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

201320162019
FemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotal
Minnesota8thAfrican-American or Black26.1%21.4%23.7%16.3%13.1%14.7%14.2%10.2%12.2%
All Races Combined28.0%20.9%24.5%22.6%15.6%19.1%19.6%12.8%16.3%
Asian American23.3%15.1%19.4%13.9%9.3%11.6%12.3%9.1%10.7%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial36.7%24.8%31.1%28.0%18.0%23.2%22.0%15.1%19.0%
Hispanic/Latino31.0%24.0%27.7%24.0%16.0%20.1%17.6%11.8%14.7%
Native American40.0%30.3%34.3%30.3%21.7%25.4%33.8%18.5%25.1%
Pacific Islander37.5%19.1%25.4%*15.9%14.9%20.0%10.7%14.6%
White27.0%20.3%23.7%22.9%15.9%19.4%20.5%13.1%16.9%
9thAfrican-American or Black52.9%40.2%46.4%42.0%31.6%36.8%27.3%23.4%25.5%
All Races Combined54.4%43.9%49.2%47.8%35.7%41.8%38.2%28.6%33.6%
Asian American45.8%40.4%43.2%39.5%31.2%35.5%31.9%26.9%29.5%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial61.0%50.9%56.3%53.1%39.3%46.6%40.9%32.3%37.0%
Hispanic/Latino59.2%46.1%53.1%47.5%37.5%42.5%37.3%27.2%32.4%
Native American59.4%54.3%56.6%55.7%41.4%47.3%49.0%35.7%42.5%
Pacific Islander40.0%51.1%46.7%**44.7%29.6%44.7%38.5%
White53.9%43.3%48.7%48.2%35.6%42.0%39.2%28.7%34.2%
11thAfrican-American or Black68.9%55.1%61.8%52.4%43.8%48.2%35.4%30.6%33.1%
All Races Combined70.0%62.0%66.0%61.5%51.9%56.8%45.4%37.0%41.3%
Asian American60.1%57.3%58.7%53.9%47.8%51.0%39.4%34.6%37.0%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial74.2%66.4%70.3%66.4%56.6%61.6%46.6%36.3%41.9%
Hispanic/Latino71.5%64.2%67.8%62.9%51.4%57.2%43.9%39.0%41.7%
Native American84.3%57.6%69.2%71.5%63.2%67.0%56.4%52.9%54.7%
Pacific Islander45.5%69.4%58.0%*51.6%46.4%**45.7%
White70.4%62.2%66.4%62.2%52.3%57.3%46.5%37.3%42.0%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black47.1%37.1%42.0%34.5%26.8%30.6%23.9%19.5%21.8%
All Races Combined49.8%41.3%45.6%42.7%33.0%37.9%33.3%25.1%29.3%
Asian American42.9%38.0%40.5%34.8%27.9%31.4%26.0%21.9%24.0%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial54.8%45.0%50.2%45.9%34.8%40.6%34.5%26.5%31.0%
Hispanic/Latino51.2%42.6%47.1%41.6%32.1%36.9%32.0%24.2%28.2%
Native American56.3%43.9%49.3%48.1%37.1%41.8%45.6%32.1%38.6%
Pacific Islander41.4%44.5%43.3%35.3%32.4%33.5%30.5%28.0%29.0%
White49.8%41.3%45.6%43.7%33.8%38.8%34.6%25.6%30.2%
Metro8thAfrican-American or Black25.9%22.3%24.1%15.7%13.1%14.4%13.5%9.8%11.7%
All Races Combined24.0%18.3%21.2%17.7%11.9%14.8%14.0%9.2%11.7%
Asian American24.3%15.5%20.1%13.6%9.0%11.3%11.6%8.7%10.2%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial33.1%19.4%26.7%22.4%14.7%18.8%15.3%9.6%12.8%
Hispanic/Latino29.4%22.6%26.2%21.2%14.0%17.6%14.4%9.6%12.0%
Native American29.8%21.7%24.5%13.4%11.2%12.1%13.5%8.7%10.4%
Pacific Islander50.0%18.2%28.1%**13.3%15.4%3.3%8.9%
White21.8%17.5%19.7%17.3%11.5%14.4%14.2%9.1%11.8%
9thAfrican-American or Black54.5%40.4%47.4%41.8%31.5%36.8%26.7%22.3%24.7%
All Races Combined52.0%41.3%46.8%44.9%32.1%38.7%32.1%24.0%28.2%
Asian American46.1%41.5%43.9%40.4%31.5%36.1%31.5%25.9%28.8%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial60.0%47.4%54.2%50.5%36.4%44.0%34.3%27.3%31.2%
Hispanic/Latino59.1%45.4%53.0%47.5%36.6%42.1%36.2%27.4%31.9%
Native American56.6%36.7%47.1%44.2%40.6%42.1%34.7%26.5%30.6%
Pacific Islander42.1%50.0%46.3%*****30.6%
