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Percent of Students Reporting Buying Lottery Tickets Monthly or More Often in the Past Year, All Available Years: by Grade, Gender, and County

2016
FemaleMaleTotal
Minnesota11th7.3%12.4%9.8%
8th9.5%11.1%10.3%
9th8.2%10.7%9.4%
All Grades8.4%11.3%9.8%
Aitkin County11th4.2%16.7%10.8%
8th4.5%16.7%10.9%
9th3.3%18.2%9.6%
All Grades3.8%17.2%10.3%
Anoka County11th6.3%12.5%9.4%
8th10.9%11.8%11.3%
9th8.0%11.4%9.6%
All Grades8.6%11.9%10.2%
Becker County11th9.1%12.6%10.9%
8th8.6%11.3%10.0%
9th3.9%13.2%8.4%
All Grades7.0%12.4%9.7%
Beltrami County11th11.5%11.2%11.3%
8th19.1%17.9%18.5%
9th8.0%17.4%12.9%
All Grades13.2%15.8%14.5%
Benton County11th6.6%19.3%12.2%
8th6.7%10.9%8.8%
9th7.7%12.3%10.0%
All Grades7.1%13.2%10.1%
Big Stone County11th***
8th***
9th***
All Grades***
Blue Earth County11th5.8%11.3%8.7%
8th5.4%8.1%6.8%
9th6.6%6.0%6.3%
All Grades5.9%8.4%7.2%
Brown County11th5.7%11.8%8.7%
8th8.8%7.8%8.3%
9th5.4%14.6%10.3%
All Grades6.7%11.5%9.1%
Carlton County11th5.6%16.4%10.9%
8th5.1%11.2%8.2%
9th4.5%9.2%7.0%
All Grades5.0%11.9%8.5%
Carver County11th5.1%12.1%8.8%
8th11.7%12.1%11.9%
9th6.0%8.5%7.2%
All Grades8.2%10.8%9.5%
Cass County11th11.4%17.3%14.4%
8th8.9%12.8%10.9%
9th14.1%11.7%12.9%
All Grades11.5%13.5%12.5%
Chippewa County11th***
8th***
9th***
All Grades***
Chisago County11th***
8th***
9th***
All Grades***
Clay County11th6.6%12.7%9.8%
8th12.5%8.5%10.6%
9th12.6%9.2%10.8%
All Grades10.8%10.1%10.4%
Clearwater County11th12.5%27.8%20.6%
8th16.7%13.2%15.0%
9th4.7%6.3%5.6%
All Grades11.1%13.8%12.5%
Cook County11th***
8th***
9th***
All Grades***
Cottonwood County11th2.3%10.2%6.5%
8th9.1%2.0%5.4%
9th8.5%6.3%7.4%
All Grades6.7%6.2%6.4%
Crow Wing County11th***
8th***
9th***
All Grades***
Dakota County11th6.8%10.6%8.7%
8th9.2%10.5%9.9%
9th8.6%11.0%9.8%
All Grades8.3%10.7%9.5%
Dodge County11th9.2%11.0%9.9%
8th7.0%9.4%8.1%
9th7.2%12.2%9.6%
All Grades7.7%10.9%9.2%
Douglas County11th4.8%22.9%14.5%
8th8.5%12.3%10.3%
9th14.2%11.8%13.0%
All Grades9.4%15.6%12.5%
Faribault County11th5.5%17.5%11.6%
8th17.4%12.7%14.9%
9th13.3%8.6%10.7%
All Grades11.6%12.9%12.3%
Fillmore County11th7.8%19.4%13.5%
8th9.5%15.7%12.8%
9th5.6%12.3%8.8%
All Grades7.5%15.7%11.6%
Freeborn County11th11.5%8.5%10.1%
8th7.6%17.0%12.1%
9th9.4%17.9%13.9%
All Grades9.3%15.0%12.1%
Goodhue County11th6.6%17.1%10.8%
8th4.8%10.7%7.7%
9th7.5%14.5%11.2%
All Grades6.3%13.7%9.8%
Grant County11th9.5%16.7%14.0%
8th4.8%6.9%5.6%
9th6.3%11.8%9.1%
All Grades6.3%12.1%9.3%
Hennepin County11th8.5%11.4%9.9%
8th10.3%12.3%11.3%
9th9.3%12.2%10.7%
All Grades9.5%12.0%10.7%
Houston County11th10.1%21.0%14.9%
8th17.6%10.5%14.3%
9th11.0%13.5%12.4%
All Grades13.0%14.5%13.7%
Hubbard County11th12.5%19.7%16.1%
8th2.6%7.9%5.0%
9th12.5%21.7%16.6%
All Grades9.3%16.7%12.8%
Isanti County11th5.2%11.9%8.5%
8th13.0%12.6%12.8%
9th10.1%12.3%11.1%
All Grades9.7%12.3%10.9%
Itasca County11th9.6%22.9%17.2%
8th9.9%10.4%10.2%
9th10.3%9.8%10.1%
