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Percent of Students Reporting Any E-cigarette Use in the Past 30 Days, Who Got the E-cigarette from Someone or Somewhere, All Available Years: by Grade, Gender, and County

2019
FemaleMaleTotal
Minnesota8th91.1%85.4%88.6%
9th92.0%85.3%89.1%
11th90.9%82.5%86.9%
All Grades91.3%84.1%88.1%
Aitkin County8th100.0%66.7%85.7%
9th100.0%100.0%100.0%
11th100.0%100.0%100.0%
All Grades100.0%94.7%97.1%
Anoka County8th91.7%86.1%89.2%
9th91.6%86.5%89.6%
11th88.5%77.0%83.3%
All Grades90.6%82.8%87.3%
Becker County8th96.7%100.0%97.4%
9th92.6%87.1%89.7%
11th95.3%81.1%88.8%
All Grades95.0%85.7%91.0%
Beltrami County8th90.9%73.1%83.1%
9th93.3%84.4%88.9%
11th97.2%89.3%93.8%
All Grades93.9%82.8%88.7%
Benton County8th97.4%91.7%95.2%
9th100.0%88.0%94.0%
11th93.2%77.1%86.1%
All Grades96.3%84.5%91.1%
Big Stone County8th100.0%0.0%100.0%
9th100.0%100.0%100.0%
11th75.0%0.0%75.0%
All Grades87.5%100.0%88.9%
Blue Earth County8th91.7%94.4%92.6%
9th97.7%87.9%93.4%
11th89.3%82.9%86.0%
All Grades92.2%85.7%89.2%
Brown County8th92.9%90.0%91.2%
9th92.9%78.9%87.2%
11th92.6%69.2%81.1%
All Grades92.8%78.5%85.8%
Carlton County8th91.3%78.3%84.8%
9th90.4%92.0%91.2%
11th89.6%90.2%89.9%
All Grades90.2%88.7%89.5%
Carver County8th94.7%94.7%94.7%
9th85.7%71.4%80.0%
11th78.4%88.6%83.3%
All Grades84.4%86.8%85.5%
Cass County8th89.7%71.4%83.7%
9th80.0%74.1%76.6%
11th100.0%73.9%85.0%
All Grades89.4%73.4%81.5%
Chippewa County8th100.0%66.7%90.9%
9th91.7%90.0%90.9%
11th66.7%100.0%83.3%
All Grades86.2%90.9%88.2%
Chisago County8th85.7%76.5%82.2%
9th87.8%82.4%85.5%
11th83.3%80.0%81.6%
All Grades85.6%80.2%83.1%
Clay County8th90.0%100.0%96.7%
9th90.7%84.8%88.2%
11th95.2%81.0%89.5%
All Grades93.1%86.3%90.0%
Clearwater County8th***
9th***
11th***
All Grades***
Cook County8th100.0%83.3%92.3%
9th100.0%100.0%100.0%
11th83.3%100.0%90.9%
All Grades94.4%92.3%93.5%
Cottonwood County8th66.7%75.0%71.4%
9th90.9%90.9%90.9%
11th87.5%71.4%78.4%
All Grades86.7%77.8%81.8%
Crow Wing County8th100.0%85.7%93.3%
9th97.7%84.8%92.1%
11th81.1%86.4%83.9%
All Grades89.4%85.9%87.7%
Dakota County8th91.2%87.1%89.4%
9th91.2%88.3%90.0%
11th93.3%84.6%89.2%
All Grades92.1%86.3%89.5%
Dodge County8th100.0%71.4%87.1%
9th92.9%93.3%93.1%
11th85.7%73.9%80.4%
All Grades91.5%78.8%85.6%
Douglas County8th85.0%92.9%88.2%
9th95.1%96.3%95.6%
11th100.0%85.7%91.5%
All Grades94.1%90.8%92.5%
Faribault County8th100.0%83.3%86.7%
