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Percent of Youth Reporting High Distress Levels for Internalizing Disorders, All Available Years: by Grade, Race, Gender, and Region

2013
FemaleMaleTotal
Minnesota8thAfrican-American or Black34.7%17.2%25.8%
All Races Combined33.5%16.9%25.3%
Asian American39.5%21.3%30.7%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial47.2%24.0%36.1%
Hispanic/Latino48.2%22.4%35.9%
Native American56.6%20.2%35.5%
Pacific Islander37.0%24.4%29.2%
White29.6%15.2%22.5%
9thAfrican-American or Black39.6%21.3%30.2%
All Races Combined37.0%18.9%28.1%
Asian American41.8%24.1%33.1%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial52.2%25.9%39.8%
Hispanic/Latino50.6%23.0%37.6%
Native American58.4%31.1%43.3%
Pacific Islander43.2%26.5%33.7%
White33.2%17.1%25.3%
11thAfrican-American or Black41.2%22.9%32.0%
All Races Combined35.9%20.4%28.2%
Asian American40.1%29.4%34.8%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial49.1%28.7%39.0%
Hispanic/Latino45.7%26.5%35.9%
Native American53.0%27.1%38.6%
Pacific Islander55.9%31.4%43.5%
White33.5%18.4%26.0%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black38.2%20.2%29.0%
All Races Combined35.4%18.7%27.2%
Asian American40.5%25.0%32.9%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial49.6%25.9%38.2%
Hispanic/Latino48.4%23.8%36.5%
Native American56.5%25.4%38.9%
Pacific Islander45.9%27.1%35.2%
White32.1%16.9%24.6%
Metro8thAfrican-American or Black35.4%17.0%26.3%
All Races Combined33.8%17.2%25.6%
Asian American39.0%22.7%31.1%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial47.3%22.8%35.6%
Hispanic/Latino48.8%21.8%36.0%
Native American56.6%27.1%37.6%
Pacific Islander33.3%27.3%29.7%
White28.8%15.0%21.9%
9thAfrican-American or Black40.1%20.9%30.4%
All Races Combined37.6%19.1%28.6%
Asian American42.4%24.1%33.6%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial52.0%25.6%39.8%
Hispanic/Latino50.6%24.5%38.8%
Native American56.1%31.0%43.5%
Pacific Islander37.5%30.8%34.0%
White32.7%16.7%24.8%
11thAfrican-American or Black42.8%21.7%32.4%
All Races Combined36.7%21.7%29.3%
Asian American40.7%30.0%35.4%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial50.6%28.8%40.1%
Hispanic/Latino46.2%26.6%36.3%
Native American51.9%21.9%35.6%
Pacific Islander52.4%29.2%40.0%
White33.2%19.1%26.3%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black39.1%19.7%29.4%
All Races Combined36.0%19.2%27.7%
Asian American40.7%25.7%33.4%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial49.9%25.3%38.3%
Hispanic/Latino48.8%24.1%37.1%
Native American55.5%27.4%39.3%
Pacific Islander41.7%29.2%34.8%
White31.5%16.9%24.3%
Non-Metro8thAfrican-American or Black31.7%18.1%23.9%
All Races Combined33.3%16.7%25.1%
Asian American42.3%11.6%28.5%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial47.0%25.7%36.8%
Hispanic/Latino47.2%23.4%35.9%
Native American56.6%17.3%34.8%
Pacific Islander41.7%21.7%28.6%
White30.3%15.4%23.0%
9thAfrican-American or Black37.4%22.6%29.5%
All Races Combined36.4%18.8%27.6%
Asian American36.7%24.0%29.6%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial52.5%26.2%39.8%
Hispanic/Latino50.4%21.1%35.8%
Native American59.3%31.1%43.2%
Pacific Islander53.8%21.7%33.3%
White33.6%17.5%25.7%
11thAfrican-American or Black33.6%27.5%30.2%
All Races Combined35.0%19.1%27.0%
Asian American34.7%24.5%29.5%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial46.7%28.6%37.4%
Hispanic/Latino44.9%26.3%35.3%
Native American53.4%28.6%39.5%
Pacific Islander61.5%36.4%50.0%
White33.7%17.7%25.8%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black34.3%22.1%27.6%
All Races Combined34.9%18.1%26.6%
Asian American38.4%20.1%29.2%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial49.0%26.6%38.1%
Hispanic/Latino47.8%23.3%35.7%
Native American56.9%24.7%38.8%
Pacific Islander52.6%24.6%35.8%
White32.5%16.8%24.8%

About the Indicator: Students with three or more internalizing disorders are considered to have a high distress level. Internalizing disorders are measured using the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs--Short Screener (GAIN-SS). New to the 2013 Minnesota Student Survey, students were asked about "significant" problems. Significant means "having problems for two or more weeks, problems that keep coming back, problems that keep you from meeting your responsibilities, or problems that make you feel like you can't go on."

  • Significant past 12 month problems with feeling very trapped, lonely, sad, blue, depressed, or hopeless about the future
  • Significant past 12 month problems with sleep trouble, such as bad dreams, sleeping restlessly or falling asleep during the day
  • Significant past 12 month problems with feeling very anxious, nervous, tense, scared, panicked or like something bad was going to happen
  • Significant past 12 month problems with become very distressed and upset when something reminded you of the past
  • Significant past 12 month problems with thinking about ending your life or committing suicide

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.