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

199519982001200420072010
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
Minnesota6thWhite2%0%1%1%0%1%1%0%1%1%0%0%1%0%1%1%0%1%
African-American or Black4%1%2%2%1%2%2%1%1%3%1%2%2%1%1%2%1%1%
Native American4%1%3%3%1%2%2%1%1%1%1%1%2%1%1%3%3%3%
Asian American/Pacific Islander3%1%2%2%1%1%1%0%1%1%0%1%1%0%1%1%0%1%
Hispanic/Latino7%2%5%2%1%2%3%1%2%2%1%2%2%2%2%2%2%2%
All Races Combined3%1%2%2%1%1%1%0%1%1%0%1%1%0%1%1%1%1%
9thWhite13%1%7%8%0%4%5%0%3%6%1%3%8%2%5%8%2%5%
African-American or Black9%1%5%6%1%4%4%1%2%6%1%4%8%2%5%7%2%4%
Native American18%1%9%10%1%5%7%1%3%7%2%4%10%4%7%15%6%11%
Asian American/Pacific Islander10%1%5%5%1%3%3%1%2%4%1%2%4%1%3%3%1%2%
Hispanic/Latino17%3%10%11%1%6%6%1%3%8%1%4%8%3%5%7%3%5%
All Races Combined13%1%7%11%1%6%7%1%4%6%1%3%8%2%5%8%2%5%
12thWhite22%1%11%15%0%8%13%0%6%14%1%7%20%2%11%24%3%13%
African-American or Black12%0%6%8%1%5%4%2%3%8%0%4%15%2%8%12%3%7%
Native American23%1%13%11%1%6%12%1%7%18%1%9%22%4%13%22%4%14%
Asian American/Pacific Islander7%0%3%5%0%3%5%1%2%7%1%4%7%1%4%6%1%4%
Hispanic/Latino15%2%8%13%0%7%12%1%6%9%1%5%12%2%7%14%3%8%
All Races Combined21%1%11%19%1%10%16%1%8%13%1%7%19%2%10%22%3%12%
All GradesWhite11%1%6%7%0%4%6%0%3%6%1%3%9%1%5%11%2%6%
African-American or Black7%1%4%5%1%3%3%1%2%5%1%3%7%1%4%6%2%4%
Native American11%1%6%6%1%3%5%1%3%5%1%3%9%3%5%11%4%8%
Asian American/Pacific Islander6%1%3%4%1%2%3%1%1%4%1%2%4%1%2%3%1%2%
Hispanic/Latino12%2%7%8%1%4%5%1%3%6%1%3%6%2%4%6%2%4%
All Races Combined11%1%6%9%1%5%6%1%3%6%1%3%8%1%5%10%2%6%
Metro6thWhite2%0%1%1%0%1%1%0%0%1%0%0%1%0%0%1%0%0%
African-American or Black2%1%1%2%1%2%2%1%1%2%1%2%1%1%1%2%1%2%
Native American4%1%2%3%1%2%2%1%2%2%1%1%1%1%1%3%2%3%
Asian American/Pacific Islander1%1%1%2%1%1%1%0%1%1%0%1%1%0%0%0%0%0%
Hispanic/Latino3%3%3%3%1%2%3%1%2%2%1%2%2%2%2%3%2%2%
All Races Combined2%0%1%2%0%1%1%0%1%1%0%1%1%0%1%1%1%1%
9thWhite12%1%6%6%0%3%3%0%2%4%1%2%6%1%3%6%1%3%
African-American or Black4%1%2%3%1%2%3%0%1%6%1%3%6%2%4%5%2%3%
Native American14%1%7%8%1%4%5%1%3%7%1%3%7%2%4%13%3%9%
Asian American/Pacific Islander6%0%3%4%1%2%2%1%1%3%0%2%3%1%2%3%1%2%
Hispanic/Latino12%2%7%8%1%4%4%1%3%6%1%4%6%2%4%5%3%4%
All Races Combined11%1%6%6%0%3%3%0%2%4%1%2%6%1%3%6%1%4%
