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Percent of Students Reporting They First Smoked a Cigar or Used Chewing Tobacco at Age 13 or Younger, All Available Years: by Grade, Gender, and County

20072010
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
MinnesotaAll Grades9%4%6%8%3%6%
6th4%2%3%4%2%3%
9th13%6%9%11%5%8%
12th12%3%8%10%3%7%
Aitkin CountyAll Grades16%9%12%16%9%12%
6th5%5%5%6%3%5%
9th29%13%20%26%9%18%
12th15%6%11%16%14%15%
Anoka CountyAll Grades9%3%6%7%4%5%
6th4%1%2%3%2%3%
9th12%4%8%10%6%8%
12th12%3%8%9%3%6%
Becker CountyAll Grades13%4%9%10%4%7%
6th7%4%5%7%3%5%
9th19%4%11%12%7%9%
12th16%4%10%10%3%6%
Beltrami CountyAll Grades20%7%14%12%5%8%
6th10%4%7%7%1%4%
9th29%9%19%13%10%11%
12th12%6%9%16%3%9%
Benton CountyAll Grades10%4%7%9%4%7%
6th4%2%3%7%2%5%
9th13%7%10%12%6%9%
12th15%3%9%7%4%6%
Big Stone CountyAll Grades***15%4%10%
6th**2%7%0%4%
9th**13%16%0%9%
12th**11%20%12%16%
Blue Earth CountyAll Grades9%3%6%7%2%4%
6th3%0%2%2%1%2%
9th11%5%8%11%3%7%
12th11%2%6%9%1%5%
Brown CountyAll Grades9%2%6%12%4%8%
6th7%2%5%4%0%2%
9th13%2%7%22%5%14%
12th12%2%7%10%9%9%
Carlton CountyAll Grades12%6%9%11%4%8%
6th7%4%5%8%4%6%
9th14%7%11%13%6%10%
12th16%6%11%13%1%7%
Carver CountyAll Grades10%2%6%7%2%4%
6th3%1%2%1%1%1%
9th17%4%10%10%2%6%
12th9%1%5%12%2%7%
Cass CountyAll Grades18%7%13%21%8%14%
6th5%2%3%17%6%12%
9th21%11%16%26%9%17%
12th28%9%19%20%8%14%
Chippewa CountyAll Grades9%4%6%N/AN/AN/A
6th6%2%4%N/AN/AN/A
9th9%6%7%N/AN/AN/A
12th13%2%6%N/AN/AN/A
Chisago CountyAll Grades13%6%9%14%5%9%
6th8%3%5%9%2%6%
9th19%11%15%20%8%14%
12th11%6%8%15%2%9%
Clay CountyAll Grades9%3%6%7%3%5%
6th2%2%2%5%1%3%
9th10%4%7%7%4%6%
12th15%3%9%9%3%6%
Clearwater CountyAll Grades12%4%8%10%8%9%
6th5%2%4%2%5%3%
9th25%7%15%19%15%17%
12th9%5%7%9%0%5%
Cook CountyAll Grades***N/AN/AN/A
6th***N/AN/AN/A
9th***N/AN/AN/A
12th***N/AN/AN/A
Cottonwood CountyAll Grades10%3%7%9%2%6%
6th7%5%6%2%0%1%
9th13%5%9%12%4%8%
12th9%0%4%13%2%8%
Crow Wing CountyAll Grades13%6%10%14%3%8%
6th6%2%4%8%3%6%
9th21%11%16%30%4%16%
12th16%5%11%16%3%9%
Dakota CountyAll Grades7%3%5%6%2%4%
6th2%1%2%3%1%2%
9th11%4%7%8%3%6%
12th9%3%6%8%2%5%
Dodge CountyAll Grades12%5%8%11%4%7%
