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

20132019
FemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotal
Minnesota8th60.1%49.5%54.9%72.3%67.5%70.3%
9th72.0%63.3%67.9%77.3%69.8%74.2%
11th84.8%79.1%81.9%87.8%81.5%84.9%
All Grades75.9%68.9%72.5%80.9%75.1%78.3%
Aitkin County8th57.1%66.7%62.5%100.0%50.0%75.0%
9th81.3%40.0%61.3%80.0%50.0%66.7%
11th85.0%60.9%72.1%100.0%66.7%87.5%
All Grades79.1%55.3%66.7%92.9%54.5%76.0%
Anoka County8th62.2%53.8%58.1%70.5%67.7%69.3%
9th72.7%63.2%69.0%80.4%65.8%74.8%
11th83.7%78.8%81.5%89.4%77.9%84.1%
All Grades74.8%67.2%71.4%80.5%71.3%76.6%
Becker County8th71.4%77.8%75.0%72.2%100.0%78.3%
9th78.6%66.7%71.1%87.0%58.3%77.1%
11th78.3%78.3%78.3%85.7%74.1%80.0%
All Grades77.3%73.2%75.0%82.6%72.7%78.8%
Beltrami County8th63.0%69.2%65.0%81.3%61.1%74.0%
9th69.4%68.2%68.8%83.3%87.5%85.0%
11th79.6%77.6%78.6%93.3%70.4%82.5%
All Grades72.3%72.6%72.5%85.7%73.9%80.8%
Benton County8th44.4%50.0%47.4%75.0%80.0%76.3%
9th76.5%50.0%61.5%80.8%75.0%78.3%
11th71.4%77.1%74.6%80.0%80.6%80.3%
All Grades68.5%64.2%66.1%78.7%78.7%78.7%
Big Stone County8th0.0%75.0%60.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th83.3%80.0%81.8%50.0%50.0%50.0%
11th93.8%53.8%75.9%100.0%100.0%100.0%
All Grades87.0%63.6%75.6%80.0%50.0%66.7%
Blue Earth County8th72.2%39.1%53.7%61.1%93.3%75.8%
9th74.5%73.9%74.2%83.7%70.4%78.6%
11th90.4%84.2%87.7%93.0%85.5%89.7%
All Grades82.6%72.2%77.7%85.6%82.5%84.3%
Brown County8th50.0%64.3%57.7%68.8%72.7%70.4%
9th72.2%68.2%70.0%64.0%33.3%55.9%
11th87.5%80.6%84.2%78.8%77.8%78.3%
All Grades77.1%73.6%75.4%71.6%68.1%70.2%
Carlton County8th73.9%52.0%62.5%100.0%61.1%76.7%
9th75.9%63.0%69.6%82.8%79.2%81.1%
11th92.5%81.3%86.4%91.2%74.4%82.2%
All Grades82.6%69.0%75.5%89.3%72.8%80.8%
Carver County8th75.0%11.1%41.2%76.5%44.4%60.0%
9th68.8%46.2%58.6%82.4%25.0%64.0%
11th87.5%90.7%88.9%90.0%89.5%89.7%
All Grades80.2%66.7%74.1%85.1%68.8%77.5%
Cass County8th72.7%45.5%59.1%73.3%82.4%76.6%
9th76.2%63.2%70.0%72.2%73.7%73.0%
11th85.2%78.3%82.0%100.0%75.0%87.5%
All Grades79.7%66.0%73.2%80.9%76.8%79.0%
Chippewa County8thN/AN/AN/A40.0%100.0%66.7%
9thN/AN/AN/A87.5%100.0%93.3%
11thN/AN/AN/A80.0%85.7%83.3%
All GradesN/AN/AN/A73.9%92.0%83.3%
Chisago County8th47.4%47.4%47.4%59.3%45.5%55.3%
9th69.0%69.8%69.5%72.7%57.9%67.3%
11th87.1%79.1%82.9%80.6%65.0%72.4%
All Grades74.8%71.2%72.9%71.9%60.0%66.9%
Clay County8th46.7%59.3%52.6%83.3%52.9%65.5%
9th75.0%61.5%70.3%76.0%75.0%75.6%
11th83.1%76.3%79.8%85.4%84.8%85.1%
