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Percent of Students Reporting Having 5 or More Drinks in a Row on at Least One Occasion in the Past 30 Days, All Available Years: by Grade, Race, Gender, and Region

201320162019
FemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotal
Minnesota11thAfrican-American or Black7.0%8.6%7.8%6.2%7.5%6.8%3.1%3.9%3.5%
All Races Combined13.7%18.1%15.8%12.4%14.0%13.2%10.9%10.4%10.6%
Asian American6.3%9.7%8.0%6.1%7.9%7.0%4.1%4.9%4.5%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial16.8%20.0%18.3%15.5%15.7%15.6%12.5%9.4%11.1%
Hispanic/Latino17.0%18.0%17.5%14.3%13.9%14.1%9.8%7.6%8.8%
Native American27.4%24.6%25.9%26.9%16.4%21.0%15.4%9.6%12.6%
Pacific Islander*28.6%26.1%*14.7%15.0%**14.6%
White14.0%19.0%16.5%12.7%14.7%13.7%11.8%11.6%11.7%
8thAfrican-American or Black3.4%3.9%3.7%1.8%4.0%2.9%1.5%2.3%1.9%
All Races Combined2.9%2.9%2.9%2.2%2.5%2.3%2.5%2.0%2.3%
Asian American2.3%2.3%2.3%1.2%1.3%1.2%1.9%1.2%1.6%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial5.3%4.1%4.7%3.9%4.1%4.0%4.3%2.9%3.7%
Hispanic/Latino6.1%5.5%5.8%4.7%4.0%4.3%3.6%3.0%3.3%
Native American11.5%7.1%9.0%8.2%8.1%8.1%10.1%3.1%6.1%
Pacific Islander****0.0%1.5%12.2%4.8%7.8%
White2.2%2.4%2.3%1.6%1.9%1.8%2.2%1.8%2.0%
9thAfrican-American or Black4.4%7.4%5.9%2.6%3.3%2.9%2.2%2.9%2.6%
All Races Combined7.0%6.7%6.9%4.6%4.4%4.5%4.8%3.6%4.2%
Asian American3.4%4.9%4.1%2.3%3.2%2.8%1.9%1.9%1.9%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial10.7%10.2%10.4%6.0%7.0%6.5%7.8%5.0%6.5%
Hispanic/Latino12.1%8.9%10.6%6.9%6.2%6.5%7.0%3.9%5.5%
Native American18.4%14.5%16.3%9.5%8.8%9.1%10.4%5.8%8.1%
Pacific Islander*26.5%21.2%**10.0%10.3%10.3%10.3%
White6.4%6.0%6.2%4.4%4.0%4.2%4.5%3.5%4.1%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black4.8%6.4%5.6%3.2%4.6%3.9%2.2%2.9%2.5%
All Races Combined7.6%8.9%8.2%6.0%6.5%6.2%5.6%4.9%5.3%
Asian American4.0%5.7%4.8%3.1%3.9%3.5%2.5%2.4%2.5%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial10.1%10.4%10.2%7.3%7.9%7.6%7.6%5.3%6.5%
Hispanic/Latino11.0%10.1%10.6%7.8%7.2%7.5%6.6%4.5%5.5%
Native American17.3%13.1%14.9%12.8%10.0%11.2%11.5%5.5%8.4%
Pacific Islander15.2%21.6%18.9%8.5%8.5%8.5%14.0%7.5%10.0%
White7.4%8.9%8.1%5.9%6.5%6.2%5.8%5.3%5.5%
Metro11thAfrican-American or Black7.1%7.7%7.4%5.5%6.3%5.9%2.7%2.9%2.8%
All Races Combined12.8%16.5%14.6%11.9%12.4%12.1%10.6%8.8%9.7%
Asian American6.4%9.2%7.8%5.9%8.3%7.1%4.5%4.6%4.5%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial14.7%18.6%16.6%14.6%13.7%14.2%11.5%8.1%10.0%
Hispanic/Latino16.1%14.9%15.5%13.2%12.3%12.8%10.6%6.6%8.8%
Native American*34.3%23.0%*11.1%13.8%6.9%12.0%9.3%
Pacific Islander**26.7%**19.4%**9.1%
White13.7%18.2%15.9%13.0%13.5%13.2%12.3%10.5%11.5%
8thAfrican-American or Black3.0%2.8%2.9%1.6%3.5%2.6%1.0%1.7%1.4%
All Races Combined2.6%2.6%2.6%1.7%2.1%1.9%1.8%1.4%1.6%
Asian American2.3%2.3%2.3%1.2%1.1%1.1%1.9%1.0%1.5%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial4.8%4.8%4.8%3.1%4.0%3.5%2.9%2.7%2.8%
Hispanic/Latino6.1%5.4%5.8%5.0%3.9%4.4%3.0%1.9%2.5%
Native American**9.8%4.5%8.7%7.0%2.6%1.4%1.9%
Pacific Islander*****3.3%7.4%2.9%4.9%
White1.8%1.9%1.8%1.0%1.3%1.2%1.5%1.2%1.4%
9thAfrican-American or Black3.6%4.8%4.2%3.0%2.5%2.7%2.1%2.8%2.4%
All Races Combined6.7%5.6%6.2%4.0%3.4%3.7%3.7%2.8%3.3%
