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Percent of Students Reporting they first Used Other Drugs at Age 13 or Younger, All Available Years: by Grade, Gender, and County

20072010
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
Minnesota6th3%3%3%3%3%3%
9th4%4%4%4%3%4%
12th3%2%2%3%1%2%
All Grades3%3%3%3%3%3%
Aitkin County6thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
9thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All GradesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Anoka County6th4%3%3%3%3%3%
9th4%5%4%5%4%5%
12th4%2%3%3%2%2%
All Grades4%3%4%4%3%3%
Becker County6th3%2%3%2%3%2%
9th4%4%4%3%5%4%
12th2%2%2%1%1%1%
All Grades3%3%3%2%3%3%
Beltrami County6th8%3%6%3%4%3%
9th8%7%7%3%7%5%
12th4%4%4%7%6%7%
All Grades7%5%6%4%6%5%
Benton County6th4%3%3%3%2%2%
9th5%2%3%5%4%5%
12th3%2%3%1%1%1%
All Grades4%2%3%3%2%3%
Big Stone County6thN/AN/A0%4%4%4%
9thN/AN/A2%3%0%2%
12thN/AN/A5%0%0%0%
All GradesN/AN/AN/A2%1%2%
Blue Earth County6th3%1%2%3%3%3%
9th2%5%4%6%2%4%
12th2%1%2%1%0%1%
All Grades3%2%3%4%2%3%
Brown County6th1%7%4%5%1%3%
9th2%2%2%6%3%5%
12th0%2%1%1%2%2%
All Grades1%5%3%4%2%3%
Carlton County6th7%4%5%5%5%5%
9th4%7%5%2%4%3%
12th7%3%5%2%1%2%
All Grades6%4%5%3%4%3%
Carver County6th3%1%2%2%2%2%
9th4%3%4%5%3%4%
12th5%1%3%4%0%2%
All Grades4%2%3%3%2%3%
Cass County6th2%3%3%4%4%4%
9th5%10%8%4%10%7%
12th5%2%3%5%3%4%
All Grades4%5%5%4%6%5%
Chippewa County6th1%2%1%N/AN/AN/A
9th3%2%2%N/AN/AN/A
12th3%2%3%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades3%2%2%N/AN/AN/A
Chisago County6th6%3%4%4%3%3%
9th4%3%4%4%3%4%
12th3%2%3%2%2%2%
All Grades5%3%4%3%3%3%
Clay County6th3%4%4%3%4%3%
9th5%4%4%2%4%3%
12th4%3%3%2%3%2%
All Grades4%4%4%2%3%3%
Clearwater County6th2%6%4%2%10%6%
9th11%8%9%2%2%2%
12th0%3%1%3%0%2%
All Grades4%5%5%3%4%3%
Cook County6thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
9thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All GradesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cottonwood County6th4%2%3%6%0%3%
9th7%4%5%0%2%1%
12th0%0%0%2%0%1%
All Grades4%2%3%3%1%2%
Crow Wing County6th4%3%3%3%3%3%
9th4%10%7%5%0%2%
12th2%1%1%5%1%3%
All Grades3%5%4%4%2%3%
Dakota County6th2%2%2%2%2%2%
9th5%4%4%4%3%4%
12th3%2%2%2%1%1%
All Grades3%3%3%3%2%3%
Dodge County6th3%1%2%2%1%2%
9th7%7%7%2%2%2%
12th5%0%2%7%6%6%
All Grades5%3%4%3%3%3%
Douglas County6th4%3%4%1%1%1%
9th3%4%3%5%3%4%
12th1%0%0%1%0%0%
All Grades3%3%3%3%2%2%
Faribault County6th9%2%5%N/AN/AN/A
9th3%6%5%N/AN/AN/A
12th0%5%2%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades4%4%4%N/AN/AN/A
Fillmore County6th2%2%2%4%1%2%
9th4%8%6%2%5%3%
12th0%0%0%3%0%2%
All Grades2%3%3%3%2%2%
Freeborn County6th3%2%2%7%3%5%
9th2%3%2%4%5%4%
12th2%0%1%0%0%0%
All Grades2%2%2%4%3%3%
Goodhue County6th1%2%2%1%1%1%
9th4%4%4%0%2%1%
12th2%1%2%2%2%2%
All Grades2%3%3%1%1%1%
Grant County6th3%4%4%N/AN/AN/A
9th3%6%5%N/AN/AN/A
12th4%3%3%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades4%4%4%N/AN/AN/A
Hennepin County6th3%3%3%3%3%3%
9th4%3%3%4%3%3%
12th3%2%2%3%1%2%
All Grades3%3%3%3%2%3%
