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Percent of Students Reporting That They Think Most Students Use Marijuana Monthly or More Often, All Available Years: by Grade, Race, Gender, and Region

201320162019
FemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotal
Minnesota11thAfrican-American or Black77.8%65.4%71.5%70.5%57.6%64.2%60.3%52.3%56.5%
All Races Combined75.2%66.7%71.0%72.6%61.0%66.9%72.2%58.1%65.4%
Asian American64.2%62.6%63.4%61.8%53.4%57.8%64.5%53.1%58.7%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial81.5%72.4%77.0%79.3%68.6%74.1%77.1%62.3%70.4%
Hispanic/Latino79.9%73.0%76.4%76.3%63.3%69.9%71.0%58.6%65.3%
Native American84.3%60.0%70.6%76.2%71.8%73.8%72.0%64.7%68.5%
Pacific Islander57.6%86.1%72.5%*54.8%55.4%**68.9%
White75.1%66.1%70.7%72.7%60.9%66.9%73.3%58.4%66.0%
8thAfrican-American or Black39.2%31.2%35.1%28.0%23.5%25.7%27.9%19.4%23.7%
All Races Combined32.9%25.2%29.1%28.0%19.8%23.9%29.4%19.0%24.4%
Asian American26.9%18.1%22.7%17.3%10.5%13.9%19.3%12.5%16.0%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial45.4%32.6%39.4%38.9%26.6%33.1%37.9%23.2%31.5%
Hispanic/Latino42.1%33.8%38.1%34.9%22.7%28.8%31.9%19.9%25.9%
Native American48.6%34.3%40.2%40.9%30.6%35.0%43.7%29.9%35.8%
Pacific Islander39.1%29.8%32.9%*18.2%16.4%37.5%14.3%24.0%
White30.5%23.6%27.1%26.2%18.8%22.5%29.0%18.8%24.1%
9thAfrican-American or Black65.2%49.8%57.4%55.5%44.3%50.0%53.1%41.0%47.4%
All Races Combined59.6%48.3%54.0%55.0%42.0%48.6%57.4%43.2%50.6%
Asian American51.1%44.3%47.7%45.5%36.3%41.0%46.4%37.3%42.1%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial69.0%58.3%64.0%65.2%49.1%57.6%65.9%50.3%59.0%
Hispanic/Latino69.3%53.5%62.0%61.0%49.4%55.2%58.9%43.2%51.2%
Native American62.7%55.9%59.0%62.2%50.5%55.4%62.5%47.3%55.0%
Pacific Islander58.1%56.5%57.1%**48.9%63.0%56.4%59.1%
White57.9%46.8%52.4%53.8%40.4%47.2%57.5%43.0%50.5%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black58.7%47.0%52.8%48.5%38.7%43.6%44.7%34.5%39.8%
All Races Combined54.8%45.7%50.4%50.4%39.4%44.9%51.1%38.4%45.0%
Asian American47.2%42.0%44.7%40.5%31.7%36.2%40.2%31.8%36.1%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial63.0%52.2%57.9%57.8%44.6%51.5%57.2%42.6%50.7%
Hispanic/Latino61.3%51.3%56.5%54.0%41.9%48.0%52.4%38.0%45.5%
Native American61.3%46.7%53.0%56.0%46.1%50.3%58.5%43.8%50.8%
Pacific Islander52.9%55.0%54.2%39.7%37.3%38.2%52.4%40.0%44.9%
White53.8%44.8%49.4%50.0%39.1%44.6%51.8%38.8%45.5%
Metro11thAfrican-American or Black81.3%70.4%75.8%74.3%60.1%67.6%63.7%57.2%60.6%
All Races Combined77.9%71.1%74.6%74.2%63.1%68.7%73.3%60.6%67.3%
Asian American64.6%64.1%64.3%63.1%55.2%59.3%66.6%53.2%59.9%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial82.9%75.4%79.2%80.6%70.8%76.0%77.0%63.4%71.0%
Hispanic/Latino82.3%76.8%79.6%77.3%67.7%72.5%71.8%61.4%67.1%
Native American91.3%59.4%72.7%*78.8%78.7%**76.0%
Pacific Islander57.1%87.0%72.7%**54.5%**68.2%
White78.6%71.2%75.0%74.8%63.2%69.0%75.2%61.8%68.7%
8thAfrican-American or Black39.9%33.6%36.8%27.8%25.4%26.6%28.7%19.2%24.1%
All Races Combined32.4%26.0%29.3%25.5%18.2%21.9%26.1%16.4%21.5%
Asian American27.4%18.2%22.9%17.1%10.6%13.9%18.4%11.5%15.1%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial46.1%31.9%39.4%36.6%26.4%31.8%34.4%18.6%27.6%
Hispanic/Latino43.1%35.2%39.4%35.2%22.2%28.7%30.8%19.3%25.0%
Native American46.8%36.0%39.7%28.4%21.4%24.2%30.6%14.9%20.4%
