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Percent of Students Reporting Any Alcohol in the Past 30 Days, Who Bought the Alcohol from Someone or Somewhere, All Available Years: by Grade, Gender, and County

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FemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotal
Minnesota8th5.5%7.6%6.5%2.4%7.8%4.7%
9th5.9%11.2%8.4%2.0%6.2%3.7%
11th6.4%12.0%9.3%2.6%6.6%4.5%
All Grades6.1%10.9%8.5%2.3%6.7%4.3%
Aitkin County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th6.3%6.7%6.5%0.0%25.0%11.1%
11th0.0%8.7%4.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades2.3%6.4%4.4%0.0%9.1%4.0%
Anoka County8th4.7%6.3%5.5%3.0%10.2%6.1%
9th6.3%13.2%9.0%3.4%5.4%4.1%
11th8.0%10.1%8.9%4.2%6.1%5.1%
All Grades6.6%10.0%8.1%3.6%7.2%5.1%
Becker County8th0.0%11.1%6.3%0.0%20.0%4.3%
9th7.1%12.5%10.5%0.0%8.3%2.9%
11th4.3%26.1%15.2%7.1%11.1%9.1%
All Grades4.5%17.9%12.0%2.9%11.4%6.2%
Beltrami County8th14.8%7.7%12.5%6.3%0.0%4.0%
9th12.2%9.1%10.8%5.6%8.3%6.7%
11th11.1%18.4%14.6%10.0%7.4%8.8%
All Grades12.3%13.2%12.7%7.1%5.8%6.6%
Benton County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th0.0%4.5%2.6%0.0%5.0%2.2%
11th0.0%2.9%1.6%2.9%6.5%4.5%
All Grades0.0%3.0%1.7%1.1%4.9%2.7%
Big Stone County8th0.0%25.0%20.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades0.0%4.5%2.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Blue Earth County8th5.6%0.0%2.4%0.0%6.7%3.0%
9th6.4%13.0%9.7%0.0%14.8%5.7%
11th6.8%8.8%7.7%0.0%9.1%4.0%
All Grades6.5%8.7%7.6%0.0%10.3%4.4%
Brown County8th0.0%7.1%3.8%12.5%9.1%11.1%
9th5.6%18.2%12.5%4.0%11.1%5.9%
11th12.5%11.1%11.8%6.1%11.1%8.3%
All Grades8.6%12.5%10.6%6.8%10.6%8.3%
Carlton County8th8.7%12.0%10.4%0.0%11.1%6.7%
9th6.9%14.8%10.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th7.5%10.4%9.1%5.9%5.1%5.5%
All Grades7.6%12.0%9.9%2.7%4.9%3.8%
Carver County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th3.1%3.8%3.4%5.9%0.0%4.0%
11th5.4%0.0%3.0%2.5%0.0%1.3%
All Grades4.2%1.3%2.9%2.7%0.0%1.4%
Cass County8th9.1%18.2%13.6%3.3%17.6%8.5%
9th4.8%21.1%12.5%5.6%5.3%5.4%
11th22.2%26.1%24.0%0.0%15.0%7.5%
All Grades13.6%22.6%17.9%2.9%12.5%7.3%
Chippewa County8thN/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
9thN/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
11thN/AN/AN/A0.0%14.3%8.3%
All GradesN/AN/AN/A0.0%8.0%4.2%
Chisago County8th5.3%0.0%2.6%0.0%9.1%2.6%
9th2.4%17.0%10.5%0.0%15.8%5.8%
11th4.8%10.4%7.8%0.0%10.0%5.3%
All Grades4.1%11.5%8.0%0.0%11.4%4.8%
Clay County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th12.5%15.4%13.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th4.6%8.5%6.5%2.4%3.0%2.7%
All Grades5.0%7.1%6.0%1.3%1.4%1.4%
Clearwater County8th66.7%0.0%22.2%***
9th0.0%9.1%5.6%***
11th13.3%30.0%20.0%***
All Grades16.0%14.8%15.4%***
Cook County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th0.0%30.8%22.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades0.0%21.1%14.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Cottonwood County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th0.0%11.1%6.7%0.0%10.0%6.1%
All Grades0.0%5.9%3.3%0.0%6.5%3.8%
Crow Wing County8th7.7%0.0%5.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th9.1%13.3%11.5%2.5%3.8%3.0%
11th14.3%19.0%16.3%10.0%5.8%7.6%
All Grades11.5%14.3%12.8%6.0%4.8%5.4%
Dakota County8th6.7%8.5%7.6%2.3%6.8%4.3%
9th6.3%4.9%5.8%1.1%5.9%3.1%
11th5.8%10.7%8.3%0.9%5.2%2.7%
All Grades6.1%9.1%7.5%1.2%5.7%3.1%
Dodge County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%11.1%4.3%
9th0.0%13.0%9.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th7.4%7.9%7.7%3.7%0.0%1.9%
All Grades4.0%9.0%6.8%2.0%2.4%2.2%
Douglas County8th0.0%8.0%5.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th7.7%0.0%5.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th4.9%15.7%9.8%0.0%3.0%1.8%
All Grades4.9%11.1%7.8%0.0%1.6%0.7%
Faribault County8th0.0%20.0%12.5%0.0%11.1%7.7%
9th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%20.0%7.7%
11th0.0%6.9%4.3%0.0%9.1%5.0%
All Grades0.0%7.0%3.8%0.0%12.0%6.5%
Fillmore County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th11.1%0.0%4.5%0.0%50.0%25.0%