Houston County6th3%1%2%5%0%2%
9th4%2%3%1%2%1%
12th0%1%1%4%2%3%
All Grades2%1%2%3%1%2%
Hubbard County6th4%6%5%2%3%2%
9th7%8%7%9%7%8%
12th1%2%1%9%0%5%
All Grades4%5%5%7%4%5%
Isanti County6th4%7%5%N/AN/AN/A
9th7%6%6%N/AN/AN/A
12th3%0%1%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades5%5%5%N/AN/AN/A
Itasca County6th4%4%4%3%2%3%
9th3%7%5%8%7%7%
12th1%1%1%2%3%3%
All Grades3%4%4%5%4%4%
Jackson County6th0%0%0%0%0%0%
9th10%0%5%2%3%2%
12th2%0%1%2%0%1%
All Grades4%0%2%2%1%1%
Kanabec County6th2%1%2%7%0%4%
9th1%5%3%4%3%3%
12th1%1%1%1%0%1%
All Grades2%3%2%4%1%3%
Kandiyohi County6th2%6%4%1%2%2%
9th6%7%6%2%2%2%
12th3%0%2%5%0%2%
All Grades4%5%4%3%1%2%
Kittson County6th7%0%4%0%0%0%
9th0%0%0%4%5%4%
12th4%0%2%0%0%0%
All Grades4%0%2%1%1%1%
Koochiching County6thN/AN/AN/A4%0%2%
9thN/AN/AN/A0%2%1%
12thN/AN/AN/A3%3%3%
All GradesN/AN/AN/A2%2%2%
Lac Qui Parle County6th0%0%0%4%6%5%
9th2%0%1%4%4%4%
12th2%0%1%0%0%0%
All Grades1%0%1%3%3%3%
Lake County6thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
9thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All GradesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Lake of the Woods County6thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
9thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All GradesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Le Sueur County6th5%2%3%2%2%2%
9th6%5%6%7%2%4%
12th3%2%3%1%0%1%
All Grades5%3%4%3%1%2%
Lincoln County6th3%0%2%4%8%5%
9th0%3%1%0%0%0%
12th3%5%4%0%0%0%
All Grades2%3%2%1%1%1%
Lyon County6th6%2%4%3%3%3%
9th4%3%4%4%2%3%
12th1%0%1%0%1%0%
All Grades4%2%3%3%2%2%
McLeod County6th6%4%5%8%1%5%
9th3%6%4%2%3%2%
12th5%2%4%1%0%1%
All Grades5%4%4%4%1%2%
Mahnomen County6th5%7%6%8%3%5%
9th0%5%3%9%4%6%
12th3%0%2%0%0%0%
All Grades3%5%4%6%2%4%
Marshall County6th4%4%4%2%0%1%
9th3%0%1%4%2%3%
12th0%0%0%5%0%2%
All Grades2%2%2%4%1%2%
Martin County6th5%3%4%2%1%2%
9th5%2%3%5%1%3%
12th6%1%3%1%1%1%
All Grades5%2%4%3%1%2%
Meeker County6th2%1%1%3%1%2%
9th4%2%3%3%2%2%
12th2%1%1%1%2%2%
All Grades3%1%2%2%1%2%
Mille Lacs County6th3%7%5%6%4%5%
9th7%6%7%4%6%5%
12th3%2%2%7%4%6%
All Grades4%5%5%6%5%5%
Morrison County6th5%1%3%4%1%3%
9th6%4%5%2%3%3%
12th1%2%1%1%3%2%
All Grades4%3%3%2%2%2%
Mower County6th3%2%2%4%4%4%
9th4%6%5%2%2%2%
12th6%2%4%4%1%2%
All Grades4%4%4%3%2%3%
Murray County6thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
9thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All GradesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Nicollet County6th4%0%2%N/AN/A6%
9th4%7%6%N/AN/A2%
12th0%2%1%N/AN/A7%
All Grades3%3%3%N/AN/AN/A
Nobles County6th4%4%4%4%3%4%
9th3%4%4%2%7%5%
12th4%2%3%3%0%1%
All Grades3%4%4%3%4%3%
Norman County6th6%3%5%4%5%5%
9th0%6%3%5%0%3%
12th3%0%1%2%0%1%
All Grades3%3%3%3%2%3%
Olmsted County6th3%3%3%2%1%2%
9th4%4%4%3%4%3%
12th4%0%2%1%1%1%
All Grades3%3%3%2%2%2%
Otter Tail County6th4%2%3%4%5%4%
9th4%4%4%2%3%2%
12th5%0%2%3%2%3%
All Grades4%2%3%3%3%3%
Pennington County6th4%2%3%N/AN/AN/A
9th4%6%5%N/AN/AN/A
12th0%1%1%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades3%3%3%N/AN/AN/A
