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Percent of Students Reporting that they Believe People put themselves at Great or Moderate Risk of Harm by Smoking Marijuana Once or Twice a Week, All Available Years: by Grade, Race, Gender, and Region

201320162019
FemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotal
Minnesota11thAfrican-American or Black56.1%45.5%50.6%43.3%35.3%39.4%45.9%36.0%41.1%
All Races Combined64.0%47.1%55.6%52.6%40.5%46.6%47.0%36.8%42.0%
Asian American75.0%61.7%68.4%62.5%51.8%57.4%59.3%48.5%53.8%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial51.9%39.8%45.9%41.4%31.4%36.5%34.0%29.2%31.8%
Hispanic/Latino52.8%41.2%46.9%42.5%35.0%38.8%40.3%32.0%36.5%
Native American37.3%39.3%38.4%28.7%24.5%26.4%23.0%22.5%22.8%
Pacific Islander64.7%44.1%54.4%*35.5%36.8%**33.3%
White65.4%47.1%56.4%54.6%41.4%48.1%48.2%37.2%42.8%
5thAfrican-American or Black57.3%57.0%57.1%61.0%58.0%59.5%
All Races Combined72.3%69.7%71.0%74.2%72.0%73.1%
Asian American63.2%62.3%62.8%66.1%63.1%64.6%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial73.0%67.7%70.4%74.6%70.7%72.7%
Hispanic/Latino62.1%60.1%61.1%63.9%60.9%62.4%
Native American50.4%51.9%51.2%50.4%51.2%50.8%
Pacific Islander40.0%51.8%46.9%53.4%51.5%52.4%
White76.9%73.6%75.2%79.0%77.4%78.2%
8thAfrican-American or Black61.9%52.0%56.9%54.2%42.7%48.3%54.8%47.2%51.0%
All Races Combined75.5%66.2%70.9%69.4%60.7%65.1%65.9%56.5%61.3%
Asian American76.9%70.1%73.6%74.8%65.2%70.0%68.6%61.8%65.3%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial65.2%57.6%61.7%57.6%51.3%54.6%52.7%46.5%50.0%
Hispanic/Latino60.1%51.0%55.8%53.9%51.1%52.5%53.8%47.1%50.4%
Native American45.4%49.2%47.6%41.4%38.0%39.4%33.3%32.5%32.9%
Pacific Islander70.4%56.3%61.3%*47.7%45.5%57.5%64.4%61.6%
White79.3%69.6%74.5%74.6%65.1%69.9%70.0%59.4%64.9%
9thAfrican-American or Black62.1%52.0%56.8%52.8%45.2%49.1%50.5%43.5%47.2%
All Races Combined72.1%61.3%66.8%64.1%55.4%59.8%57.6%48.6%53.3%
Asian American78.1%65.8%72.1%68.1%63.6%65.9%65.6%55.7%60.9%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial58.8%51.2%55.2%53.2%46.2%49.9%42.0%37.1%39.8%
Hispanic/Latino58.7%50.8%55.0%50.7%43.4%47.1%47.1%39.1%43.2%
Native American51.3%43.6%47.1%37.4%36.9%37.1%32.2%32.5%32.4%
Pacific Islander60.6%38.3%47.5%**47.8%51.9%46.3%48.5%
White75.2%63.7%69.6%67.8%58.2%63.1%60.9%50.7%56.0%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black59.3%52.5%55.8%54.3%47.6%50.9%51.1%43.3%47.3%
All Races Combined71.2%61.5%66.4%65.5%57.8%61.7%57.7%48.2%53.1%
Asian American73.3%64.9%69.2%68.1%61.4%64.8%65.2%56.1%60.7%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial62.8%54.9%59.0%57.5%50.9%54.3%44.4%38.8%41.9%
Hispanic/Latino58.9%51.4%55.3%53.4%48.6%51.0%47.6%40.4%44.1%
Native American47.8%48.1%48.0%42.8%41.8%42.2%30.3%30.4%30.4%