All Grades72.3%69.7%71.1%82.1%74.3%78.4%
Clearwater County8th66.7%50.0%55.6%***
9th100.0%63.6%77.8%***
11th86.7%80.0%84.0%***
All Grades88.0%66.7%76.9%***
Cook County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%66.7%83.3%
9th33.3%66.7%55.6%83.3%0.0%71.4%
11th100.0%69.2%77.8%83.3%100.0%90.9%
All Grades75.0%68.4%70.4%86.7%77.8%83.3%
Cottonwood County8th50.0%0.0%28.6%100.0%50.0%71.4%
9th66.7%40.0%50.0%100.0%57.1%75.0%
11th66.7%66.7%66.7%100.0%90.0%93.9%
All Grades61.5%47.1%53.3%100.0%77.4%86.5%
Crow Wing County8th84.6%50.0%73.7%100.0%83.3%88.9%
9th72.7%66.7%69.2%80.0%76.9%78.8%
11th85.7%81.0%83.7%82.5%80.8%81.5%
All Grades82.7%71.4%77.7%81.9%79.8%80.8%
Dakota County8th60.1%46.1%53.0%74.3%69.7%72.3%
9th73.4%60.9%68.7%79.9%72.3%76.7%
11th87.7%77.7%82.7%90.4%84.8%88.1%
All Grades78.7%68.1%73.7%84.1%78.0%81.5%
Dodge County8th53.8%0.0%36.8%85.7%55.6%73.9%
9th80.0%52.2%60.6%87.5%83.3%85.7%
11th77.8%73.7%75.4%88.9%92.3%90.6%
All Grades72.0%59.7%65.0%87.8%82.9%85.6%
Douglas County8th60.0%56.0%57.5%81.3%83.3%82.1%
9th53.8%78.6%62.5%83.9%66.7%77.6%
11th82.0%84.3%83.0%87.5%87.9%87.7%
All Grades71.6%75.6%73.4%84.5%81.0%82.8%
Faribault County8th0.0%80.0%50.0%100.0%66.7%76.9%
9th64.3%77.8%69.6%87.5%40.0%69.2%
11th66.7%79.3%74.5%88.9%63.6%75.0%
All Grades60.0%79.1%70.5%90.5%60.0%73.9%
Fillmore County8th44.4%50.0%46.7%100.0%100.0%100.0%
9th55.6%38.5%45.5%100.0%100.0%100.0%
11th100.0%90.0%95.0%100.0%72.7%81.3%
All Grades67.9%58.6%63.2%100.0%81.3%88.5%
Freeborn County8th100.0%50.0%66.7%85.7%83.3%85.0%
9th70.6%60.0%66.7%56.3%80.0%67.7%
11th76.9%80.0%78.9%80.0%75.0%77.4%
All Grades75.0%71.8%73.2%73.3%78.4%75.6%
Goodhue County8th66.7%47.4%55.9%91.7%45.5%69.6%
9th73.7%57.1%65.0%75.0%66.7%71.4%
11th71.0%69.4%70.0%86.4%80.0%84.4%
All Grades70.8%61.8%65.6%85.7%63.0%76.8%
Grant County8th100.0%75.0%85.7%75.0%83.3%80.0%
9th66.7%0.0%50.0%83.3%100.0%87.5%
11th50.0%100.0%90.0%100.0%77.8%86.7%
All Grades72.7%78.6%76.0%87.5%82.4%84.8%
Hennepin County8th55.8%47.0%51.3%71.8%66.7%69.8%
9th64.2%65.1%64.6%77.4%67.9%73.6%
11th83.0%82.2%82.6%86.9%81.5%84.7%
All Grades72.5%71.4%71.9%81.5%75.0%78.9%
Houston County8th72.7%71.4%72.2%71.4%33.3%60.0%
9th64.3%50.0%56.7%65.5%83.3%68.6%
11th94.4%75.9%83.0%89.3%60.0%79.1%
All Grades79.1%67.3%72.6%76.6%62.5%72.7%
Hubbard County8th31.3%44.4%36.0%80.0%62.5%69.2%
9th61.5%76.5%70.0%70.6%50.0%61.3%
11th56.3%84.2%71.4%94.7%83.3%89.2%
All Grades48.9%73.3%61.1%82.9%67.5%75.3%
Isanti County8th46.9%42.9%45.0%65.2%77.3%71.1%