Pine County6th6%2%4%2%4%3%
9th12%5%8%4%7%5%
12th5%2%3%1%1%1%
All Grades8%3%5%3%4%3%
Pipestone County6th5%3%4%N/AN/AN/A
9th4%0%2%N/AN/AN/A
12th4%0%2%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades4%1%3%N/AN/AN/A
Polk County6th2%5%4%4%3%3%
9th1%3%2%3%4%3%
12th2%1%1%3%1%2%
All Grades2%3%2%3%3%3%
Pope County6thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
9thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All GradesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Ramsey County6th3%3%3%3%3%3%
9th4%4%4%5%3%4%
12th3%2%2%3%2%2%
All Grades3%3%3%4%3%3%
Red Lake County6th0%0%0%0%5%2%
9th0%0%0%0%4%2%
12th5%0%2%0%0%0%
All Grades1%0%1%0%3%2%
Redwood County6th12%1%7%3%4%3%
9th3%6%4%6%5%6%
12th2%0%1%2%0%1%
All Grades5%3%4%4%4%4%
Renville County6th2%0%1%2%2%2%
9th3%2%2%6%2%4%
12th0%0%0%6%6%6%
All Grades1%1%1%5%3%4%
Rice County6th2%3%2%4%3%4%
9th5%4%4%3%5%4%
12th4%1%2%1%1%1%
All Grades4%3%3%3%3%3%
Rock County6thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
9thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All GradesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Roseau County6th7%3%5%3%1%2%
9th2%5%3%1%4%2%
12th4%1%2%1%0%1%
All Grades4%3%3%2%2%2%
St. Louis County6th2%3%3%3%3%3%
9th5%6%5%4%4%4%
12th2%2%2%4%1%3%
All Grades3%4%3%3%3%3%
Scott County6th3%1%2%2%3%2%
9th6%5%6%3%3%3%
12th3%1%2%4%2%3%
All Grades4%3%3%3%2%3%
Sherburne County6th3%2%2%3%2%2%
9th5%5%5%3%3%3%
12th4%1%2%4%1%3%
All Grades4%3%3%3%2%3%
Sibley County6th5%2%4%5%7%6%
9th1%8%5%3%7%5%
12th3%2%2%2%0%1%
All Grades3%4%4%3%5%4%
Stearns County6th2%2%2%3%2%3%
9th2%3%2%3%3%3%
12th3%1%2%3%2%3%
All Grades2%2%2%3%2%3%
Steele County6th4%4%4%4%4%4%
9th4%3%3%0%1%1%
12th1%1%1%0%0%0%
All Grades4%3%3%2%2%2%
Stevens County6th3%0%1%N/AN/A1%
9th0%2%1%N/AN/A0%
12th0%0%0%N/AN/A0%
All Grades1%1%1%N/AN/AN/A
Swift County6th0%0%0%0%0%0%
9th2%3%3%4%0%2%
12th4%2%3%0%2%1%
All Grades2%2%2%1%1%1%
Todd County6th3%3%3%8%9%8%
9th1%5%3%1%1%1%
12th3%0%2%3%2%3%
All Grades2%3%3%4%4%4%
Traverse County6thN/AN/A0%N/AN/A3%
9thN/AN/A3%N/AN/A8%
12thN/AN/A6%N/AN/A3%
All GradesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Wabasha County6th1%3%2%2%1%1%
9th2%5%4%3%1%2%
12th8%1%5%2%2%2%
All Grades4%3%3%2%1%2%
Wadena County6th1%0%1%1%6%4%
9th5%5%5%4%3%3%
12th3%1%2%4%1%2%
All Grades3%3%3%3%3%3%
Waseca County6th5%2%3%N/AN/A1%
9th3%4%3%N/AN/A0%
12th2%0%1%N/AN/A3%
All Grades3%2%2%N/AN/AN/A
Washington County6th2%2%2%3%1%2%
9th5%4%5%4%3%4%
12th2%2%2%2%1%1%
All Grades3%3%3%3%2%3%
Watonwan County6th8%0%5%2%6%4%
9th9%3%5%3%3%3%
12th2%0%1%2%3%3%
All Grades7%1%4%2%4%3%
Wilkin County6th6%0%3%2%5%4%
9th5%4%5%8%3%6%
12th2%2%2%0%0%0%
All Grades4%2%3%4%3%3%
Winona County6th2%3%2%3%1%2%
9th5%6%5%6%3%5%
12th5%2%4%1%1%1%
All Grades4%4%4%4%2%3%
Wright County6th2%3%3%2%2%2%
9th3%4%3%2%2%2%
12th2%2%2%1%1%1%
All Grades2%3%3%2%1%2%
Yellow Medicine County6th2%0%1%0%7%4%
9th6%3%5%2%0%1%
12th5%0%2%4%2%3%
All Grades5%1%3%2%3%2%

About the Indicator: N/A indicates that the data are unavailable or were not collected.

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.