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Percent of Students Reporting They Did Something to Purposely Hurt or Injure Themselves Without Wanting to Die (Such as Cutting, Burning, or Bruising) in the Past Year, All Available Years: by Grade, Race, Gender, and Region

20132016
FemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotal
Minnesota11thAfrican-American or Black13.8%9.4%11.6%14.0%8.9%11.5%
All Races Combined17.6%8.0%12.8%20.5%8.9%14.7%
Asian American16.9%9.7%13.3%18.3%10.0%14.3%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial25.2%11.2%18.3%28.0%13.4%20.8%
Hispanic/Latino21.5%11.4%16.4%22.5%10.8%16.7%
Native American23.3%13.6%17.9%35.3%14.4%23.7%
Pacific Islander*32.4%29.0%*17.6%20.0%
White16.9%7.2%12.1%20.1%8.1%14.1%
8thAfrican-American or Black19.9%10.2%15.0%16.1%12.4%14.2%
All Races Combined21.7%9.1%15.5%22.0%9.8%15.9%
Asian American23.6%12.3%18.2%19.6%13.2%16.4%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial31.5%13.4%22.9%31.8%12.9%22.7%
Hispanic/Latino33.1%13.9%24.0%31.6%11.9%21.9%
Native American42.0%16.3%27.0%41.1%15.9%26.4%
Pacific Islander*26.0%23.1%*9.5%21.5%
White19.1%7.6%13.4%19.7%8.3%14.0%
9thAfrican-American or Black18.3%11.0%14.6%16.6%10.4%13.5%
All Races Combined22.5%8.8%15.8%22.9%8.9%15.9%
Asian American15.8%12.1%14.0%21.0%9.5%15.3%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial33.5%12.4%23.6%32.6%13.0%23.3%
Hispanic/Latino33.5%12.9%23.9%29.9%12.7%21.4%
Native American41.7%19.7%29.7%41.0%11.8%23.9%
Pacific Islander33.3%*23.3%**23.5%
White20.7%7.5%14.2%21.4%7.7%14.6%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black17.6%10.3%13.9%15.8%10.9%13.3%
All Races Combined20.7%8.7%14.8%21.9%9.2%15.6%
Asian American18.7%11.3%15.1%19.7%10.9%15.4%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial30.8%12.5%22.0%31.2%13.1%22.5%
Hispanic/Latino30.4%12.9%22.0%28.7%11.9%20.4%
Native American38.1%16.9%26.1%39.8%14.1%24.9%
Pacific Islander26.3%23.9%24.9%31.0%15.2%21.6%
White18.9%7.4%13.2%20.4%8.0%14.2%
Metro11thAfrican-American or Black14.3%9.1%11.8%14.3%8.2%11.4%
All Races Combined18.3%8.0%13.2%20.6%9.1%14.9%
Asian American17.0%9.5%13.3%18.4%9.9%14.3%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial25.2%11.5%18.6%24.4%13.1%19.1%
Hispanic/Latino22.0%10.8%16.4%20.4%10.8%15.7%
Native American***26.7%13.9%19.7%
Pacific Islander**25.6%**22.2%
White17.9%7.0%12.5%21.3%8.4%14.8%
8thAfrican-American or Black19.4%9.4%14.4%16.4%11.6%14.0%
All Races Combined22.9%9.6%16.3%21.4%9.6%15.6%
Asian American24.0%12.5%18.5%19.8%13.4%16.6%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial32.2%14.2%23.6%29.1%12.5%21.4%
Hispanic/Latino34.0%15.3%25.2%31.6%11.1%21.5%
Native American46.6%18.8%28.9%25.0%13.6%18.0%
Pacific Islander******
White20.2%7.7%14.0%19.2%8.1%13.7%
9thAfrican-American or Black18.2%10.0%14.1%16.3%9.4%13.0%
All Races Combined22.8%8.9%16.0%22.3%8.5%15.5%
Asian American15.5%11.8%13.7%20.3%9.2%14.9%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial32.2%13.0%23.3%30.3%11.8%21.5%
Hispanic/Latino34.0%13.6%24.9%31.2%12.1%21.9%
Native American44.3%21.1%33.1%30.5%11.7%19.9%
Pacific Islander**27.5%***
White21.3%7.1%14.3%20.8%7.1%14.1%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black17.5%9.5%13.5%15.8%10.0%13.0%
All Races Combined21.4%8.9%15.2%21.5%9.1%15.4%
Asian American18.7%11.2%15.1%19.6%10.8%15.3%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial30.5%13.1%22.2%28.4%12.4%20.9%
Hispanic/Latino30.9%13.5%22.7%28.6%11.4%20.1%
Native American38.4%17.7%26.6%27.4%13.0%18.9%
Pacific Islander25.4%26.0%25.8%29.3%16.0%22.0%
White19.9%7.3%13.6%20.4%7.8%14.2%
Non-Metro11thAfrican-American or Black11.1%10.7%10.9%12.7%11.2%11.9%
All Races Combined16.7%8.0%12.4%20.3%8.7%14.5%
Asian American15.8%11.4%13.6%17.6%10.4%14.4%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial25.3%10.7%17.8%34.0%13.9%23.4%
Hispanic/Latino20.7%12.3%16.4%25.5%10.8%18.3%
Native American28.1%15.0%20.8%37.9%14.5%24.8%
Pacific Islander******
White16.0%7.4%11.7%19.1%7.9%13.5%
8thAfrican-American or Black22.4%13.2%17.2%14.8%14.9%14.8%
All Races Combined20.4%8.5%14.5%22.8%9.9%16.3%
Asian American21.1%10.9%16.5%18.5%12.3%15.2%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial30.5%12.3%21.8%35.6%13.5%24.7%
Hispanic/Latino31.8%12.0%22.2%31.5%13.0%22.4%
Native American40.5%15.2%26.3%46.8%16.9%29.8%
Pacific Islander*****19.4%
White18.1%7.5%12.9%20.1%8.5%14.3%
9thAfrican-American or Black18.8%14.7%16.7%17.5%13.3%15.4%
All Races Combined22.2%8.8%15.5%23.7%9.3%16.4%
Asian American18.2%13.7%15.7%25.6%11.5%18.6%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial35.4%11.6%24.0%35.8%14.7%25.7%
Hispanic/Latino32.9%12.0%22.5%28.1%13.5%20.7%
Native American40.7%19.3%28.5%45.2%11.8%25.4%
Pacific Islander******
White20.1%7.8%14.0%22.0%8.2%15.0%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black18.2%13.0%15.3%15.4%13.5%14.4%
All Races Combined19.9%8.5%14.2%22.4%9.3%15.8%
Asian American18.7%12.1%15.4%20.6%11.6%16.1%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial31.3%11.7%21.7%35.4%14.0%24.8%
Hispanic/Latino29.5%12.1%20.9%28.9%12.7%20.8%
Native American38.0%16.6%26.0%44.2%14.5%27.2%
Pacific Islander27.5%21.3%23.8%33.3%14.5%21.2%
White18.1%7.6%12.9%20.4%8.2%14.3%

About the Indicator:

Self-harm is a risk factor for both substance use and mental health disorders.

According to 2013 MSS data, compared to 8th, 9th, and 11th graders who reported NO past-year self-harm, those who DID report self-harm were 2.4 times more likely to report alcohol use; 2.9 times more likely to report tobacco use; 2.7 times more likely to report marijuana use; and 5.1 times more likely to report prescription drug misuse.

N/A or * indicates that the data are unavailable or were not collected.

For more information on the association between self-harm and substance use, see the 2015 Mental Health and Substance Use SUMN Fact Sheet.

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.