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Percent of Students Reporting Using Marijuana on 3 or More Occasions within the Past 30 Days, All Available Years: by Grade, Race, Gender, and Region

199519982001200420072010
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
Minnesota6thWhite1%0%1%2%1%1%1%0%1%1%1%1%0%0%0%0%0%0%
African-American or Black5%2%3%3%3%3%3%2%3%2%1%2%2%1%1%1%1%1%
Native American3%2%3%5%5%5%3%2%3%2%2%2%2%1%2%2%2%2%
Asian American/Pacific Islander2%1%1%2%0%1%1%1%1%2%2%2%1%0%1%0%0%0%
Hispanic/Latino7%3%5%4%3%4%4%3%3%3%2%2%1%1%1%1%1%1%
All Races Combined2%0%1%2%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%0%0%1%0%0%
9thWhite8%5%6%12%8%10%10%7%8%8%3%6%6%4%5%5%4%5%
African-American or Black17%12%15%22%12%17%18%11%14%13%10%11%16%10%13%13%8%10%
Native American18%14%16%21%18%20%21%20%20%18%17%17%15%13%14%17%16%17%
Asian American/Pacific Islander11%4%7%12%4%8%9%4%6%14%11%13%8%3%5%5%2%3%
Hispanic/Latino24%15%20%24%17%20%17%15%16%15%12%13%15%9%12%15%9%12%
All Races Combined9%5%7%12%8%10%11%7%9%8%6%7%7%5%6%7%5%6%
12thWhite12%5%8%16%10%13%18%11%14%12%6%9%16%9%12%17%9%13%
African-American or Black25%13%19%22%9%16%21%11%16%16%9%13%22%12%17%25%10%17%
Native American22%12%17%27%16%21%25%18%21%22%20%21%26%19%22%34%20%28%
Asian American/Pacific Islander7%5%6%11%4%7%12%6%8%16%7%12%11%4%8%8%3%6%
Hispanic/Latino20%8%14%20%13%17%25%12%18%18%10%14%18%11%15%22%7%14%
All Races Combined12%5%9%16%10%13%18%10%14%16%9%13%16%9%13%18%9%13%
All GradesWhite6%3%5%9%6%7%9%6%7%6%3%4%7%4%6%7%4%6%
African-American or Black13%8%10%13%7%10%11%7%9%9%6%7%11%7%9%11%7%9%
Native American10%7%9%13%10%12%12%10%11%10%10%10%11%8%10%11%8%10%
Asian American/Pacific Islander6%3%4%8%3%5%6%3%5%10%7%9%6%2%4%6%2%4%
Hispanic/Latino16%8%12%15%10%13%13%9%11%10%7%9%10%6%8%10%6%8%
All Races Combined7%3%5%9%6%7%9%6%7%7%5%6%7%4%6%7%5%6%
Metro6thWhite1%0%1%2%1%1%1%0%1%1%0%1%0%0%0%0%0%0%
African-American or Black4%1%3%3%2%2%3%3%3%2%1%2%2%1%1%1%1%1%
Native American3%2%2%3%3%3%3%2%3%2%1%2%2%2%2%2%2%2%
Asian American/Pacific Islander2%0%1%3%1%2%1%1%1%1%3%2%1%0%1%0%0%0%
Hispanic/Latino4%2%3%5%3%4%5%3%4%2%2%2%1%2%1%1%1%1%
All Races Combined2%1%1%2%1%1%1%1%1%2%1%1%1%0%1%1%0%0%
9thWhite10%6%8%14%9%11%11%7%9%8%3%5%7%4%6%6%5%5%
African-American or Black15%11%13%20%11%15%16%11%13%14%10%12%16%10%13%13%8%11%
Native American18%16%17%24%20%22%19%18%18%20%14%16%17%13%15%19%13%16%
Asian American/Pacific Islander9%3%6%12%4%8%8%4%6%16%10%13%7%3%4%4%2%3%
Hispanic/Latino23%17%20%26%16%21%17%15%16%16%11%14%15%9%12%16%9%13%
All Races Combined11%7%9%15%9%12%12%8%10%13%9%11%9%5%7%8%6%7%
12thWhite16%8%12%20%11%15%21%11%16%11%6%8%19%11%15%20%10%15%
African-American or Black23%13%18%21%8%14%19%11%14%16%8%12%21%12%16%25%10%17%