Pacific Islander57.5%48.1%52.0%48.4%46.2%47.1%53.7%50.0%51.4%
White74.3%63.7%69.0%69.1%60.8%64.9%60.6%49.9%55.4%
Metro11thAfrican-American or Black55.4%46.7%51.0%44.0%35.0%39.8%47.4%34.5%41.2%
All Races Combined62.2%44.6%53.5%51.4%39.8%45.7%45.9%35.8%41.1%
Asian American75.2%62.1%68.7%63.2%51.8%57.7%58.8%48.7%53.6%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial52.4%34.8%43.8%41.1%33.2%37.4%35.1%28.4%32.1%
Hispanic/Latino50.2%40.8%45.5%42.5%35.4%39.0%41.5%32.5%37.4%
Native American44.0%45.2%44.6%*22.9%25.4%**30.0%
Pacific Islander76.2%50.0%62.8%**41.2%**40.9%
White63.1%43.2%53.3%52.9%39.8%46.4%45.8%35.2%40.6%
5thAfrican-American or Black57.4%57.3%57.4%61.2%57.2%59.1%
All Races Combined74.0%70.8%72.4%74.6%72.5%73.6%
Asian American63.3%63.5%63.4%65.9%64.2%65.1%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial73.8%67.1%70.6%74.7%70.1%72.6%
Hispanic/Latino63.9%60.5%62.3%64.3%61.2%62.7%
Native American
Pacific Islander
White80.9%76.6%78.7%81.9%80.7%81.3%
8thAfrican-American or Black62.4%53.0%57.8%54.6%44.4%49.5%54.7%46.1%50.6%
All Races Combined75.5%64.4%70.0%70.0%60.5%65.3%64.9%56.5%60.9%
Asian American77.7%70.0%74.0%75.5%66.2%70.9%68.1%62.5%65.4%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial64.0%56.4%60.5%57.6%52.3%55.1%52.2%47.6%50.2%
Hispanic/Latino58.2%50.9%54.7%54.3%51.0%52.7%52.6%48.8%50.7%
Native American50.0%47.7%48.6%50.0%46.6%47.9%44.4%38.6%40.6%
Pacific Islander*77.3%74.3%***53.8%69.7%62.7%
White80.6%67.7%74.2%76.3%65.1%70.8%69.6%59.3%64.7%
9thAfrican-American or Black61.6%50.7%56.0%52.9%46.1%49.6%49.0%43.5%46.4%
All Races Combined70.9%58.7%65.0%64.4%55.3%60.0%56.6%48.6%52.8%
Asian American78.3%66.1%72.4%67.8%64.1%66.0%65.2%56.2%60.8%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial58.0%49.9%54.2%54.5%44.4%49.8%42.5%39.5%41.2%
Hispanic/Latino56.8%49.2%53.4%51.5%43.7%47.8%47.9%39.1%43.7%
Native American66.0%47.1%56.7%51.9%43.3%47.1%43.8%33.3%38.4%
Pacific Islander61.9%*48.9%*****51.4%
White74.4%60.8%67.7%68.5%58.2%63.5%59.5%50.3%55.1%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black59.2%52.8%56.0%54.5%47.8%51.2%51.0%42.5%46.9%
All Races Combined70.9%60.2%65.6%65.5%57.5%61.6%56.8%48.1%52.6%
Asian American73.6%65.3%69.5%68.4%61.9%65.2%64.7%56.6%60.7%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial62.5%52.9%58.0%57.5%50.4%54.2%44.6%39.9%42.5%
Hispanic/Latino57.8%51.1%54.6%53.9%48.9%51.4%47.9%41.3%44.7%
Native American53.5%50.9%52.0%49.4%48.7%49.0%42.3%34.0%37.6%
Pacific Islander60.3%53.8%56.5%52.1%44.9%48.3%52.9%56.7%55.1%
White74.8%62.4%68.6%69.8%60.7%65.3%59.3%49.2%54.5%
Non-Metro11thAfrican-American or Black58.8%41.4%49.0%40.0%36.2%38.0%41.9%39.7%40.8%
All Races Combined65.8%49.7%57.8%53.8%41.4%47.7%48.0%37.9%43.0%
