%1%3%
Otter Tail County6th4%1%2%1%0%1%1%1%1%0%1%1%1%0%1%2%1%1%
9th20%2%10%14%2%8%7%0%4%8%0%4%11%3%7%17%4%11%
12th27%3%16%25%0%12%18%0%9%18%0%9%28%3%16%33%4%19%
All Grades15%2%9%12%1%7%8%0%4%8%0%4%12%2%7%17%3%10%
Pennington County6th3%0%1%0%0%0%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1%0%1%N/AN/AN/A
9th16%0%9%6%0%3%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A10%1%5%N/AN/AN/A
12th36%0%20%11%0%7%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A21%3%11%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades17%0%9%5%0%3%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A10%1%5%N/AN/AN/A
Pine County6th4%2%3%5%2%4%2%1%1%1%0%0%3%0%2%7%0%3%
9th18%0%8%17%2%9%11%0%6%21%1%10%23%2%13%18%5%12%
12th23%0%11%29%4%16%25%0%13%27%2%15%38%4%20%22%1%11%
All Grades12%1%6%15%3%9%12%0%6%16%1%8%17%2%10%16%2%9%
Pipestone County6th6%0%3%5%2%3%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%N/AN/AN/A
9th0%0%0%14%0%7%0%0%0%0%0%0%8%0%3%N/AN/AN/A
12th42%0%25%30%0%15%12%2%7%15%0%8%25%12%19%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades11%0%5%16%1%8%3%1%2%5%0%2%11%4%8%N/AN/AN/A
Polk County6th3%2%2%2%1%2%3%0%2%0%0%0%1%1%1%0%0%0%
9th11%1%6%14%0%7%6%0%3%10%1%5%18%1%10%9%0%4%
12th20%0%10%24%1%13%16%1%9%21%0%11%27%2%13%31%6%19%
All Grades10%1%6%13%1%7%9%0%4%10%0%5%15%1%8%14%2%8%
Pope County6th1%0%1%0%0%0%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
9th11%0%6%21%2%10%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th36%0%20%22%2%11%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades14%0%7%12%1%6%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Ramsey County6th2%0%1%2%1%1%1%0%1%1%0%0%1%0%1%1%1%1%
9th10%1%5%8%1%4%3%0%1%2%1%1%5%1%3%6%1%3%
12th14%1%7%13%1%7%9%0%4%5%0%2%14%2%8%13%2%7%
All Grades7%1%4%7%1%4%3%0%2%2%0%1%6%1%3%6%1%4%
Red Lake County6th5%0%3%0%0%0%4%0%2%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
9th35%4%17%29%2%16%9%0%5%7%0%4%21%5%14%6%0%2%
12th22%5%15%42%0%22%30%0%17%32%0%17%48%0%26%26%0%15%
All Grades21%0%12%25%1%13%16%0%9%14%0%8%23%1%13%10%0%5%
Redwood County6th7%0%3%2%0%1%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%4%1%
9th7%5%6%5%1%3%3%0%1%3%0%1%6%0%3%16%3%9%
12th22%0%10%14%0%7%14%2%8%12%0%6%17%5%11%26%0%16%
All Grades10%0%6%7%0%3%5%0%3%5%0%3%7%1%4%13%2%8%
Renville County6th7%0%4%1%0%1%0%0%0%2%0%1%2%0%1%0%2%1%
9th15%1%9%16%2%9%6%0%3%11%0%4%18%0%8%27%2%16%
12th30%0%15%17%0%9%15%1%8%24%2%12%21%4%12%44%10%28%
All Grades17%0%9%12%1%7%7%0%4%13%1%6%15%2%8%23%4%14%
Rice County6th2%0%1%1%1%1%3%0%2%3%1%2%0%0%0%2%0%1%