All Grades10.0%13.9%12.0%
Jackson County11th28.2%34.5%30.9%
8th13.3%10.0%11.4%
9th4.7%9.8%7.1%
All Grades15.5%17.8%16.6%
Kanabec County11th6.9%12.5%10.0%
8th13.5%23.1%17.5%
9th7.0%13.9%10.7%
All Grades9.6%16.2%12.9%
Kandiyohi County11th7.0%17.4%12.7%
8th8.0%10.8%9.4%
9th6.1%12.2%9.2%
All Grades7.0%13.2%10.2%
Kittson County11th3.6%5.3%4.3%
8th0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th0.0%18.8%8.8%
All Grades1.5%7.3%4.1%
Koochiching County11th***
8th***
9th***
All Grades***
Lac Qui Parle County11th6.3%5.6%5.9%
8th6.8%4.3%5.7%
9th2.7%5.6%4.1%
All Grades5.5%5.0%5.3%
Lake County11th***
8th***
9th***
All Grades***
Lake of the Woods County11th***
8th***
9th***
All Grades***
Le Sueur County11th10.4%11.7%11.0%
8th11.2%9.7%10.3%
9th6.0%6.2%6.1%
All Grades9.2%8.9%9.1%
Lincoln County11th***
8th***
9th***
All Grades***
Lyon County11th7.0%6.7%6.9%
8th7.0%7.8%7.4%
9th6.6%8.7%7.6%
All Grades6.8%7.9%7.4%
McLeod County11th***
8th***
9th***
All Grades***
Mahnomen County11th10.5%16.7%14.3%
8th16.0%18.4%17.5%
9th16.1%8.6%12.1%
All Grades14.7%14.6%14.6%
Marshall County11th10.7%16.7%14.1%
8th9.1%7.0%7.9%
9th7.5%3.2%5.6%
All Grades8.9%9.1%9.0%
Martin County11th***
8th***
9th***
All Grades***
Meeker County11th5.0%15.3%9.9%
8th7.6%11.4%9.5%
9th5.8%6.1%6.0%
All Grades6.3%10.3%8.3%
Mille Lacs County11th13.5%16.8%15.1%
8th7.0%12.5%10.0%
9th7.6%14.3%10.7%
All Grades9.1%14.2%11.7%
Morrison County11th8.2%11.9%9.9%
8th10.3%11.5%10.9%
9th7.7%13.7%10.9%
All Grades8.7%12.5%10.6%
Mower County11th8.0%8.9%8.5%
8th16.4%15.7%16.0%
9th9.8%9.1%9.4%
All Grades11.8%11.5%11.6%
Murray County11th5.4%10.5%8.0%
8th12.2%3.3%8.5%
9th0.0%11.9%6.5%
All Grades6.2%9.1%7.6%
Nicollet County11th***
8th***
9th***
All Grades***
Nobles County11th6.1%18.4%12.0%
8th7.1%6.5%6.8%
9th11.7%9.7%10.6%
All Grades8.1%11.0%9.6%
Norman County11th10.7%13.0%11.8%
8th4.3%9.1%6.9%
9th6.5%6.5%6.5%
All Grades6.7%9.2%7.9%
Olmsted County11th7.1%7.1%7.1%
8th10.9%12.0%11.4%
9th8.3%9.9%9.1%
All Grades9.0%10.0%9.5%
Otter Tail County11th8.6%13.8%11.2%
8th5.4%9.3%7.6%
9th7.5%8.9%8.2%
All Grades7.2%10.5%8.9%
Pennington County11th***
8th***
9th***
All Grades***
Pine County11th8.4%14.6%11.7%
8th4.8%7.6%6.1%
9th9.7%9.4%9.5%
All Grades7.5%10.2%8.9%
Pipestone County11th***
8th***
9th***
All Grades***
Polk County11th12.9%20.4%16.2%
8th10.5%8.2%9.3%
9th6.5%5.2%5.8%
All Grades9.8%10.1%10.0%
Pope County11th0.0%18.9%11.5%
8th6.3%2.4%4.1%
9th12.0%3.3%7.3%
All Grades6.2%8.3%7.4%
Ramsey County11th6.7%11.0%8.8%
8th9.2%11.0%10.1%
9th7.5%9.1%8.2%
All Grades7.8%10.4%9.0%
Red Lake County11th4.3%10.5%7.1%
8th0.0%9.5%4.4%
9th14.3%13.0%13.6%
All Grades5.9%11.1%8.4%
Redwood County11th9.4%5.1%7.1%
8th8.3%9.1%8.7%
9th7.4%8.2%7.8%
All Grades8.3%7.5%7.9%
Renville County11th3.1%7.9%4.9%
8th4.9%7.8%6.4%
9th7.4%7.0%7.2%
All Grades5.0%7.6%6.2%
Rice County11th8.0%8.7%8.4%
8th5.7%12.3%9.0%
9th4.4%8.3%6.3%
All Grades5.9%10.1%8.0%
Rock County11th***
8th***
9th***
All Grades***
Roseau County11th6.5%18.1%13.6%