9th81.5%79.2%80.4%56.8%68.2%61.0%
11th85.2%72.2%80.0%82.2%80.0%81.5%
All Grades69.8%62.9%66.7%69.5%75.0%71.6%
Itasca County8th63.2%52.4%57.5%95.7%53.8%80.6%
9th71.0%60.0%64.2%78.1%58.3%69.6%
11th84.1%73.7%79.3%88.9%77.4%82.8%
All Grades75.5%63.3%69.0%86.6%66.2%77.3%
Jackson County8th66.7%60.0%62.5%75.0%0.0%60.0%
9th75.0%77.8%76.5%70.0%86.7%80.0%
11th82.4%79.2%80.5%100.0%80.0%85.2%
All Grades78.6%76.3%77.3%81.0%80.6%80.7%
Kanabec County8th73.3%37.5%60.9%62.5%50.0%56.3%
9th83.3%58.3%70.8%66.7%75.0%69.7%
11th81.0%84.0%82.6%100.0%70.0%87.5%
All Grades79.2%68.9%74.2%76.7%66.7%72.6%
Kandiyohi County8th83.3%44.0%60.5%69.2%61.5%65.4%
9th73.3%81.0%77.8%91.3%75.0%84.6%
11th66.7%62.5%64.2%80.0%88.9%84.2%
All Grades72.7%61.7%66.3%81.8%78.6%80.3%
Kittson County8th0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
9th85.7%100.0%88.9%0.0%100.0%66.7%
11th100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
All Grades92.9%100.0%96.3%85.7%100.0%90.9%
Koochiching County8th100.0%33.3%68.4%50.0%100.0%66.7%
9th84.6%58.3%72.0%87.5%100.0%91.7%
11th92.9%76.5%83.9%80.0%100.0%90.9%
All Grades91.9%60.5%76.0%80.0%100.0%88.5%
Lac Qui Parle County8th100.0%33.3%66.7%75.0%25.0%50.0%
9th50.0%33.3%40.0%100.0%75.0%87.5%
11th75.0%55.6%61.5%70.0%92.9%83.3%
All Grades77.8%46.7%58.3%77.8%77.3%77.5%
Lake County8th66.7%33.3%50.0%71.4%100.0%75.0%
9th88.9%40.0%78.3%87.5%75.0%81.3%
11th100.0%81.3%84.2%100.0%100.0%100.0%
All Grades85.2%63.0%74.1%86.4%81.8%84.8%
Lake of the Woods County8th100.0%33.3%75.0%0.0%100.0%33.3%
9th75.0%60.0%66.7%75.0%66.7%71.4%
11th100.0%66.7%83.3%66.7%100.0%83.3%
All Grades91.7%54.5%73.9%55.6%85.7%68.8%
Le Sueur County8th45.5%44.4%45.0%71.4%80.0%75.0%
9th80.0%47.1%62.5%68.2%22.2%54.8%
11th84.1%85.1%84.6%90.0%76.9%82.6%
All Grades77.1%71.2%74.1%77.6%65.0%71.9%
Lincoln County8th42.9%100.0%50.0%75.0%0.0%33.3%
9th100.0%60.0%75.0%66.7%50.0%57.1%
11th100.0%90.9%95.8%75.0%100.0%90.9%
All Grades82.6%82.4%82.5%72.7%56.3%63.0%
Lyon County8th40.0%40.0%40.0%87.5%50.0%75.0%
9th69.2%80.0%76.3%77.8%100.0%88.2%
11th83.3%80.8%81.8%77.8%88.2%82.9%
All Grades72.2%73.8%73.2%80.0%86.2%82.8%
McLeod County8th100.0%50.0%85.7%100.0%0.0%100.0%
9th100.0%0.0%33.3%100.0%100.0%100.0%
11th50.0%66.7%60.0%100.0%0.0%100.0%
All Grades80.0%50.0%65.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
Mahnomen County8th75.0%83.3%80.0%70.0%0.0%53.8%
9th83.3%80.0%81.8%63.6%100.0%77.8%
11th75.0%84.6%79.3%100.0%85.7%93.8%
All Grades76.9%83.3%80.0%76.7%76.5%76.6%
