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Youth Perception of Underage Drinking

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Percent of Students Reporting They Strongly Agree or Agree That Drinking Alcohol is Never a Good Thing for Anyone Their Age to Do, All Available Years: by Grade, Race, Gender, and Region

2013
FemaleMaleTotal
Minnesota8thAfrican-American or Black82.5%78.6%80.5%
All Races Combined84.5%83.0%83.8%
Asian American85.3%81.2%83.3%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial79.2%79.3%79.2%
Hispanic/Latino79.2%79.1%79.2%
Native American75.4%76.0%75.8%
Pacific Islander70.8%80.9%77.5%
White85.9%84.4%85.2%
9thAfrican-American or Black79.2%78.1%78.6%
All Races Combined76.4%75.0%75.7%
Asian American81.6%78.9%80.3%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial67.3%69.8%68.5%
Hispanic/Latino70.6%70.7%70.7%
Native American72.5%73.8%73.2%
Pacific Islander75.8%71.1%73.1%
White77.4%75.5%76.5%
11thAfrican-American or Black74.7%71.6%73.1%
All Races Combined61.9%58.8%60.4%
Asian American74.3%69.2%71.8%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial62.1%57.0%59.6%
Hispanic/Latino60.4%61.0%60.7%
Native American65.1%64.0%64.5%
Pacific Islander63.6%51.4%57.4%
White60.6%57.2%58.9%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black79.2%76.4%77.8%
All Races Combined74.9%72.8%73.9%
Asian American80.5%76.4%78.5%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial70.6%70.1%70.3%
Hispanic/Latino71.4%71.2%71.3%
Native American72.2%72.8%72.5%
Pacific Islander70.0%69.3%69.6%
White75.0%72.8%73.9%
Metro8thAfrican-American or Black83.2%78.4%80.8%
All Races Combined84.3%83.3%83.8%
Asian American84.6%81.0%82.9%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial78.6%79.6%79.1%
Hispanic/Latino79.5%79.7%79.6%
Native American66.0%74.1%71.1%
Pacific Islander60.0%86.4%78.1%
White85.9%85.1%85.5%
9thAfrican-American or Black78.3%76.7%77.5%
All Races Combined76.1%75.6%75.8%
Asian American81.0%77.8%79.5%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial68.4%70.4%69.4%
Hispanic/Latino69.2%69.3%69.3%
Native American64.2%73.5%68.6%
Pacific Islander66.7%60.9%63.6%
White77.3%76.6%77.0%
11thAfrican-American or Black72.5%71.4%71.9%
All Races Combined61.9%59.0%60.5%
Asian American74.2%69.0%71.6%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial60.5%54.6%57.6%
Hispanic/Latino60.0%57.3%58.7%
Native American58.3%41.9%49.1%
Pacific Islander66.7%47.8%56.8%
White59.6%57.0%58.3%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black78.5%75.8%77.2%
All Races Combined74.6%73.1%73.9%
Asian American79.9%75.8%78.0%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial70.3%69.6%69.9%
Hispanic/Latino70.8%69.8%70.3%
Native American63.8%67.9%66.1%
Pacific Islander65.4%64.7%65.0%
White74.6%73.3%74.0%
Non-Metro8thAfrican-American or Black79.2%79.1%79.1%
All Races Combined84.8%82.8%83.8%
Asian American89.3%82.1%86.1%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial79.9%78.9%79.4%
Hispanic/Latino78.7%78.4%78.6%
Native American78.2%76.7%77.3%
Pacific Islander78.6%76.0%76.9%
White86.0%83.7%84.9%
9thAfrican-American or Black82.7%82.6%82.6%
All Races Combined76.7%74.4%75.5%
Asian American87.2%86.3%86.7%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial65.7%68.9%67.2%
Hispanic/Latino72.7%72.4%72.6%
Native American75.7%73.9%74.7%
Pacific Islander91.7%81.8%85.3%
White77.5%74.5%76.0%
11thAfrican-American or Black84.8%72.2%77.7%
All Races Combined62.0%58.6%60.4%
Asian American75.2%70.5%73.0%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial64.6%60.7%62.6%
Hispanic/Latino61.0%66.2%63.7%
Native American67.1%70.5%68.9%
Pacific Islander58.3%58.3%58.3%
White61.4%57.4%59.4%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black82.0%78.4%80.0%
All Races Combined75.2%72.6%73.9%
Asian American84.4%80.2%82.3%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial71.0%70.7%70.9%
Hispanic/Latino72.3%73.1%72.7%
Native American74.9%74.4%74.6%
Pacific Islander76.3%74.6%75.3%
White75.4%72.3%73.9%

About the Indicator: This question was new to the 2013 Minnesota Student Survey. Other response options included: "neither agree nor disagree", "disagree", and "strongly disagree."

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.