6th3%3%3%5%1%3%
9th14%9%11%12%5%9%
12th19%3%11%18%7%12%
Douglas CountyAll Grades8%3%6%8%4%6%
6th3%2%3%1%1%1%
9th9%7%8%17%10%13%
12th14%1%8%5%1%3%
Faribault CountyAll Grades13%3%8%N/AN/AN/A
6th9%1%5%N/AN/AN/A
9th14%5%10%N/AN/AN/A
12th15%2%9%N/AN/AN/A
Fillmore CountyAll Grades13%3%8%14%2%8%
6th9%3%6%10%1%6%
9th16%4%10%18%7%12%
12th15%4%9%15%0%7%
Freeborn CountyAll Grades10%4%7%7%2%5%
6th8%2%5%5%2%4%
9th11%5%8%11%5%8%
12th12%4%8%5%0%2%
Goodhue CountyAll Grades10%3%6%7%2%4%
6th5%2%3%2%2%2%
9th12%6%9%7%2%4%
12th13%1%7%13%3%8%
Grant CountyAll Grades12%3%8%N/AN/AN/A
6th0%0%0%N/AN/AN/A
9th21%9%14%N/AN/AN/A
12th15%0%7%N/AN/AN/A
Hennepin CountyAll Grades7%3%5%6%3%4%
6th3%2%3%3%2%2%
9th9%4%6%8%3%6%
12th9%3%6%8%3%5%
Houston CountyAll Grades8%2%5%12%2%7%
6th3%1%2%10%1%5%
9th13%3%8%13%3%8%
12th8%0%4%14%2%7%
Hubbard CountyAll Grades18%6%12%13%10%12%
6th9%4%6%2%6%4%
9th29%7%20%19%14%16%
12th15%7%11%19%8%14%
Isanti CountyAll Grades10%5%8%N/AN/AN/A
6th6%3%5%N/AN/AN/A
9th13%6%10%N/AN/AN/A
12th12%4%9%N/AN/AN/A
Itasca CountyAll Grades18%7%13%13%5%9%
6th15%4%10%8%3%6%
9th19%11%16%18%6%12%
12th20%5%12%12%6%9%
Jackson CountyAll Grades14%4%10%14%4%9%
6th9%0%4%7%4%6%
9th20%8%14%14%5%10%
12th14%3%10%17%4%11%
Kanabec CountyAll Grades13%8%11%14%6%10%
6th4%5%5%9%0%5%
9th14%11%13%17%10%14%
12th21%9%15%17%7%13%
Kandiyohi CountyAll Grades9%3%6%5%2%4%
6th3%3%3%3%1%2%
9th13%4%8%6%3%5%
12th11%1%7%7%3%5%
Kittson CountyAll Grades12%1%7%20%3%11%
6th4%0%2%4%0%2%
9th17%0%10%38%10%26%
12th15%3%9%13%0%7%
Koochiching CountyAll Grades***20%5%12%
6th***19%7%13%
9th***16%2%9%
12th***27%6%16%
Lac Qui Parle CountyAll Grades7%4%5%5%3%4%
6th5%0%3%4%3%4%
9th10%7%8%5%4%5%
12th5%3%4%5%2%4%
Lake CountyAll Grades***N/AN/AN/A
6th***N/AN/AN/A
9th***N/AN/AN/A
12th***N/AN/AN/A
Lake of the Woods CountyAll Grades***N/AN/AN/A
6th***N/AN/AN/A
9th***N/AN/AN/A
12th***N/AN/AN/A
Le Sueur CountyAll Grades14%2%8%9%1%5%
6th4%1%3%2%1%1%
9th19%4%11%15%2%8%
12th23%1%12%12%0%6%
Lincoln CountyAll Grades12%2%7%4%3%3%
6th0%0%0%0%0%0%
9th16%3%10%5%3%4%
12th18%3%10%6%3%5%
Lyon CountyAll Grades10%3%6%9%2%5%
6th2%2%2%2%2%2%
9th14%4%8%13%3%8%
12th14%2%8%13%2%7%
