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Percent of Students Reporting They Were Bullied or Harassed Weekly or More Often in the Past 30 Days, All Available Years: by Grade, Race, Gender, and Region

20132016
FemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotal
Minnesota8thAfrican-American or Black19.0%16.3%17.6%18.2%15.5%16.7%
All Races Combined22.4%15.9%19.1%20.7%15.1%17.9%
Asian American17.1%11.7%14.5%13.8%11.4%12.6%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial32.2%21.3%26.9%29.7%20.0%25.0%
Hispanic/Latino25.5%16.2%21.0%22.3%14.4%18.4%
Native American30.7%15.4%21.7%30.9%12.9%20.5%
Pacific Islander18.8%19.6%19.3%*22.0%25.7%
White21.4%15.6%18.5%20.0%14.9%17.4%
9thAfrican-American or Black15.8%16.0%15.9%15.0%10.8%12.9%
All Races Combined19.7%14.1%16.9%19.0%12.4%15.7%
Asian American11.2%10.3%10.8%11.3%8.2%9.7%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial27.9%18.8%23.6%27.5%16.2%22.1%
Hispanic/Latino21.9%13.9%18.1%20.3%13.7%17.0%
Native American22.3%16.2%19.0%24.2%15.3%18.9%
Pacific Islander33.3%18.9%24.7%*16.7%20.0%
White19.4%13.7%16.6%18.8%12.3%15.5%
11thAfrican-American or Black15.3%13.5%14.3%12.5%13.5%13.0%
All Races Combined16.7%13.7%15.2%15.5%11.4%13.5%
Asian American10.1%8.4%9.2%10.7%7.5%9.1%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial22.9%18.8%20.9%20.4%16.3%18.4%
Hispanic/Latino17.2%12.3%14.7%14.7%9.7%12.2%
Native American26.7%14.3%19.6%15.0%12.6%13.7%
Pacific Islander23.1%25.0%24.1%*21.6%20.3%
White16.7%13.9%15.3%15.9%11.3%13.6%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black16.9%15.4%16.1%15.6%13.4%14.5%
All Races Combined19.7%14.6%17.2%18.6%13.1%15.8%
Asian American12.7%10.1%11.4%11.9%9.1%10.5%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial28.4%19.8%24.2%26.8%17.7%22.4%
Hispanic/Latino22.1%14.4%18.4%19.7%13.0%16.4%
Native American26.7%15.5%20.3%25.1%13.7%18.5%
Pacific Islander25.2%20.8%22.7%25.3%20.3%22.2%
White19.2%14.4%16.8%18.3%12.8%15.6%
Metro8thAfrican-American or Black18.8%16.5%17.6%18.8%16.0%17.3%
All Races Combined21.8%15.8%18.8%19.3%14.4%16.9%
Asian American17.2%11.5%14.4%13.6%11.5%12.5%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial31.8%20.4%26.2%27.9%18.7%23.6%
Hispanic/Latino25.0%15.8%20.5%22.1%14.0%18.0%
Native American35.7%19.4%25.2%28.8%12.9%19.0%
Pacific Islander23.5%25.0%24.4%**22.9%
White20.8%15.6%18.2%18.3%14.0%16.2%
9thAfrican-American or Black15.6%16.0%15.8%14.9%10.0%12.5%
All Races Combined18.0%12.8%15.4%17.0%11.0%14.0%
Asian American10.5%9.8%10.2%10.5%8.2%9.3%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial27.7%17.4%22.8%25.7%14.1%20.1%
Hispanic/Latino20.9%14.5%18.0%17.2%13.2%15.2%
Native American19.0%16.4%17.7%15.0%14.3%14.6%
Pacific Islander30.4%18.5%24.0%**21.2%
White17.5%11.9%14.7%17.0%10.9%13.9%
11thAfrican-American or Black15.3%13.2%14.2%12.7%12.5%12.6%
All Races Combined15.3%12.7%14.0%14.0%10.6%12.3%
Asian American9.8%8.6%9.2%10.6%7.3%9.0%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial22.6%16.3%19.5%17.7%15.1%16.5%
Hispanic/Latino15.5%11.2%13.4%14.0%9.6%11.8%
Native American25.0%16.7%20.3%12.5%10.0%11.1%
Pacific Islander18.2%16.0%17.0%**25.6%
White15.3%13.0%14.1%14.2%10.4%12.3%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black16.7%15.4%16.0%15.8%13.2%14.5%
All Races Combined18.4%13.8%16.1%17.0%12.1%14.6%