Native American27%18%23%33%14%23%25%16%20%24%18%21%28%20%24%47%28%38%
Asian American/Pacific Islander7%5%6%10%2%5%10%5%7%15%7%11%12%4%8%7%3%5%
Hispanic/Latino21%9%15%23%13%18%21%12%16%19%9%13%18%12%15%20%7%13%
All Races Combined16%8%12%20%11%15%20%11%15%15%8%12%19%11%15%20%10%15%
All GradesWhite8%4%6%10%6%8%10%6%8%6%3%4%8%5%6%8%5%6%
African-American or Black11%7%9%11%6%9%10%7%8%9%6%7%11%7%8%11%6%8%
Native American11%9%10%13%10%12%11%9%10%10%8%9%11%9%10%13%8%11%
Asian American/Pacific Islander5%2%4%7%2%5%6%3%4%10%7%8%6%2%4%4%2%3%
Hispanic/Latino14%9%11%17%10%13%12%9%11%10%7%8%9%6%8%10%5%8%
All Races Combined8%5%6%11%6%8%10%6%8%9%6%7%8%5%7%9%5%7%
Non-Metro6thWhite1%0%1%2%1%1%1%0%1%1%1%1%0%0%0%0%0%0%
African-American or Black14%6%9%4%5%5%4%1%2%3%2%2%2%1%2%2%0%1%
Native American4%2%3%6%6%6%3%3%3%3%2%3%3%1%2%3%3%3%
Asian American/Pacific Islander3%2%2%1%0%1%1%0%0%5%1%2%1%1%1%1%1%1%
Hispanic/Latino12%4%8%4%4%4%4%2%3%4%2%3%2%1%2%1%2%1%
All Races Combined2%1%1%2%1%2%1%1%1%3%2%2%1%0%1%1%0%1%
9thWhite6%3%4%10%8%9%9%7%8%10%5%7%5%4%5%5%4%4%
African-American or Black26%30%28%30%17%24%26%10%19%10%10%10%14%11%13%11%4%9%
Native American18%11%14%19%16%18%23%22%23%16%20%18%14%13%14%16%18%17%
Asian American/Pacific Islander16%5%10%12%7%10%12%6%9%11%14%13%11%3%7%8%2%5%
Hispanic/Latino25%12%20%21%18%20%15%17%16%14%13%13%16%9%12%13%10%11%
All Races Combined7%4%5%11%8%9%10%8%9%13%14%14%7%5%6%6%5%6%
12thWhite8%3%6%13%9%11%16%10%13%14%6%10%13%7%10%14%7%10%
African-American or Black33%14%26%25%24%24%28%13%23%16%15%16%25%13%20%27%10%20%
Native American18%7%13%22%17%20%24%20%22%20%21%20%25%17%21%29%17%24%
Asian American/Pacific Islander9%3%6%16%7%11%16%10%13%19%7%13%10%4%7%13%5%9%
Hispanic/Latino18%6%13%18%12%15%29%12%21%18%13%15%19%10%14%26%6%16%
All Races Combined9%3%6%14%9%11%17%10%13%17%13%15%14%8%11%15%8%11%
All GradesWhite5%2%3%8%6%7%9%6%7%8%4%6%6%4%5%6%4%5%
African-American or Black24%15%20%18%12%16%18%6%13%8%7%8%12%7%10%11%3%8%
Native American10%6%8%13%11%12%13%11%12%10%11%10%11%8%9%12%10%11%
Asian American/Pacific Islander9%3%6%8%4%6%9%5%7%11%7%9%7%2%5%6%2%4%
Hispanic/Latino18%8%13%13%10%12%13%9%11%10%8%9%10%6%8%10%5%8%
All Races Combined5%3%4%8%6%7%9%6%7%9%8%9%7%4%5%7%4%5%

About the Indicator: Current marijuana use is often assessed with measures of reported use in the past 30 days (30-day use).  Students were asked about their use of marijuana, bud, weed, pot, hashish, hash, or hash oil.  Regular use is measured here as reported use on 3 occasions or more within the past 30 days.  N/A indicates that the data are unavailable or were not collected.

Counts by race/ethnicity may not equal the state total, as students were allowed to select all applicable categories.

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.