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

2013
FemaleMaleTotal
Minnesota8thAfrican-American or Black33.4%29.6%31.5%
All Races Combined29.0%28.8%28.9%
Asian American25.5%21.1%23.4%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial39.6%35.9%37.9%
Hispanic/Latino38.7%34.8%36.8%
Native American49.6%31.0%38.8%
Pacific Islander17.9%45.8%35.5%
White26.4%27.9%27.2%
9thAfrican-American or Black32.7%31.9%32.3%
All Races Combined30.9%30.7%30.8%
Asian American25.7%24.4%25.1%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial40.3%37.2%38.8%
Hispanic/Latino39.1%31.9%35.7%
Native American50.2%37.5%43.2%
Pacific Islander38.2%41.2%40.0%
White29.1%30.2%29.6%
11thAfrican-American or Black30.0%35.5%32.8%
All Races Combined31.1%33.9%32.5%
Asian American27.4%27.3%27.4%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial37.7%38.5%38.1%
Hispanic/Latino35.4%34.5%34.9%
Native American43.9%34.3%38.5%
Pacific Islander50.0%28.6%39.1%
White30.6%33.9%32.2%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black32.2%32.0%32.1%
All Races Combined30.3%31.0%30.6%
Asian American26.2%24.3%25.3%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial39.4%37.0%38.3%
Hispanic/Latino38.0%33.7%35.9%
Native American48.6%33.9%40.3%
Pacific Islander36.5%39.6%38.3%
White28.6%30.6%29.6%
Metro8thAfrican-American or Black33.9%30.9%32.4%
All Races Combined29.7%29.9%29.8%
Asian American25.3%21.1%23.3%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial40.7%37.2%39.0%
Hispanic/Latino39.0%35.5%37.3%
Native American49.1%43.5%45.6%
Pacific Islander28.6%56.5%45.9%
White26.8%29.0%27.9%
9thAfrican-American or Black32.9%30.7%31.8%
All Races Combined31.2%30.5%30.9%
Asian American25.6%23.3%24.5%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial41.2%36.6%39.1%
Hispanic/Latino39.5%32.9%36.6%
Native American50.0%30.9%40.5%
Pacific Islander28.6%37.0%33.3%
White29.2%30.4%29.8%
11thAfrican-American or Black32.4%36.9%34.6%
All Races Combined31.6%34.9%33.2%
Asian American27.7%26.5%27.1%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial36.1%38.6%37.3%
Hispanic/Latino33.9%33.3%33.6%
Native American38.5%37.5%37.9%
Pacific Islander47.6%29.2%37.8%
White31.3%35.8%33.5%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black33.2%32.6%32.9%
All Races Combined30.8%31.7%31.2%
Asian American26.2%23.7%25.0%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial39.7%37.4%38.6%
Hispanic/Latino37.9%34.0%36.1%
Native American47.4%38.5%42.4%
Pacific Islander35.7%40.5%38.5%
White29.0%31.6%30.3%
Non-Metro8thAfrican-American or Black31.1%24.8%27.6%
All Races Combined28.2%27.7%27.9%
Asian American26.6%20.9%24.0%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial38.2%34.0%36.2%
Hispanic/Latino38.2%33.7%36.0%
Native American49.7%26.1%36.3%
Pacific Islander7.1%36.0%25.6%
White26.1%26.9%26.5%
9thAfrican-American or Black31.9%36.4%34.3%
All Races Combined30.6%30.8%30.7%
Asian American27.3%31.7%29.7%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial39.0%37.9%38.5%
Hispanic/Latino38.4%30.7%34.6%
Native American50.3%39.4%44.1%
Pacific Islander53.8%45.8%48.6%
White29.0%30.0%29.5%
11thAfrican-American or Black17.9%30.2%24.8%
All Races Combined30.6%32.7%31.7%
Asian American24.8%34.3%29.5%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial40.3%38.3%39.3%
Hispanic/Latino37.8%36.3%37.0%
Native American45.5%33.3%38.7%
Pacific Islander53.8%27.3%41.7%
White29.8%32.2%31.0%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black28.0%30.2%29.2%
All Races Combined29.8%30.3%30.0%
Asian American26.3%28.8%27.5%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial38.9%36.6%37.8%
Hispanic/Latino38.1%33.3%35.8%
Native American49.0%32.3%39.6%
Pacific Islander37.5%38.3%38.0%
White28.3%29.7%29.0%

About the Indicator: Students with three or more externalizing disorders are considered to have a high distress level. Externalizing 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 doing any of the following two or more times in the past 12 months:

  • "Lie or con to get things you wanted or to avoid having to do something"
  • "Have a hard time paying attention at school, work, or home"
  • "Have a hard time listening to instructions at school, work, or home"
  • "Be a bully or threaten other people"
  • "Start fights with other people"

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.