Marshall County8th50.0%33.3%42.9%***
9th33.3%37.5%36.4%100.0%0.0%100.0%
11th81.8%66.7%73.1%100.0%100.0%100.0%
All Grades66.7%53.8%59.1%100.0%100.0%100.0%
Martin County8th69.2%40.0%56.5%50.0%100.0%66.7%
9th73.9%53.8%66.7%76.5%77.8%76.9%
11th75.0%83.3%78.9%89.5%76.0%81.8%
All Grades73.2%63.4%69.1%80.0%77.8%78.9%
Meeker County8th54.5%50.0%51.9%100.0%100.0%100.0%
9th61.1%20.0%42.4%40.0%100.0%66.7%
11th83.3%80.8%81.8%100.0%66.7%83.3%
All Grades68.1%56.1%61.5%72.7%90.0%81.0%
Mille Lacs County8th69.6%42.4%53.6%65.4%85.7%74.5%
9th67.4%62.5%65.3%78.6%73.1%75.9%
11th88.2%79.3%83.5%85.7%63.2%74.0%
All Grades76.9%65.0%70.8%77.5%71.8%74.7%
Morrison County8th63.0%60.0%61.5%81.8%83.3%82.5%
9th63.6%60.6%62.1%84.1%76.9%80.7%
11th76.7%71.8%73.9%80.0%83.3%81.8%
All Grades67.8%64.9%66.3%82.3%80.6%81.5%
Mower County8th38.9%50.0%44.1%64.0%91.7%73.0%
9th87.0%54.5%71.1%73.1%66.7%70.5%
11th66.7%87.8%78.9%100.0%88.9%93.3%
All Grades66.2%70.9%68.7%74.6%81.3%77.5%
Murray County8th100.0%100.0%100.0%66.7%66.7%66.7%
9th100.0%83.3%90.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
11th86.7%87.5%87.1%100.0%75.0%88.2%
All Grades90.9%88.5%89.6%92.3%82.4%86.7%
Nicollet County8th66.7%50.0%60.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th100.0%33.3%71.4%62.5%50.0%58.3%
11th91.7%72.2%80.0%100.0%75.0%89.5%
All Grades86.4%64.0%74.5%84.2%66.7%77.4%
Nobles County8th72.7%53.8%62.5%90.9%85.7%88.9%
9th82.6%68.2%75.6%86.7%72.7%80.8%
11th63.2%83.3%74.4%59.1%95.5%77.3%
All Grades73.6%71.2%72.3%75.0%87.5%80.7%
Norman County8th100.0%42.9%50.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
9th50.0%75.0%62.5%100.0%100.0%100.0%
11th100.0%80.0%85.7%50.0%100.0%83.3%
All Grades71.4%62.5%65.2%93.8%100.0%96.0%
Olmsted County8th72.2%60.0%66.7%69.8%53.5%62.5%
9th61.9%73.1%68.1%79.6%66.7%74.2%
11th86.4%87.5%87.0%84.7%81.0%82.9%
All Grades73.8%76.7%75.4%79.2%70.2%75.1%
Otter Tail County8th51.4%34.6%44.3%83.9%86.4%84.9%
9th82.6%61.5%71.4%73.2%70.4%72.1%
11th79.5%70.0%74.7%84.4%93.5%89.0%
All Grades70.1%57.6%64.0%80.3%85.3%82.5%
Pennington County8th33.3%20.0%25.0%83.3%33.3%66.7%
9th64.7%57.1%61.3%55.6%62.5%58.8%
11th92.9%92.3%92.6%91.7%86.7%88.9%
All Grades70.3%59.5%64.9%78.8%69.0%74.2%
Pine County8th52.9%75.0%62.1%57.1%83.3%73.7%
9th73.8%67.9%71.4%91.2%78.6%85.5%
11th95.1%79.6%86.7%93.8%78.6%86.7%
All Grades79.0%75.3%77.2%87.7%79.6%83.8%
Pipestone County8th0.0%75.0%75.0%50.0%60.0%55.6%
9th100.0%70.0%76.9%75.0%87.5%83.3%
11th91.7%70.0%81.8%100.0%75.0%85.7%