Asian American12.4%9.9%11.2%11.5%9.0%10.3%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial27.9%18.3%23.3%24.7%16.2%20.6%
Hispanic/Latino21.1%14.1%17.7%18.4%12.6%15.5%
Native American26.5%18.0%21.6%20.6%12.9%16.0%
Pacific Islander24.2%19.7%21.7%20.5%25.4%23.4%
White17.9%13.5%15.7%16.6%11.8%14.2%
Non-Metro8thAfrican-American or Black20.1%15.3%17.3%15.8%13.8%14.6%
All Races Combined23.0%16.1%19.6%22.4%15.8%19.1%
Asian American16.0%13.2%14.7%14.7%11.1%12.8%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial33.0%22.7%28.0%32.3%21.7%27.0%
Hispanic/Latino26.3%17.0%21.8%22.6%15.1%18.9%
Native American29.2%13.7%20.4%31.6%12.9%21.1%
Pacific Islander13.3%14.8%14.3%**28.2%
White22.0%15.6%18.8%21.6%15.6%18.6%
9thAfrican-American or Black17.1%16.1%16.5%15.6%13.2%14.3%
All Races Combined18.6%15.5%18.6%21.4%13.9%17.6%
Asian American17.5%14.2%15.6%17.0%8.1%12.6%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial28.3%21.0%24.7%30.1%19.1%24.8%
Hispanic/Latino23.5%13.1%18.3%24.6%14.3%19.4%
Native American23.7%16.2%19.4%27.8%15.6%20.5%
Pacific Islander38.5%19.2%25.6%***
White21.1%15.2%18.1%20.4%13.5%16.9%
11thAfrican-American or Black15.4%14.5%14.9%11.8%17.3%14.7%
All Races Combined18.3%14.9%16.6%17.3%12.3%14.8%
Asian American12.0%6.6%9.3%11.8%8.9%10.5%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial23.4%22.8%23.1%25.0%18.2%21.4%
Hispanic/Latino20.0%13.9%16.8%15.7%9.8%12.8%
Native American27.3%13.6%19.4%15.8%13.4%14.5%
Pacific Islander29.4%40.0%34.4%***
White17.9%14.7%16.3%17.3%12.1%14.7%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black17.8%15.3%16.4%14.7%14.4%14.5%
All Races Combined21.1%15.5%18.3%20.6%14.1%17.3%
Asian American15.2%11.6%13.4%14.5%9.5%12.1%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial29.0%22.1%25.6%29.9%19.9%24.9%
Hispanic/Latino23.8%14.8%19.3%21.7%13.6%17.6%
Native American26.8%14.6%19.8%26.8%14.0%19.4%
Pacific Islander26.7%22.1%23.9%32.3%15.0%20.9%
White20.4%15.2%17.8%19.9%13.8%16.8%

About the Indicator:

This indicator includes students responding "about once a week," "several times a week," or "every day" to any or all of the following Minnesota Student Survey questions:

During the last 30 days, how often have other students at school...?

  • Pushed, shoved, slapped, hit or kicked you when they weren't kidding around
  • Threatened to beat you up
  • Spread mean rumors or lies about you
  • Made sexual jokes, comments, or gestures toward you
  • Excluded you from friends, other students, or activities

In 2016, past 30-day alcohol use was reported by 9.1% of students who said they were not bullied or harassed in the past month, 18.4% of students who were bullied or harassed at least once in the past month, 24.3% of students who were bullied or harassed weekly or more often, and 28.1% of students who reported being bullied or harassed every day.

Further, compared to 8th, 9th, and 11th graders who reported NO past-month bullying victimization, bullied students were 1.8 times more likely to report alcohol use; 1.9 times more likely to report tobacco use; 1.7 times more likely to report marijuana use; and 2.5 times more likely to report prescription drug misuse.

See the 2017 Bullying and Substance Use SUMN Fact Sheet.

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.