9th16%3%9%6%1%3%1%0%0%1%0%0%5%0%3%4%1%3%
12th29%0%14%14%1%7%8%0%4%8%1%4%16%0%7%14%4%9%
All Grades13%1%7%6%1%3%3%0%2%4%0%2%6%0%3%6%1%3%
Rock County6th5%0%3%1%0%1%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
9th13%3%7%16%0%9%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th19%0%8%12%5%8%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades12%1%6%9%1%5%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Roseau County6th1%0%1%1%0%1%1%0%0%3%2%2%5%0%2%0%1%0%
9th18%4%11%21%2%12%10%0%5%21%2%11%26%6%17%26%8%18%
12th28%0%15%31%1%15%25%0%14%30%0%16%36%7%21%42%6%26%
All Grades14%2%8%16%1%9%12%0%6%18%1%10%22%4%13%23%5%15%
St. Louis County6th3%1%2%2%1%1%0%1%1%2%0%1%1%0%1%1%1%1%
9th17%1%9%11%1%6%7%0%4%6%0%3%15%2%9%14%3%8%
12th26%1%14%20%1%10%15%0%8%17%0%8%25%3%15%30%4%17%
All Grades13%1%7%10%1%5%8%0%4%7%0%4%13%2%8%14%2%8%
Scott County6th3%1%2%2%1%1%1%1%1%0%0%0%1%0%1%0%0%0%
9th16%1%8%7%0%3%7%1%4%4%1%2%8%2%5%5%1%3%
12th14%0%7%20%1%11%5%0%2%9%0%5%20%2%12%26%2%14%
All Grades12%1%6%8%1%4%4%1%2%4%0%2%9%1%5%8%1%5%
Sherburne County6th2%0%1%1%0%1%0%0%0%1%0%0%2%0%1%1%0%1%
9th19%2%10%13%1%8%5%0%2%2%1%1%6%1%4%6%1%3%
12th25%1%13%21%0%11%13%0%7%10%0%5%24%0%12%28%3%16%
All Grades13%1%7%10%1%6%5%0%2%3%0%2%9%1%5%10%1%5%
Sibley County6th2%0%1%0%0%0%0%1%1%0%0%0%4%0%2%2%4%3%
9th5%0%3%13%0%6%1%1%1%5%0%3%1%3%2%17%6%12%
12th28%0%14%24%1%12%15%0%7%12%0%5%16%0%9%32%2%18%
All Grades13%0%6%12%0%6%4%1%2%5%0%3%7%1%4%16%4%11%
Stearns County6th3%1%2%2%0%1%1%0%0%0%0%0%1%0%0%1%0%1%
9th14%1%8%11%0%5%4%0%2%4%1%2%7%2%4%7%1%4%
12th20%1%10%19%1%9%12%0%6%11%1%6%20%2%11%20%2%11%
All Grades11%1%6%10%0%5%5%0%3%4%1%2%8%1%5%9%1%5%
Steele County6th1%0%0%1%1%1%1%1%1%2%0%1%1%0%1%0%0%0%
9th20%1%9%9%1%4%10%0%5%3%1%2%9%0%4%10%2%6%
12th23%1%12%21%0%10%18%0%10%9%1%5%24%1%12%16%4%9%
All Grades14%0%7%8%1%4%9%1%5%5%0%2%10%0%5%7%2%5%
Stevens County6th2%0%1%0%0%0%N/AN/AN/A0%0%0%0%0%0%N/AN/A1%
9th15%2%8%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A7%0%4%6%0%3%N/AN/A11%
12th18%0%10%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A20%0%10%14%0%6%N/AN/A13%
All Grades12%0%6%0%0%0%N/AN/AN/A10%0%5%6%0%3%N/AN/AN/A
Swift County6th2%0%1%3%0%2%0%0%0%N/AN/AN/A0%0%0%2%0%1%
9th7%0%4%13%2%7%11%0%6%N/AN/AN/A19%2%10%11%0%6%
12th20%2%10%11%0%6%10%0%4%N/AN/AN/A25%5%14%35%2%19%
All Grades9%1%5%9%1%5%6%0%3%N/AN/AN/A15%3%9%16%1%9%
Todd County6th4%1%2%1%0%0%1%0%0%0%0%0%1%0%0%10%5%7%
9th17%2%9%10%1%5%5%1%3%6%1%4%14%3%8%22%1%11%
12th19%2%10%31%0%17%9%1%5%12%0%6%20%3%11%27%6%16%
All Grades13%1%7%13%0%6%5%1%3%6%1%3%12%2%7%20%4%12%