All Grades93.3%70.8%79.5%72.7%76.5%75.0%
Polk County8th53.3%54.5%53.8%70.0%47.1%55.6%
9th69.6%57.1%63.6%86.4%66.7%77.5%
11th85.7%75.0%79.6%83.3%86.4%84.5%
All Grades71.2%65.0%68.1%82.4%68.4%76.0%
Pope County8th0.0%50.0%50.0%50.0%100.0%75.0%
9th83.3%50.0%66.7%60.0%66.7%62.5%
11th82.4%71.4%77.4%50.0%66.7%60.0%
All Grades82.6%63.6%73.3%54.5%72.7%63.6%
Ramsey County8th62.4%51.5%57.6%66.9%71.4%68.8%
9th67.5%58.6%63.4%74.8%67.3%71.5%
11th83.8%79.1%81.4%81.6%83.3%82.3%
All Grades74.0%68.3%71.3%75.7%75.6%75.6%
Red Lake County8th50.0%0.0%50.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
9th100.0%50.0%70.0%66.7%75.0%71.4%
11th50.0%80.0%71.4%100.0%66.7%83.3%
All Grades75.0%63.6%68.4%87.5%75.0%81.3%
Redwood County8th50.0%25.0%37.5%37.5%100.0%58.3%
9th83.3%69.2%76.0%80.0%66.7%76.9%
11th82.4%65.2%72.5%50.0%72.2%68.2%
All Grades78.8%62.5%69.9%59.1%76.0%68.1%
Renville County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%40.0%50.0%44.4%
9th50.0%33.3%40.0%66.7%0.0%66.7%
11th50.0%85.7%77.8%100.0%100.0%100.0%
All Grades33.3%63.6%52.9%60.0%60.0%60.0%
Rice County8th44.4%33.3%38.6%61.1%60.0%60.5%
9th75.8%63.0%70.0%78.1%59.1%70.4%
11th85.7%76.5%81.9%94.1%76.3%84.7%
All Grades72.5%58.2%66.0%81.0%67.5%74.4%
Rock County8th0.0%66.7%40.0%0.0%100.0%50.0%
9th100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%55.6%66.7%
11th100.0%40.0%66.7%90.0%100.0%95.8%
All Grades77.8%55.6%66.7%80.0%84.0%82.5%
Roseau County8th50.0%10.0%25.0%71.4%42.9%57.1%
9th77.8%76.9%77.3%73.3%71.4%72.7%
11th95.8%85.7%89.8%75.0%66.7%70.0%
All Grades84.6%70.7%76.3%73.5%62.5%68.2%
St. Louis County8th66.2%53.2%60.9%63.5%66.7%64.6%
9th82.5%71.3%76.6%82.0%67.1%75.2%
11th89.4%71.4%80.1%88.9%83.5%85.9%
All Grades81.8%68.5%75.2%79.4%75.4%77.5%
Scott County8th60.0%64.4%61.9%67.7%72.0%69.6%
9th80.4%62.1%73.0%77.9%64.6%72.6%
11th85.1%78.7%82.1%90.7%90.5%90.6%
All Grades78.9%71.8%75.8%83.0%80.5%81.9%
Sherburne County8th56.8%48.1%52.1%66.7%70.0%68.1%
9th86.1%74.2%79.5%68.7%67.5%68.2%
11th84.3%84.0%84.1%93.3%82.0%88.5%
All Grades80.0%75.0%77.2%78.6%74.0%76.6%
Sibley County8th75.0%41.7%50.0%61.5%46.2%53.8%
9th60.0%82.4%74.1%55.6%64.7%61.5%
11th94.1%84.6%88.4%78.6%78.3%78.4%
All Grades80.6%74.5%76.7%66.7%66.0%66.3%
Stearns County8th64.3%42.2%52.9%70.2%71.0%70.6%
9th70.0%55.1%63.1%77.5%76.8%77.2%
11th83.4%82.7%83.0%88.2%76.4%82.3%
All Grades76.3%69.5%72.8%81.2%75.1%78.2%
Steele County8th42.3%50.0%45.8%80.0%77.8%78.9%
9th53.6%72.4%63.2%81.1%63.0%73.4%