11th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades3.6%0.0%1.8%0.0%6.3%3.8%
Freeborn County8th50.0%50.0%50.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th0.0%10.0%3.7%0.0%6.7%3.2%
11th15.4%16.0%15.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades9.4%17.9%14.1%0.0%2.7%1.2%
Goodhue County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%27.3%13.0%
9th10.5%4.8%7.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th3.2%6.1%5.0%9.1%10.0%9.4%
All Grades4.6%4.5%4.5%4.8%14.8%8.7%
Grant County8th0.0%25.0%14.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%11.1%6.7%
All Grades0.0%7.1%4.0%0.0%5.9%3.0%
Hennepin County8th4.9%7.3%6.1%4.1%10.9%6.8%
9th3.5%15.3%8.5%2.7%11.8%6.3%
11th5.8%12.2%9.1%3.0%7.7%4.9%
All Grades4.9%12.0%8.4%3.1%9.5%5.7%
Houston County8th0.0%14.3%5.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th7.1%0.0%3.3%3.4%0.0%2.9%
11th0.0%3.4%2.1%0.0%26.7%9.3%
All Grades2.3%3.8%3.2%1.6%16.7%5.7%
Hubbard County8th12.5%0.0%8.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th15.4%23.5%20.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th0.0%15.8%8.6%0.0%5.6%2.7%
All Grades8.9%15.6%12.2%0.0%2.5%1.2%
Isanti County8th3.1%7.1%5.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th7.4%16.7%11.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th3.7%5.6%4.4%0.0%5.0%1.5%
All Grades4.7%10.0%7.1%0.0%1.6%0.6%
Itasca County8th5.3%4.8%5.0%4.3%7.7%5.6%
9th6.5%22.0%16.0%0.0%8.3%3.6%
11th11.4%18.4%14.6%3.7%3.2%3.4%
All Grades8.5%17.4%13.3%2.4%5.9%4.0%
Jackson County8th33.3%20.0%25.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th0.0%33.3%17.6%0.0%6.7%4.0%
11th11.8%12.5%12.2%14.3%5.0%7.4%
All Grades10.7%18.4%15.2%4.8%5.6%5.3%
Kanabec County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%12.5%6.3%
9th8.3%25.0%16.7%9.5%8.3%9.1%
11th9.5%8.0%8.7%0.0%10.0%4.2%
All Grades6.3%11.1%8.6%4.7%10.0%6.8%
Kandiyohi County8th0.0%8.0%4.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th6.7%9.5%8.3%4.3%6.3%5.1%
11th0.0%18.8%11.1%0.0%11.1%5.3%
All Grades1.5%13.8%8.8%1.5%7.1%4.1%
Kittson County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th0.0%14.3%7.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades0.0%7.7%3.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Koochiching County8th0.0%22.2%10.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th0.0%16.7%8.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th0.0%17.6%9.7%20.0%0.0%9.1%
All Grades0.0%18.4%9.3%6.7%0.0%3.8%
Lac Qui Parle County8th33.3%0.0%16.7%25.0%0.0%12.5%
9th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades11.1%0.0%4.2%5.6%0.0%2.5%
Lake County8th16.7%0.0%8.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th5.6%20.0%8.7%0.0%12.5%6.3%
11th0.0%12.5%10.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades7.4%11.1%9.3%0.0%9.1%3.0%
Lake of the Woods County8th20.0%0.0%12.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th0.0%20.0%11.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades8.3%9.1%8.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Le Sueur County8th9.1%11.1%10.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th6.7%17.6%12.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th0.0%10.6%5.5%0.0%3.8%2.2%
All Grades2.9%12.3%7.7%0.0%2.5%1.1%
Lincoln County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%14.3%9.1%
All Grades0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%6.3%3.7%
Lyon County8th0.0%20.0%13.3%0.0%25.0%8.3%
9th7.7%12.0%10.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th5.6%0.0%2.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades5.6%8.2%7.2%0.0%3.4%1.6%
McLeod County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th0.0%50.0%33.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades0.0%10.0%5.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Mahnomen County8th25.0%0.0%10.0%0.0%33.3%7.7%
9th0.0%20.0%9.1%18.2%0.0%11.1%
11th18.8%30.8%24.1%0.0%14.3%6.3%
All Grades15.4%20.8%18.0%6.7%11.8%8.5%
Marshall County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%***