Asian American73.2%58.2%65.6%58.5%51.8%55.6%61.7%47.6%54.3%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial51.2%47.2%49.2%42.0%29.1%35.2%32.2%30.4%31.4%
Hispanic/Latino56.9%41.6%49.1%42.5%34.5%38.6%38.6%31.3%35.2%
Native American35.3%37.5%36.5%28.7%25.0%26.7%20.0%22.7%21.3%
Pacific Islander**40.0%*****26.1%
White67.5%50.6%59.1%56.1%42.9%49.6%50.3%38.8%44.7%
5thAfrican-American or Black56.5%55.9%56.2%60.3%60.8%60.6%
All Races Combined70.4%68.3%69.3%73.7%71.5%72.6%
Asian American63.2%53.2%57.8%67.3%57.1%62.2%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial71.8%68.5%70.1%74.4%71.4%72.9%
Hispanic/Latino59.3%59.4%59.4%63.3%60.5%61.9%
Native American49.8%50.4%50.2%49.3%48.7%48.9%
Pacific Islander**45.7%*51.4%50.0%
White73.2%70.8%72.0%76.8%75.0%75.9%
8thAfrican-American or Black59.7%48.5%53.5%52.7%37.9%44.3%54.8%50.3%52.4%
All Races Combined75.5%68.0%71.8%68.8%60.9%64.9%66.9%56.5%61.8%
Asian American72.0%70.4%71.3%70.4%60.4%65.0%71.2%58.5%64.8%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial67.0%59.2%63.3%57.5%50.0%53.8%53.3%45.1%49.7%
Hispanic/Latino62.9%51.2%57.2%53.3%51.2%52.3%55.6%44.4%50.0%
Native American44.0%49.8%47.2%38.3%34.3%36.0%31.0%30.5%30.7%
Pacific Islander71.4%38.5%50.0%**45.9%**60.0%
White78.2%71.2%74.8%73.1%65.1%69.2%70.4%59.4%65.0%
9thAfrican-American or Black63.9%56.1%59.8%52.8%42.5%47.6%55.3%43.5%49.5%
All Races Combined73.4%63.8%68.6%63.7%55.5%59.6%58.8%48.6%53.9%
Asian American76.3%64.1%69.6%70.1%59.9%65.1%67.6%52.3%61.4%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial59.9%53.0%56.6%51.5%48.5%50.1%41.3%33.9%38.1%
Hispanic/Latino61.4%52.8%57.1%49.7%43.0%46.3%45.9%39.0%42.5%
Native American45.7%42.6%43.9%31.9%34.8%33.6%29.5%32.4%30.9%
Pacific Islander**45.7%*****45.2%
White75.9%66.1%71.0%67.2%58.3%62.7%62.1%51.1%56.8%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black59.5%51.3%55.1%53.6%46.8%50.0%51.5%45.4%48.4%
All Races Combined71.5%62.8%67.2%65.5%58.1%61.8%58.7%48.4%53.7%
Asian American71.3%61.6%66.4%66.7%57.8%62.3%67.5%53.5%60.9%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial63.3%57.5%60.5%57.6%51.4%54.5%44.1%37.5%41.1%
Hispanic/Latino60.5%51.8%56.2%52.8%48.2%50.5%47.2%39.0%43.2%
Native American45.6%47.0%46.4%40.3%39.2%39.7%27.6%29.5%28.6%
Pacific Islander53.6%40.5%45.9%43.6%47.3%45.9%54.8%42.9%46.8%
White73.9%64.8%69.4%68.5%60.8%64.6%61.6%50.5%56.2%

About the Indicator:

Students were asked specifically how much they thought people risked harming themselves physically or in other ways if they smoked marijuana once or twice per week. "N/A" indicates that the data are unavailable or were not collected. "*" indicates the data are unreliable as a result of small sample sizes or other reasons.

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.