McLeod CountyAll Grades8%3%6%8%4%6%
6th5%3%4%5%2%3%
9th8%5%7%14%7%11%
12th11%2%6%4%2%3%
Mahnomen CountyAll Grades15%10%13%7%8%8%
6th7%9%8%11%8%9%
9th18%10%14%4%11%8%
12th22%12%18%5%5%5%
Marshall CountyAll Grades14%5%10%14%5%9%
6th11%0%5%7%0%3%
9th17%7%12%20%9%14%
12th16%11%13%15%5%10%
Martin CountyAll Grades9%2%6%8%3%6%
6th5%2%4%6%0%3%
9th11%2%6%10%4%7%
12th12%3%7%9%6%7%
Meeker CountyAll Grades15%5%10%15%4%9%
6th11%2%6%9%1%5%
9th21%7%14%19%6%13%
12th12%5%8%16%3%10%
Mille Lacs CountyAll Grades16%9%13%13%7%10%
6th9%4%7%9%5%7%
9th21%15%18%19%6%12%
12th19%7%13%15%12%13%
Morrison CountyAll Grades15%6%10%16%4%10%
6th8%1%5%14%1%8%
9th21%9%15%15%5%10%
12th15%6%10%18%6%12%
Mower CountyAll Grades12%4%7%9%3%6%
6th4%2%3%10%3%6%
9th13%5%9%9%5%7%
12th20%4%12%7%2%5%
Murray CountyAll Grades***N/AN/AN/A
6th***N/AN/AN/A
9th***N/AN/AN/A
12th***N/AN/AN/A
Nicollet CountyAll Grades13%4%9%N/AN/AN/A
6th6%4%5%N/AN/A0%
9th21%5%13%N/AN/A5%
12th12%3%7%N/AN/A9%
Nobles CountyAll Grades11%4%7%10%2%6%
6th9%2%6%3%2%3%
9th13%5%9%10%2%6%
12th10%4%7%17%2%9%
Norman CountyAll Grades8%5%7%7%4%6%
6th7%3%5%3%3%3%
9th8%9%8%14%9%12%
12th11%3%7%4%0%3%
Olmsted CountyAll Grades7%2%4%5%2%4%
6th3%1%2%2%1%2%
9th12%4%8%8%4%5%
12th7%1%4%6%2%4%
Otter Tail CountyAll Grades12%4%8%11%5%8%
6th5%1%3%7%5%6%
9th14%8%11%12%6%9%
12th18%4%11%15%5%10%
Pennington CountyAll Grades13%7%10%N/AN/AN/A
6th9%5%7%N/AN/AN/A
9th13%9%11%N/AN/AN/A
12th17%7%12%N/AN/AN/A
Pine CountyAll Grades22%5%13%19%6%12%
6th14%1%8%10%3%6%
9th31%11%21%27%13%20%
12th25%3%13%18%2%10%
Pipestone CountyAll Grades9%1%5%N/AN/AN/A
6th2%0%1%N/AN/AN/A
9th12%2%6%N/AN/AN/A
12th14%0%7%N/AN/AN/A
Polk CountyAll Grades15%4%9%12%4%8%
6th6%1%4%7%3%5%
9th21%8%14%13%6%9%
12th17%3%10%15%3%9%
Pope CountyAll Grades***N/AN/AN/A
6th***N/AN/AN/A
9th***N/AN/AN/A
12th***N/AN/AN/A
Ramsey CountyAll Grades8%4%6%7%4%5%
6th3%2%3%4%3%4%
9th11%6%8%10%5%7%
12th10%3%6%8%3%5%
Red Lake CountyAll Grades19%3%11%9%6%8%
6th5%0%2%4%0%2%
9th17%5%12%11%15%14%
12th35%5%21%16%0%9%
Redwood CountyAll Grades11%3%7%9%5%7%
6th5%0%2%5%4%4%
9th11%7%9%12%4%8%
12th19%3%11%11%8%10%
Renville CountyAll Grades14%4%9%22%3%13%
6th12%0%6%3%3%3%
