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

20132019
FemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotal
Minnesota8thAfrican-American or Black31.1%43.2%36.8%34.4%23.7%28.5%
All Races Combined38.4%30.5%34.6%41.7%30.7%37.0%
Asian American24.7%21.3%23.2%32.6%15.8%25.9%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial38.6%34.4%36.8%41.3%31.1%37.6%
Hispanic/Latino34.1%25.2%30.1%34.9%20.0%28.8%
Native American52.1%38.3%45.3%46.0%21.4%37.2%
Pacific Islander66.7%50.0%54.5%***
White40.3%30.3%35.2%43.5%33.4%39.1%
9thAfrican-American or Black34.0%48.5%41.5%21.9%25.0%23.5%
All Races Combined40.5%37.5%39.1%38.1%30.1%34.7%
Asian American34.4%22.9%27.2%35.9%35.5%35.7%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial43.0%39.9%41.7%38.8%29.9%35.7%
Hispanic/Latino38.7%38.0%38.4%32.0%15.5%25.5%
Native American23.9%39.2%30.5%28.8%29.4%29.0%
Pacific Islander50.0%43.8%46.2%***
White41.4%37.4%39.5%39.5%31.4%36.0%
11thAfrican-American or Black28.6%30.5%29.6%16.2%21.4%18.8%
All Races Combined26.5%27.5%27.0%25.4%22.1%23.9%
Asian American17.0%24.6%21.3%22.3%19.5%20.9%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial28.1%26.7%27.4%26.9%17.2%23.1%
Hispanic/Latino27.6%24.6%26.1%25.8%23.1%24.7%
Native American25.5%26.1%25.8%15.0%26.9%19.7%
Pacific Islander33.3%40.0%37.0%***
White26.5%27.7%27.1%25.7%22.6%24.2%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black31.0%39.7%35.4%23.6%23.4%23.5%
All Races Combined33.2%30.9%32.1%33.2%26.3%30.2%
Asian American23.2%23.5%23.3%29.1%22.8%26.2%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial36.8%33.5%35.3%35.4%25.3%31.7%
Hispanic/Latino33.5%28.6%31.3%30.7%19.5%26.2%
Native American32.5%34.7%33.5%30.9%26.1%29.1%
Pacific Islander44.0%43.6%43.8%**38.2%
White33.2%30.8%32.0%33.7%27.2%30.7%
Metro8thAfrican-American or Black31.5%37.7%34.1%35.9%19.6%27.1%
All Races Combined37.2%31.9%34.6%40.6%30.6%36.4%
Asian American21.4%18.9%20.3%28.8%11.1%22.0%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial38.6%35.1%37.1%44.1%34.7%40.2%
Hispanic/Latino33.3%22.7%28.6%32.9%25.0%29.9%
Native American35.7%52.9%45.2%***
Pacific Islander100.0%33.3%50.0%***
White41.9%33.7%37.6%42.7%33.4%38.8%
9thAfrican-American or Black31.6%46.3%39.1%26.0%25.5%25.7%
All Races Combined41.8%40.4%41.2%38.3%32.8%36.1%
Asian American30.4%21.7%25.0%31.3%41.7%35.7%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial46.3%50.0%47.7%42.0%30.5%38.0%
Hispanic/Latino37.1%40.7%38.3%34.6%16.2%27.0%
Native American19.0%25.0%20.7%***
Pacific Islander50.0%50.0%50.0%***
White44.1%40.6%42.6%39.1%34.9%37.4%
11thAfrican-American or Black29.5%28.7%29.1%20.4%24.4%22.2%
All Races Combined28.3%29.5%28.9%25.4%21.9%23.8%
Asian American15.6%22.9%19.6%22.0%21.5%21.8%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial29.9%28.6%29.3%28.8%19.5%25.3%
Hispanic/Latino30.0%24.4%27.4%28.8%22.4%26.3%
Native American0.0%28.6%19.0%***
Pacific Islander12.5%36.4%26.3%***
White28.9%30.5%29.7%25.1%21.9%23.7%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black30.7%37.1%33.7%26.8%23.2%25.0%
All Races Combined34.3%32.8%33.6%32.5%26.8%30.1%
Asian American20.6%21.8%21.2%26.4%24.2%25.5%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial38.8%37.2%38.1%37.3%27.4%33.6%
Hispanic/Latino33.6%28.3%31.4%32.1%20.7%27.6%
Native American21.4%38.5%29.6%**34.2%
Pacific Islander33.3%41.7%38.5%***
White35.3%33.5%34.4%32.4%27.5%30.3%
Non-Metro8thAfrican-American or Black29.4%53.6%44.4%**30.8%
All Races Combined39.5%29.4%34.5%42.7%30.9%37.6%
Asian American45.5%37.5%42.1%**44.0%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial38.5%33.3%36.4%38.8%26.1%34.8%
Hispanic/Latino35.5%29.3%32.6%37.3%15.1%27.5%
Native American58.8%30.0%45.3%**36.9%
Pacific Islander50.0%60.0%57.1%***
White39.3%27.9%33.6%44.1%33.4%39.3%
9thAfrican-American or Black44.4%57.1%51.3%**18.2%
All Races Combined39.2%35.4%37.2%37.9%28.0%33.7%
Asian American62.5%30.8%42.9%**35.7%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial38.1%30.8%34.5%35.6%29.3%33.4%
Hispanic/Latino41.5%35.1%38.6%28.4%14.3%23.3%
Native American26.1%41.9%33.7%26.9%23.1%25.6%
Pacific Islander50.0%33.3%40.0%***
White39.1%35.5%37.3%39.8%29.1%35.1%
11thAfrican-American or Black21.4%35.1%31.4%8.0%17.2%13.0%
All Races Combined24.6%25.6%25.1%25.4%22.3%23.9%
Asian American30.8%36.4%34.3%**16.2%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial25.2%24.1%24.7%24.1%14.1%20.0%
Hispanic/Latino24.0%24.8%24.5%21.8%24.0%22.7%
Native American29.5%25.0%27.6%**21.4%
Pacific Islander75.0%50.0%62.5%***
White24.4%25.4%24.9%26.3%23.1%24.7%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black32.7%46.5%41.5%17.1%23.8%20.7%
All Races Combined32.2%29.3%30.7%33.9%25.9%30.2%
Asian American43.8%34.9%38.7%46.2%17.6%30.0%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial34.0%29.0%31.6%33.3%22.8%29.5%
Hispanic/Latino33.2%28.9%31.1%28.8%17.9%24.5%
Native American36.3%33.3%34.9%30.8%23.2%28.1%
Pacific Islander60.0%46.7%52.0%**35.0%
White31.6%28.8%30.2%34.8%26.9%31.1%

About the Indicator:

This indicator reflects students responding that they took alcohol from one or more of the following sources: their home, a friend’s home, or from stores.  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.