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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, Race, Gender, and Region

20072010
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
Minnesota6thWhite4%1%2%4%1%2%
African-American or Black7%3%5%5%4%4%
Native American9%5%7%10%7%9%
Asian American/Pacific Islander3%2%2%3%2%2%
Hispanic/Latino7%5%6%7%5%6%
All Races Combined4%2%3%4%2%3%
9thWhite13%5%9%10%4%7%
African-American or Black14%7%11%11%5%9%
Native American19%12%15%21%11%17%
Asian American/Pacific Islander11%4%7%8%3%5%
Hispanic/Latino19%12%15%17%11%14%
All Races Combined13%6%9%11%5%8%
12thWhite12%3%7%10%3%6%
African-American or Black15%5%10%11%4%8%
Native American22%7%15%17%11%14%
Asian American/Pacific Islander8%3%6%5%2%3%
Hispanic/Latino15%7%11%15%7%11%
All Races Combined12%3%8%10%3%7%
All GradesWhite9%3%6%8%3%5%
African-American or Black11%5%8%9%4%7%
Native American15%8%11%14%9%12%
Asian American/Pacific Islander7%3%5%5%2%4%
Hispanic/Latino13%8%11%12%7%10%
All Races Combined9%4%6%8%3%6%
Metro6thWhite2%1%2%2%1%1%
African-American or Black6%3%4%5%4%5%
Native American7%4%5%7%6%7%
Asian American/Pacific Islander3%1%2%2%2%2%
Hispanic/Latino5%5%5%8%5%6%
All Races Combined3%2%2%3%2%2%
9thWhite11%4%7%8%3%5%
African-American or Black11%6%9%9%5%7%
Native American16%9%12%18%9%14%
Asian American/Pacific Islander8%3%6%7%3%5%
Hispanic/Latino19%12%15%17%12%15%
All Races Combined11%5%8%9%4%6%
12thWhite9%3%6%8%2%5%
African-American or Black13%5%8%10%4%6%
Native American18%6%12%9%5%7%
Asian American/Pacific Islander7%3%5%4%2%3%
Hispanic/Latino14%6%10%15%8%11%
All Races Combined10%3%6%8%3%5%
All GradesWhite7%3%5%6%2%4%
African-American or Black9%5%7%8%4%6%
Native American12%6%9%11%7%9%
Asian American/Pacific Islander6%3%4%4%2%3%
Hispanic/Latino12%8%10%13%8%10%
All Races Combined8%3%5%7%3%5%
Non-Metro6thWhite5%2%3%5%2%3%
African-American or Black10%4%7%5%3%4%
Native American11%6%8%12%8%10%
Asian American/Pacific Islander3%2%2%6%1%4%
Hispanic/Latino11%5%8%7%4%6%
All Races Combined6%2%4%5%2%4%
9thWhite14%6%10%12%5%8%
African-American or Black25%13%20%19%6%14%
Native American22%14%18%22%13%18%
Asian American/Pacific Islander18%7%13%12%1%6%
Hispanic/Latino20%12%16%15%7%12%
All Races Combined15%7%11%13%5%9%
12thWhite14%4%9%12%3%8%
African-American or Black23%5%15%21%8%16%
Native American25%8%17%19%13%17%
Asian American/Pacific Islander12%3%8%10%2%6%
Hispanic/Latino17%8%12%15%6%11%
All Races Combined14%4%9%12%4%8%
All GradesWhite11%4%7%10%3%6%
African-American or Black19%7%14%14%5%10%
Native American17%10%13%17%11%14%
Asian American/Pacific Islander11%4%8%9%2%5%
Hispanic/Latino16%9%12%12%6%9%
All Races Combined12%4%8%10%4%7%

About the Indicator: 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.