9th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th27.3%20.0%23.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades16.7%11.5%13.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Martin County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th8.7%15.4%11.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th10.0%16.7%13.2%0.0%4.0%2.3%
All Grades7.1%12.2%9.3%0.0%2.8%1.3%
Meeker County8th9.1%6.3%7.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th11.1%6.7%9.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th5.6%23.1%15.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades8.5%14.0%11.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Mille Lacs County8th8.7%0.0%3.6%0.0%4.8%2.1%
9th7.0%12.5%9.3%7.1%3.8%5.6%
11th9.8%5.2%7.3%8.6%10.5%9.6%
All Grades8.5%5.7%7.1%5.6%7.1%6.3%
Morrison County8th0.0%8.0%3.8%0.0%11.1%5.0%
9th6.1%9.1%7.6%2.3%5.1%3.6%
11th0.0%10.3%5.8%0.0%11.1%6.1%
All Grades2.2%9.3%5.9%1.0%8.6%4.8%
Mower County8th0.0%6.3%2.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th13.0%13.6%13.3%0.0%5.6%2.3%
11th10.0%12.2%11.3%0.0%11.1%6.7%
All Grades8.5%11.4%10.0%0.0%6.3%2.7%
Murray County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th0.0%12.5%6.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades0.0%7.7%4.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Nicollet County8th16.7%0.0%10.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th50.0%0.0%28.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th25.0%11.1%16.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades27.3%8.0%17.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Nobles County8th9.1%7.7%8.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th17.4%9.1%13.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th42.1%16.7%27.9%0.0%4.5%2.3%
All Grades24.5%11.9%17.9%0.0%2.5%1.1%
Norman County8th0.0%14.3%12.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th0.0%40.0%28.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades0.0%18.8%13.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Olmsted County8th11.1%13.3%12.1%5.7%23.3%13.5%
9th0.0%11.5%6.4%9.3%7.7%8.6%
11th13.6%12.5%13.0%3.5%8.9%6.1%
All Grades8.2%12.3%10.4%5.7%12.4%8.8%
Otter Tail County8th5.7%0.0%3.3%3.2%4.5%3.8%
9th8.7%7.7%8.2%0.0%3.7%1.5%
11th5.1%0.0%2.5%2.2%4.3%3.3%
All Grades6.2%2.2%4.2%1.7%4.2%2.8%
Pennington County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th0.0%7.1%3.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th21.4%7.7%14.8%0.0%6.7%3.7%
All Grades8.1%5.4%6.8%0.0%3.4%1.6%
Pine County8th5.9%0.0%3.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th9.5%14.3%11.4%2.9%7.1%4.8%
11th7.3%26.5%17.8%0.0%14.3%6.7%
All Grades8.0%19.1%13.2%1.8%7.4%4.5%
Pipestone County8th0.0%25.0%25.0%0.0%20.0%11.1%
9th0.0%10.0%7.7%0.0%12.5%8.3%
11th0.0%10.0%4.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades0.0%12.5%7.7%0.0%11.8%7.1%
Polk County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th8.7%7.7%8.2%0.0%5.6%2.5%
11th5.1%0.0%2.5%2.8%9.1%5.2%
All Grades6.2%2.2%4.2%1.5%5.3%3.2%
Pope County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%33.3%12.5%
11th5.9%0.0%3.2%0.0%33.3%20.0%
All Grades4.3%0.0%2.2%0.0%27.3%13.6%
Ramsey County8th9.2%12.5%10.7%3.8%4.4%4.0%
9th6.2%17.2%11.3%3.6%10.0%6.4%
11th8.2%13.8%11.1%2.3%4.8%3.4%
All Grades7.8%14.6%11.1%3.1%6.2%4.4%
Red Lake County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th0.0%40.0%28.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades0.0%18.2%10.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Redwood County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th0.0%7.7%4.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th5.9%0.0%2.5%25.0%0.0%4.5%
All Grades3.0%2.5%2.7%4.5%0.0%2.1%
Renville County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th50.0%0.0%11.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades16.7%0.0%5.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Rice County8th11.1%3.3%7.0%16.7%30.0%23.7%
9th9.1%3.7%6.7%0.0%9.1%3.7%
11th2.0%17.6%8.4%2.9%5.3%4.2%
All Grades6.4%8.8%7.5%4.8%12.5%8.5%
Rock County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%50.0%0.0%25.0%
9th33.3%0.0%25.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th25.0%0.0%11.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades22.2%0.0%11.1%6.7%0.0%2.5%