Pacific Islander50.0%36.4%40.6%**13.3%34.6%3.4%18.2%
White29.1%24.1%26.6%22.9%16.4%19.7%25.2%16.2%20.9%
9thAfrican-American or Black69.6%51.5%60.5%57.1%47.4%52.3%55.4%42.5%49.4%
All Races Combined62.4%51.8%57.3%55.6%43.0%49.4%57.4%43.4%50.7%
Asian American50.9%45.2%48.1%46.0%36.8%41.5%47.2%36.9%42.2%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial73.4%60.5%67.5%65.0%52.1%59.1%65.8%48.9%58.2%
Hispanic/Latino72.5%57.2%65.7%64.0%52.4%58.3%60.7%46.3%53.8%
Native American62.7%44.9%54.0%59.6%52.2%55.4%61.2%45.8%53.6%
Pacific Islander60.0%65.2%62.8%*****58.3%
White60.6%51.0%55.9%54.3%40.9%47.8%57.7%43.5%51.0%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black61.4%50.0%55.7%50.0%41.2%45.7%46.4%36.1%41.5%
All Races Combined56.6%48.6%52.7%49.9%39.7%44.9%49.9%37.9%44.2%
Asian American47.7%43.0%45.4%41.0%32.8%37.0%40.7%31.4%36.1%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial65.5%53.8%60.0%57.4%46.3%52.2%55.9%40.5%49.1%
Hispanic/Latino63.7%54.3%59.3%55.6%43.9%49.8%52.7%39.3%46.2%
Native American62.0%42.9%50.9%49.0%41.5%44.7%54.9%35.8%44.4%
Pacific Islander56.9%63.2%60.5%36.8%37.5%37.2%52.9%30.6%40.7%
White55.5%48.0%51.8%49.4%39.1%44.3%50.8%38.9%45.1%
Non-Metro11thAfrican-American or Black61.8%47.5%53.8%53.1%49.1%51.0%51.2%39.8%45.6%
All Races Combined72.3%62.0%67.1%70.9%58.8%64.9%71.1%55.5%63.4%
Asian American61.2%50.5%56.0%53.5%40.7%47.8%53.4%52.2%52.8%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial79.3%68.1%73.7%77.1%65.7%71.2%77.4%60.9%69.5%
Hispanic/Latino76.1%67.6%71.8%74.9%57.0%66.1%69.9%54.7%62.9%
Native American82.4%60.2%69.9%75.5%69.9%72.4%71.3%62.4%66.9%
Pacific Islander58.3%84.6%72.0%*****69.6%
White72.0%61.7%66.9%70.9%58.9%65.0%71.7%55.6%63.8%
8thAfrican-American or Black36.1%23.0%28.8%29.0%17.8%22.7%25.4%19.9%22.5%
All Races Combined33.3%24.4%28.9%30.9%21.6%26.2%33.1%21.8%27.6%
Asian American24.1%17.3%21.1%18.5%10.1%14.0%23.7%17.2%20.4%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial44.5%33.5%39.3%42.2%26.9%34.7%42.8%29.3%36.8%
Hispanic/Latino40.7%31.8%36.4%34.5%23.2%29.0%33.6%20.8%27.2%
Native American49.1%33.6%40.4%45.5%34.3%39.2%46.5%34.8%40.1%
Pacific Islander30.8%24.0%26.3%**18.9%**31.7%
White31.6%23.1%27.4%29.3%20.9%25.1%32.4%21.0%26.8%
9thAfrican-American or Black49.0%44.5%46.6%50.6%35.6%42.8%45.3%36.2%40.9%
All Races Combined56.7%44.9%50.8%54.4%40.9%47.6%57.4%43.0%50.5%
Asian American52.6%38.5%44.8%42.3%33.1%37.8%42.9%39.9%41.6%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial63.0%55.6%59.4%65.4%45.3%55.7%66.1%52.4%60.0%
Hispanic/Latino64.8%49.2%57.1%57.1%45.7%51.4%56.1%38.7%47.5%
Native American62.7%59.0%60.6%63.1%50.0%55.4%62.7%47.7%55.4%
Pacific Islander54.5%47.8%50.0%*****60.0%
White55.7%43.5%49.7%53.4%40.1%46.7%57.3%42.6%50.2%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black47.5%37.1%41.8%42.8%31.0%36.4%39.2%30.1%34.6%
All Races Combined53.0%42.8%48.0%50.8%39.1%45.0%52.4%38.8%45.8%
Asian American43.6%35.1%39.4%37.3%25.3%31.4%38.0%33.6%35.9%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial59.3%50.1%54.9%58.3%42.5%50.5%59.1%45.4%52.9%
Hispanic/Latino57.9%47.4%52.7%51.9%39.2%45.6%52.1%36.1%44.3%
Native American61.0%48.0%53.7%58.4%47.7%52.3%59.3%45.9%52.4%
Pacific Islander47.2%45.9%46.4%43.3%37.0%39.3%51.6%49.2%50.0%
White52.4%42.2%47.4%50.6%39.1%44.9%52.6%38.7%45.8%

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.