8th7.8%8.8%8.3%
9th4.7%6.3%5.5%
All Grades6.3%10.5%8.6%
St. Louis County11th7.0%15.8%11.5%
8th9.1%9.2%9.2%
9th8.5%11.3%9.9%
All Grades8.3%12.0%10.1%
Scott County11th5.9%10.8%8.2%
8th9.5%10.2%9.9%
9th5.8%8.3%7.1%
All Grades7.1%9.7%8.4%
Sherburne County11th7.5%10.9%9.2%
8th8.1%10.2%9.2%
9th6.9%8.6%7.8%
All Grades7.6%10.0%8.8%
Sibley County11th15.0%18.6%16.5%
8th4.8%12.1%8.5%
9th7.0%15.7%11.1%
All Grades8.9%15.0%11.8%
Stearns County11th5.3%15.4%10.2%
8th7.2%10.1%8.6%
9th7.3%13.5%10.4%
All Grades6.7%12.7%9.7%
Steele County11th8.0%10.1%9.0%
8th10.9%10.7%10.8%
9th8.7%12.4%10.6%
All Grades9.2%11.1%10.1%
Stevens County11th2.3%0.0%1.3%
8th14.3%4.9%9.2%
9th5.9%4.8%5.3%
All Grades7.1%3.4%5.2%
Swift County11th***
8th***
9th***
All Grades***
Todd County11th4.3%21.4%13.1%
8th8.7%14.0%11.3%
9th9.2%8.3%8.7%
All Grades7.4%14.6%11.1%
Traverse County11th***
8th***
9th***
All Grades***
Wabasha County11th6.1%11.4%8.6%
8th12.1%14.7%13.5%
9th12.0%13.5%12.7%
All Grades10.3%13.4%11.8%
Wadena County11th4.9%13.1%8.5%
8th2.6%7.4%5.2%
9th2.6%6.3%4.3%
All Grades3.4%8.7%6.0%
Waseca County11th4.8%12.3%8.5%
8th5.1%12.7%8.4%
9th4.0%6.6%5.3%
All Grades4.6%10.2%7.3%
Washington County11th5.3%10.0%7.5%
8th9.0%10.7%9.9%
9th8.7%8.9%8.8%
All Grades7.7%9.8%8.8%
Watonwan County11th15.1%14.0%14.6%
8th9.8%13.6%12.0%
9th11.8%18.6%15.2%
All Grades12.2%15.6%14.0%
Wilkin County11th10.0%13.0%11.1%
8th14.7%13.2%13.9%
9th7.9%8.3%8.1%
All Grades10.7%11.0%10.9%
Winona County11th7.0%14.9%11.0%
8th11.2%10.8%11.0%
9th8.7%9.8%9.3%
All Grades8.9%11.8%10.4%
Wright County11th9.8%14.2%12.0%
8th10.7%12.4%11.5%
9th9.9%10.7%10.3%
All Grades10.1%12.4%11.3%
Yellow Medicine County11th9.4%18.2%13.8%
8th10.0%9.1%9.5%
9th5.3%14.0%9.9%
All Grades8.0%13.3%10.9%

About the Indicator:

 In 2016, students were asked the following question:

"During the last 12 months, how often have you done the following gambling/betting activities?

  • Played cards, bet on sports teams or games of personal skill, like video gaming, pool, golf, or bowling

  • Bought lottery tickets or scratch-offs

  • Gambled in a casino

  • Gambled for money online"

Response options included Not at all, Less than once a month, About once a month, About once a week, 2 to 6 times a week, and Daily. Data here include any student who reported gambling About once a month, About once a week, 2 to 6 times a week, or Daily.

Gambling is associated with increased substance use. In 2016, students who reported gambling monthly or more frequently in the past year were twice as likely to report alcohol use in the past month, compared to students who gambled less frequently or not at all. They were also 2.1 times as likely to report tobacco use, 2.0 times as likely to report marijuana use, and 2.3 times as likely to report prescription drug misuse in the past month. Students reporting problematic gambling were even more likely to report past-month substance use.

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.