Roseau County8th16.7%0.0%6.3%0.0%42.9%21.4%
9th0.0%7.7%4.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th12.5%11.4%11.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades10.3%8.6%9.3%0.0%9.4%4.5%
St. Louis County8th5.9%12.8%8.7%0.0%7.7%2.7%
9th7.8%8.7%8.3%2.2%10.5%6.1%
11th6.1%18.6%12.5%5.1%6.6%5.9%
All Grades6.6%13.9%10.2%2.7%8.1%5.2%
Scott County8th5.0%13.3%8.6%3.2%4.0%3.6%
9th2.1%9.1%4.9%0.0%1.3%0.5%
11th4.3%12.8%8.3%2.0%6.0%3.8%
All Grades3.8%11.9%7.4%1.5%4.4%2.8%
Sherburne County8th0.0%5.8%3.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th5.1%9.3%7.4%0.0%1.3%0.6%
11th0.8%7.4%4.5%0.8%6.7%3.3%
All Grades2.0%7.7%5.2%0.4%3.2%1.6%
Sibley County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%7.7%0.0%3.8%
9th10.0%11.8%11.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th11.8%0.0%4.7%7.1%4.3%5.4%
All Grades9.7%3.6%5.8%5.6%1.9%3.4%
Stearns County8th7.1%22.2%14.9%5.3%9.7%7.6%
9th6.7%10.3%8.3%0.0%1.8%0.8%
11th6.6%17.3%12.4%4.7%5.5%5.1%
All Grades6.7%16.2%11.6%3.5%5.7%4.6%
Steele County8th7.7%0.0%4.2%0.0%5.6%2.6%
9th3.6%0.0%1.8%0.0%3.7%1.6%
11th4.7%12.8%8.1%0.0%4.2%1.5%
All Grades5.1%6.1%5.6%0.0%4.3%1.8%
Stevens County8th0.0%33.3%28.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th50.0%50.0%50.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades16.7%15.8%16.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Swift County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%***
9th8.3%0.0%7.1%***
11th12.5%8.3%10.0%***
All Grades9.5%6.7%8.3%***
Todd County8th7.7%0.0%4.0%0.0%25.0%11.1%
9th9.1%3.8%6.3%0.0%15.4%8.3%
11th4.7%20.0%10.3%11.1%0.0%6.7%
All Grades6.4%9.5%7.8%5.1%12.1%8.3%
Traverse County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th0.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%50.0%37.5%
All Grades0.0%0.0%0.0%8.3%22.2%14.3%
Wabasha County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%12.5%4.5%
9th7.7%16.7%12.0%0.0%7.7%3.6%
11th8.1%7.1%7.7%0.0%8.3%4.3%
All Grades6.8%9.3%7.8%0.0%8.9%4.2%
Wadena County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th4.0%11.1%7.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades2.2%7.1%4.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Waseca County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%18.2%6.9%
9th0.0%9.1%3.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th4.5%3.7%4.1%0.0%13.6%6.8%
All Grades2.3%4.1%3.2%0.0%9.4%4.6%
Washington County8th3.5%10.1%6.8%1.5%6.8%3.6%
9th6.5%8.2%7.4%2.7%6.7%4.5%
11th5.7%11.7%8.8%1.7%6.6%4.0%
All Grades5.5%10.4%8.0%1.9%6.7%4.0%
Watonwan County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th0.0%7.7%5.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades0.0%5.3%2.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Wilkin County8th25.0%0.0%16.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th16.7%25.0%20.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th7.7%27.3%16.7%12.5%25.0%16.7%
All Grades13.0%23.5%17.5%8.3%16.7%11.1%
Winona County8th3.7%8.3%5.1%0.0%6.7%3.2%
9th8.0%9.5%8.7%14.3%0.0%6.7%
11th7.5%20.5%13.9%0.0%11.1%4.8%
All Grades6.5%15.3%10.4%2.9%6.3%4.5%
Wright County8th0.0%4.9%2.4%0.0%11.1%5.0%
9th2.5%6.8%4.6%2.4%7.5%4.6%
11th5.3%9.7%7.5%5.7%11.8%8.7%
All Grades3.6%8.1%5.9%3.4%10.2%6.6%
Yellow Medicine County8th50.0%0.0%20.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th18.2%37.5%26.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th0.0%16.7%8.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades12.0%21.7%16.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%

About the Indicator:

This indicator reflects students responding that they purchased alcohol from one or more of the following sources: gas stations, convenience stores, bars or restaurants, liquor stores, or on the internet.  These data include only students who reported any alcohol use in the past 30 days.  Students were asked to select all methods of obtaining alcohol that applied.  N/A indicates that the data are unavailable or were not collected.

Access questions were not asked in 2016.

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.