Traverse County6th8%0%3%0%0%0%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0%N/AN/A0%
9thN/AN/AN/A0%0%0%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A3%N/AN/A7%
12thN/AN/AN/A15%0%9%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A16%N/AN/A17%
All GradesN/AN/AN/A4%0%2%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Wabasha County6th0%0%0%2%1%1%1%0%1%0%1%0%1%0%1%1%0%1%
9th8%1%4%10%0%5%10%2%6%6%1%3%12%1%7%8%5%6%
12th17%0%9%21%2%13%13%0%7%18%1%10%27%1%14%30%1%17%
All Grades9%0%5%11%1%6%8%1%4%8%1%5%13%1%7%13%2%8%
Wadena County6th1%0%1%3%0%2%1%0%0%3%0%2%1%2%2%7%1%4%
9th17%2%9%19%0%8%9%1%5%20%1%10%13%3%7%15%1%7%
12th36%2%19%24%0%12%25%0%12%15%1%9%27%3%15%21%1%9%
All Grades19%1%10%13%0%7%10%0%5%13%1%7%13%3%7%14%1%7%
Waseca County6th1%1%1%3%0%2%1%1%1%0%0%0%1%1%1%N/AN/A0%
9th9%1%5%19%2%9%4%2%3%2%0%1%12%3%8%N/AN/A5%
12th15%0%7%27%2%15%18%0%7%8%0%4%16%2%9%N/AN/A14%
All Grades8%0%4%15%1%8%7%0%4%4%0%2%10%2%6%N/AN/AN/A
Washington County6th1%0%1%2%1%1%1%0%0%0%0%0%1%0%1%1%0%1%
9th16%2%8%11%1%6%5%0%3%5%1%3%6%2%4%9%2%5%
12th20%1%9%17%0%8%12%0%6%10%0%5%21%2%11%20%2%11%
All Grades11%1%5%9%1%5%5%0%3%5%0%2%8%1%5%9%2%5%
Watonwan County6th5%1%3%6%0%3%0%0%0%0%1%1%7%0%4%2%1%2%
9th11%0%5%4%1%3%11%2%6%5%0%3%4%3%3%1%3%2%
12th16%1%9%14%0%6%24%0%12%10%0%5%29%2%15%26%8%16%
All Grades11%1%5%8%0%4%11%1%6%5%0%3%12%2%7%8%4%6%
Wilkin County6th4%2%3%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%2%0%1%
9th15%0%7%19%2%10%10%0%4%3%0%2%5%0%2%10%3%7%
12th33%0%17%34%0%14%17%0%7%16%0%6%13%2%7%18%6%12%
All Grades18%0%9%18%1%8%7%0%3%5%0%2%6%1%3%9%3%6%
Winona County6th3%1%2%1%0%1%1%0%0%0%0%0%1%0%1%1%0%0%
9th8%0%4%8%1%5%4%0%3%4%0%2%2%2%2%11%1%6%
12th20%1%10%14%1%7%9%1%5%9%0%4%8%3%5%17%4%11%
All Grades9%0%5%7%1%4%4%0%2%4%0%2%4%2%3%9%2%5%
Wright County6th4%1%3%4%0%2%1%0%0%0%0%0%1%1%1%1%0%1%
9th12%1%7%13%1%7%4%0%2%4%0%2%8%2%5%7%1%4%
12th22%1%12%14%1%8%16%0%8%16%0%8%22%3%13%28%4%16%
All Grades11%1%6%10%1%5%6%0%3%5%0%2%9%2%5%11%1%6%
Yellow Medicine County6th6%0%4%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%2%1%0%0%0%0%3%1%
9th22%0%12%40%0%16%13%0%7%6%3%4%8%6%7%26%7%16%
12th39%0%19%43%0%23%35%0%17%23%0%14%31%5%18%22%14%18%
All Grades21%0%11%25%0%12%16%0%8%11%2%6%14%4%9%18%8%13%

About the Indicator: Reported tobacco use within the past 30 days (“30-day use”) is a frequent measure of current use, especially among youth.  Youth tobacco use is presented here using 30-day use of chewing tobacco, snuff or dip.  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.

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.