9th18%6%11%24%4%15%
12th13%4%8%40%2%21%
Rice CountyAll Grades7%3%5%6%3%4%
6th2%2%2%3%1%2%
9th9%6%7%9%6%7%
12th12%1%6%5%2%3%
Rock CountyAll Grades***N/AN/AN/A
6th***N/AN/AN/A
9th***N/AN/AN/A
12th***N/AN/AN/A
Roseau CountyAll Grades18%6%12%18%3%11%
6th11%1%6%4%1%2%
9th27%11%20%27%4%15%
12th17%6%11%22%5%15%
St. Louis CountyAll Grades13%5%9%12%4%8%
6th6%3%4%6%2%4%
9th20%7%14%16%6%11%
12th14%5%10%15%5%10%
Scott CountyAll Grades9%2%6%7%3%5%
6th3%1%2%3%1%2%
9th13%4%8%9%4%6%
12th13%3%8%12%4%8%
Sherburne CountyAll Grades9%3%6%7%3%5%
6th3%1%2%2%2%2%
9th11%6%9%8%4%6%
12th13%3%8%11%3%7%
Sibley CountyAll Grades11%4%7%9%5%7%
6th9%2%6%10%6%8%
9th12%6%9%11%5%8%
12th11%2%7%5%4%4%
Stearns CountyAll Grades9%3%6%7%3%5%
6th3%1%2%4%3%3%
9th11%5%8%8%4%6%
12th13%4%8%11%3%7%
Steele CountyAll Grades7%4%6%6%3%4%
6th4%1%3%2%2%2%
9th10%7%9%7%4%5%
12th10%4%6%8%2%5%
Stevens CountyAll Grades8%3%5%N/AN/AN/A
6th3%5%4%N/AN/A4%
9th12%2%6%N/AN/A9%
12th10%0%5%N/AN/A6%
Swift CountyAll Grades15%3%8%13%1%8%
6th7%0%4%7%2%4%
9th19%5%12%20%0%11%
12th17%2%9%14%2%8%
Todd CountyAll Grades15%7%11%18%7%12%
6th7%4%5%17%6%11%
9th19%10%15%23%8%15%
12th18%8%13%15%6%10%
Traverse CountyAll Grades***N/AN/AN/A
6th**0%N/AN/A0%
9th**3%N/AN/A13%
12th**9%N/AN/A9%
Wabasha CountyAll Grades13%4%9%9%3%6%
6th7%1%4%5%0%2%
9th14%6%10%7%7%7%
12th18%4%11%16%1%9%
Wadena CountyAll Grades22%8%15%18%7%12%
6th4%6%5%9%8%9%
9th31%13%20%20%8%13%
12th32%4%19%27%6%14%
Waseca CountyAll Grades14%4%8%N/AN/AN/A
6th5%2%3%N/AN/A2%
9th19%8%14%N/AN/A7%
12th15%2%8%N/AN/A4%
Washington CountyAll Grades8%3%6%6%2%4%
6th3%1%2%3%1%2%
9th12%6%9%9%3%6%
12th9%3%6%6%3%5%
Watonwan CountyAll Grades14%3%8%11%5%8%
6th14%3%9%6%1%3%
9th7%4%5%12%6%9%
12th20%2%11%17%7%11%
Wilkin CountyAll Grades8%5%6%6%2%4%
6th6%0%3%4%0%2%
9th12%11%11%8%3%6%
12th7%2%4%7%3%5%
Winona CountyAll Grades9%2%6%8%3%6%
6th5%0%3%2%1%2%
9th12%4%8%12%4%8%
12th10%3%6%10%4%7%
Wright CountyAll Grades8%3%6%6%2%4%
6th4%3%3%4%1%2%
9th10%3%6%9%3%6%
12th12%4%8%7%3%5%
Yellow Medicine CountyAll Grades15%6%10%12%5%9%
6th2%5%4%2%12%7%
9th17%6%12%24%3%13%
12th23%7%15%9%2%5%

About the Indicator: 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.