11th90.6%80.9%86.5%88.6%83.3%86.8%
All Grades71.2%71.4%71.3%84.2%73.9%80.0%
Stevens County8th0.0%50.0%42.9%100.0%0.0%100.0%
9th66.7%63.6%64.3%100.0%66.7%75.0%
11th100.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
All Grades66.7%57.9%60.0%100.0%77.8%86.7%
Swift County8th100.0%100.0%100.0%***
9th75.0%50.0%71.4%***
11th87.5%75.0%80.0%***
All Grades81.0%73.3%77.8%***
Todd County8th84.6%66.7%76.0%60.0%62.5%61.1%
9th68.2%65.4%66.7%90.9%84.6%87.5%
11th90.7%88.0%89.7%100.0%91.7%96.7%
All Grades83.3%74.6%79.4%87.2%81.8%84.7%
Traverse County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%66.7%100.0%87.5%
9th66.7%100.0%75.0%80.0%0.0%80.0%
11th85.7%100.0%87.5%100.0%75.0%87.5%
All Grades80.0%66.7%76.9%83.3%88.9%85.7%
Wabasha County8th77.8%33.3%66.7%78.6%62.5%72.7%
9th69.2%50.0%60.0%86.7%92.3%89.3%
11th91.9%64.3%80.0%90.9%83.3%87.0%
All Grades84.7%58.1%73.5%86.3%82.2%84.4%
Wadena County8th40.0%33.3%36.4%87.5%0.0%58.3%
9th80.0%75.0%78.9%62.5%100.0%70.0%
11th88.0%77.8%83.7%100.0%80.0%88.0%
All Grades80.0%67.9%75.3%84.6%66.7%76.6%
Waseca County8th83.3%27.3%47.1%77.8%72.7%75.9%
9th81.3%45.5%66.7%66.7%90.0%80.0%
11th90.9%81.5%85.7%72.7%72.7%72.7%
All Grades86.4%61.2%73.1%72.7%79.2%75.9%
Washington County8th63.7%60.6%62.2%73.3%60.2%68.2%
9th76.2%60.4%68.4%76.2%71.4%74.1%
11th85.0%80.2%82.5%89.5%79.4%84.9%
All Grades78.3%71.0%74.6%82.2%73.6%78.4%
Watonwan County8th50.0%0.0%42.9%60.0%0.0%60.0%
9th83.3%80.0%81.8%75.0%60.0%69.2%
11th66.7%84.6%78.9%100.0%75.0%87.5%
All Grades66.7%78.9%73.0%76.5%66.7%73.1%
Wilkin County8th75.0%50.0%66.7%100.0%100.0%100.0%
9th83.3%75.0%80.0%50.0%0.0%33.3%
11th100.0%90.9%95.8%87.5%100.0%91.7%
All Grades91.3%82.4%87.5%83.3%83.3%83.3%
Winona County8th66.7%50.0%61.5%87.5%60.0%74.2%
9th76.0%71.4%73.9%85.7%87.5%86.7%
11th82.5%71.8%77.2%91.7%88.9%90.5%
All Grades76.1%68.1%72.6%88.6%75.0%82.1%
Wright County8th47.7%36.6%42.4%79.5%69.4%75.0%
9th65.8%62.2%64.1%73.8%61.2%68.2%
11th88.2%76.8%82.4%84.8%75.5%80.2%
All Grades75.3%66.7%71.0%79.8%69.8%75.1%
Yellow Medicine County8th50.0%66.7%60.0%57.1%83.3%69.2%
9th45.5%100.0%68.4%66.7%100.0%71.4%
11th100.0%75.0%87.5%100.0%100.0%100.0%
All Grades72.0%82.6%77.1%70.6%88.9%76.9%

About the Indicator:

This indicator reflects students responding that they got alcohol from one or more of the following sources: their friends, their parents, other family members, getting someone else to buy it for them, or at parties.  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.