Asian American3.6%4.8%4.2%2.1%2.7%2.4%2.1%1.6%1.9%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial10.3%9.2%9.8%4.6%5.9%5.2%6.1%4.4%5.3%
Hispanic/Latino11.8%7.9%10.1%6.6%5.5%6.1%6.0%4.1%5.1%
Native American21.1%*16.2%5.4%5.3%5.3%5.9%2.0%3.9%
Pacific Islander**24.0%*****5.1%
White6.1%4.7%5.4%3.9%2.8%3.4%3.6%2.6%3.1%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black4.7%5.6%5.1%3.1%3.9%3.5%1.8%2.3%2.1%
All Races Combined7.2%8.0%7.6%5.4%5.5%5.4%4.8%3.9%4.4%
Asian American4.1%5.5%4.8%2.9%3.8%3.3%2.6%2.2%2.4%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial9.3%10.0%9.7%6.4%7.1%6.7%6.1%4.7%5.5%
Hispanic/Latino10.8%8.9%9.9%7.6%6.6%7.1%6.2%3.9%5.0%
Native American14.2%14.7%14.5%7.2%7.9%7.6%5.1%3.4%4.2%
Pacific Islander16.7%24.3%20.9%12.5%9.8%11.0%9.3%2.9%5.7%
White7.1%8.1%7.6%5.6%5.5%5.5%5.3%4.4%4.8%
Non-Metro11thAfrican-American or Black*11.8%9.3%9.3%11.2%10.3%4.3%6.5%5.4%
All Races Combined14.7%19.8%17.2%13.0%15.7%14.3%11.2%12.0%11.6%
Asian American*14.3%9.8%7.5%5.2%6.5%1.9%6.5%4.3%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial20.2%22.0%21.1%17.1%18.4%17.8%14.1%11.1%12.6%
Hispanic/Latino18.5%22.7%20.6%15.8%16.3%16.1%8.8%9.0%8.9%
Native American33.3%21.5%26.8%29.7%17.8%23.0%17.3%9.1%13.3%
Pacific Islander********19.2%
White14.2%19.7%17.0%12.4%15.8%14.1%11.4%12.5%11.9%
8thAfrican-American or Black*7.5%6.6%2.3%5.4%4.1%3.1%4.2%3.7%
All Races Combined3.3%3.3%3.3%2.6%3.0%2.8%3.4%2.6%3.0%
Asian American***1.2%2.1%1.7%2.1%2.1%2.1%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial6.0%3.3%4.7%5.0%4.1%4.6%6.4%3.2%5.0%
Hispanic/Latino6.1%5.6%5.9%4.3%4.2%4.2%4.4%4.7%4.6%
Native American11.9%6.1%8.7%9.5%7.8%8.6%11.7%3.7%7.3%
Pacific Islander*****0.0%**11.9%
White2.6%2.9%2.8%2.1%2.5%2.3%2.8%2.2%2.5%
9thAfrican-American or Black*9.0%6.8%1.1%5.8%3.5%2.7%3.4%3.1%
All Races Combined7.3%7.8%7.5%5.3%5.6%5.4%5.9%4.4%5.2%
Asian American***3.7%6.8%5.2%1.3%3.3%2.1%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial11.2%11.6%11.4%7.9%8.5%8.2%10.2%5.7%8.2%
Hispanic/Latino12.5%10.2%11.3%7.2%6.9%7.1%8.6%3.5%6.1%
Native American17.5%15.5%16.4%11.0%10.0%10.4%11.5%6.7%9.2%
Pacific Islander********17.2%
White6.6%7.2%6.9%4.9%5.0%5.0%5.4%4.3%4.9%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black5.1%9.2%7.4%3.4%6.9%5.3%3.3%4.5%3.9%
All Races Combined8.1%9.8%9.0%6.6%7.6%7.1%6.5%5.9%6.2%
Asian American3.0%7.0%5.0%4.0%4.4%4.2%1.7%3.8%2.7%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial11.2%11.0%11.1%8.6%9.0%8.8%9.5%6.1%8.0%
Hispanic/Latino11.4%11.7%11.5%8.1%8.0%8.0%7.2%5.4%6.3%
Native American18.3%12.6%15.1%14.7%10.8%12.5%13.0%6.0%9.4%
Pacific Islander*18.3%16.2%3.2%7.3%5.8%21.9%12.3%15.5%
White7.6%9.6%8.6%6.3%7.4%6.8%6.2%6.0%6.1%

About the Indicator:

Acute, short-term “binge drinking” is defined as having five or more drinks of alcohol on a single occasion. Up until 2010, the MSS asked students about past two week binge drinking; in 2013 they were asked about past 30 day binge drinking. Binge drinking has been associated with alcohol related injuries and deaths, as well as violence and crime. In Minnesota, it is illegal for a person under age 21 to consume alcohol. 

According to the 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 13.5% of 9th graders and 24.6% of 11th graders reported binge drinking in the past month nationally.

N/A or * 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.