White50.7%40.2%45.5%44.7%31.1%38.1%32.2%23.0%27.8%
11thAfrican-American or Black70.8%57.9%64.4%53.7%44.2%49.2%34.4%31.8%33.2%
All Races Combined67.0%59.8%63.5%57.6%47.8%52.8%36.0%30.6%33.4%
Asian American60.6%58.0%59.3%54.8%49.1%52.0%40.5%34.4%37.4%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial70.9%62.8%67.0%62.8%52.6%58.1%36.9%30.5%34.1%
Hispanic/Latino71.3%62.7%67.0%61.3%50.6%56.0%39.2%36.7%38.1%
Native American91.3%51.6%68.5%*60.6%62.9%**40.0%
Pacific Islander38.1%69.6%54.5%**39.4%**36.4%
White66.9%59.6%63.3%57.4%47.0%52.2%35.1%29.2%32.2%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black48.1%38.4%43.2%34.6%26.9%30.8%23.1%19.2%21.2%
All Races Combined46.7%38.9%42.9%38.6%29.2%34.0%26.3%20.2%23.4%
Asian American43.7%38.8%41.4%35.3%28.5%32.0%25.9%21.5%23.7%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial52.6%41.0%47.2%42.2%31.5%37.2%27.2%21.1%24.5%
Hispanic/Latino50.7%41.5%46.4%40.3%30.8%35.6%29.0%22.6%25.9%
Native American52.8%31.4%40.3%34.5%29.5%31.6%27.2%21.4%24.0%
Pacific Islander42.0%46.3%44.4%31.6%29.2%30.2%25.5%17.5%21.1%
White45.9%38.5%42.2%38.9%29.1%34.1%26.4%19.7%23.2%
Non-Metro8thAfrican-American or Black27.0%18.4%22.2%19.0%13.1%15.6%16.5%11.4%13.8%
All Races Combined32.1%23.5%27.8%28.2%19.6%23.9%26.0%16.7%21.4%
Asian American17.4%12.5%15.3%15.4%11.2%13.1%15.5%10.9%13.2%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial41.6%31.9%37.0%36.0%22.1%29.2%31.2%22.5%27.4%
Hispanic/Latino33.3%25.8%29.7%27.6%18.8%23.3%22.6%15.1%18.9%
Native American42.8%33.9%37.9%36.4%25.9%30.5%38.2%21.7%29.2%
Pacific Islander28.6%20.0%23.1%**16.2%**22.5%
White31.4%22.8%27.2%28.0%19.8%23.9%26.2%16.5%21.4%
9thAfrican-American or Black47.4%39.6%43.2%42.3%32.1%37.0%29.2%26.8%28.1%
All Races Combined56.7%46.5%51.6%51.1%39.4%45.2%44.8%33.6%39.4%
Asian American43.2%33.6%37.9%33.1%29.5%31.3%33.6%33.1%33.4%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial62.4%55.4%59.0%56.5%43.1%50.1%49.7%39.2%45.0%
Hispanic/Latino59.4%46.9%53.2%47.4%38.7%43.0%38.9%27.0%33.0%
Native American60.4%59.3%59.8%59.9%41.7%49.1%52.5%37.9%45.4%
Pacific Islander36.4%52.2%47.1%*****48.3%
White56.4%45.8%51.2%51.5%39.5%45.4%45.3%33.5%39.6%
11thAfrican-American or Black60.0%45.1%51.6%46.2%42.6%44.2%38.3%27.5%32.9%
All Races Combined73.2%64.3%68.8%65.8%56.4%61.2%55.3%43.4%49.5%
Asian American56.6%51.6%54.1%48.3%38.9%44.1%33.8%35.6%34.7%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial79.3%71.6%75.5%72.3%61.9%66.9%61.3%43.8%52.9%
Hispanic/Latino71.7%66.4%69.0%65.2%52.5%58.9%50.4%42.2%46.7%
Native American82.4%59.3%69.4%73.3%63.9%68.2%62.0%53.4%57.8%
Pacific Islander58.3%69.2%64.0%*****54.2%
White73.4%64.5%69.0%66.3%57.0%61.7%56.1%44.0%50.1%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black43.1%33.0%37.5%34.1%26.3%29.9%26.6%20.3%23.4%
All Races Combined52.9%43.7%48.4%47.3%37.2%42.2%40.9%30.2%35.7%
Asian American36.8%32.1%34.5%31.6%24.2%27.9%26.6%24.1%25.4%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial57.9%50.3%54.3%51.4%38.9%45.2%44.8%33.8%39.8%
Hispanic/Latino52.0%44.0%48.0%43.3%33.8%38.6%36.4%26.5%31.6%
Native American57.4%48.2%52.2%52.8%39.8%45.4%49.9%34.9%42.3%
Pacific Islander40.5%42.6%41.8%40.0%35.2%36.9%38.7%38.7%38.7%
White53.0%43.7%48.4%48.0%38.0%43.0%41.6%30.5%36.2%

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.