12thWhite19%1%10%13%0%7%8%0%4%10%0%5%17%1%9%21%2%11%
African-American or Black8%0%4%6%0%3%3%1%2%6%0%3%12%2%6%10%2%6%
Native American21%1%11%8%1%4%10%1%5%14%0%7%22%3%13%13%8%11%
Asian American/Pacific Islander4%0%2%4%0%2%3%0%1%5%0%3%6%1%4%5%0%3%
Hispanic/Latino12%1%6%13%1%7%9%1%4%9%1%4%11%2%7%10%3%6%
All Races Combined18%1%9%12%0%6%8%0%4%9%0%5%15%2%8%18%2%10%
All GradesWhite10%1%5%6%0%3%4%0%2%4%0%2%7%1%4%9%1%5%
African-American or Black4%1%2%3%1%2%2%1%1%4%1%2%5%1%3%5%2%3%
Native American9%1%5%5%1%3%4%1%2%5%1%3%6%2%4%8%3%5%
Asian American/Pacific Islander4%0%2%3%1%2%2%0%1%3%0%2%3%1%2%3%0%1%
Hispanic/Latino8%2%5%7%1%4%4%1%3%5%1%3%5%2%4%5%3%4%
All Races Combined9%1%5%5%0%3%3%0%2%4%1%2%6%1%4%7%1%4%
Non-Metro6thWhite3%0%2%2%0%1%1%0%1%1%0%1%1%0%1%2%0%1%
African-American or Black15%5%9%2%0%1%3%1%2%5%2%3%3%1%2%0%1%0%
Native American5%2%3%3%1%2%2%0%1%1%1%1%3%1%2%4%4%4%
Asian American/Pacific Islander7%3%5%0%0%0%1%0%1%2%0%1%2%1%1%3%1%2%
Hispanic/Latino13%2%8%2%2%2%2%1%2%3%2%2%2%2%2%2%1%1%
All Races Combined3%1%2%2%0%1%1%0%1%1%0%1%2%0%1%2%0%1%
9thWhite15%1%8%9%1%5%6%0%3%7%1%4%10%2%6%11%2%6%
African-American or Black33%5%23%21%5%14%12%2%8%10%2%7%15%5%11%14%1%9%
Native American22%2%11%12%1%6%8%1%4%6%2%4%13%6%9%17%7%13%
Asian American/Pacific Islander20%2%11%8%1%5%6%1%3%10%1%5%9%3%6%8%1%4%
Hispanic/Latino23%5%15%15%2%9%8%2%4%10%1%5%9%4%6%10%4%7%
All Races Combined15%1%8%9%1%5%6%0%3%7%1%4%10%2%6%11%2%7%
12thWhite23%1%12%17%1%9%16%0%8%17%1%9%23%3%13%27%4%15%
African-American or Black29%0%18%15%13%15%9%4%7%19%0%10%28%2%17%19%8%15%
Native American24%1%14%14%2%8%14%2%8%22%2%12%23%5%14%26%2%15%
Asian American/Pacific Islander15%1%7%10%1%5%11%2%7%13%2%7%11%2%6%12%3%7%
Hispanic/Latino19%3%12%13%0%7%16%1%9%11%1%6%12%2%7%21%2%11%
All Races Combined23%1%12%16%1%8%16%0%8%17%1%9%22%3%12%26%4%15%
All GradesWhite13%1%7%8%0%4%7%0%4%8%1%4%11%2%6%13%2%7%
African-American or Black26%4%16%12%3%8%8%2%5%10%2%6%13%3%8%10%2%7%
Native American13%2%7%7%1%4%6%1%3%6%1%3%10%3%7%12%5%9%
Asian American/Pacific Islander13%2%7%5%1%3%6%1%3%8%1%4%7%2%4%7%2%4%
Hispanic/Latino18%3%11%9%2%6%7%1%4%7%1%4%7%3%5%8%2%5%
All Races Combined13%1%7%8%1%4%7%0%4%8%1%4%11%2%6%12%2%7%

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.

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.