9th100.0%87.5%93.3%
11th90.0%75.0%80.8%
All Grades95.0%80.6%85.7%
Fillmore County8th85.7%100.0%90.0%
9th100.0%100.0%100.0%
11th100.0%100.0%100.0%
All Grades92.9%100.0%96.3%
Freeborn County8th94.7%77.8%89.3%
9th85.7%91.7%88.5%
11th80.0%73.9%77.1%
All Grades86.1%82.1%84.4%
Goodhue County8th84.2%73.3%79.4%
9th100.0%75.0%87.5%
11th92.0%88.9%91.2%
All Grades90.4%78.1%85.7%
Grant County8th100.0%88.9%91.7%
9th100.0%0.0%100.0%
11th88.9%100.0%94.7%
All Grades93.8%94.7%94.3%
Hennepin County8th86.7%86.3%86.5%
9th92.6%85.2%89.6%
11th91.9%83.7%88.3%
All Grades91.2%84.7%88.4%
Houston County8th100.0%50.0%87.5%
9th95.0%75.0%89.3%
11th100.0%75.0%91.5%
All Grades98.4%71.4%90.1%
Hubbard County8th87.5%66.7%78.6%
9th86.7%93.8%90.3%
11th100.0%78.6%92.1%
All Grades93.6%83.3%89.2%
Isanti County8th96.9%95.2%96.2%
9th89.6%86.1%88.1%
11th93.8%84.4%90.0%
All Grades93.0%87.6%90.8%
Itasca County8th100.0%90.3%96.3%
9th94.7%89.2%92.6%
11th94.7%88.1%91.3%
All Grades96.6%89.1%93.3%
Jackson County8th60.0%0.0%42.9%
9th92.3%86.7%89.3%
11th90.0%79.2%82.4%
All Grades85.7%78.0%81.2%
Kanabec County8th81.8%76.9%79.2%
9th96.3%81.3%90.7%
11th90.5%71.4%81.0%
All Grades91.5%76.0%84.4%
Kandiyohi County8th77.8%72.2%75.0%
9th92.1%78.9%87.7%
11th88.9%85.7%87.2%
All Grades88.0%81.0%84.8%
Kittson County8th50.0%100.0%75.0%
9th0.0%100.0%100.0%
11th100.0%0.0%100.0%
All Grades80.0%100.0%87.5%
Koochiching County8th100.0%0.0%100.0%
9th100.0%100.0%100.0%
11th75.0%50.0%64.3%
All Grades89.5%66.7%82.1%
Lac Qui Parle County8th100.0%100.0%100.0%
9th100.0%100.0%100.0%
11th75.0%100.0%84.6%
All Grades87.5%100.0%93.8%
Lake County8th77.8%100.0%87.5%
9th91.7%77.8%85.7%
11th87.5%100.0%90.0%
All Grades86.2%88.9%87.2%
Lake of the Woods County8th100.0%100.0%100.0%
9th100.0%100.0%100.0%
11th100.0%50.0%66.7%
All Grades100.0%80.0%88.9%
Le Sueur County8th91.7%100.0%96.2%
9th81.0%92.3%85.3%
11th95.2%88.0%91.3%
All Grades88.9%92.3%90.6%
Lincoln County8th100.0%0.0%33.3%
9th100.0%80.0%90.0%
11th75.0%100.0%88.9%
All Grades90.0%75.0%81.8%
Lyon County8th85.7%100.0%90.0%
9th100.0%90.0%94.7%
11th94.4%77.3%85.0%
All Grades94.1%82.9%88.4%
McLeod County8th0.0%100.0%100.0%
9th100.0%100.0%100.0%
11th80.0%100.0%83.3%
All Grades85.7%100.0%93.3%
Mahnomen County8th100.0%80.0%93.8%
9th73.3%77.8%75.0%
11th100.0%100.0%100.0%
All Grades86.2%83.3%85.1%
Marshall County8th***
9th100.0%100.0%100.0%
11th100.0%33.3%75.0%
All Grades100.0%50.0%83.3%
Martin County8th85.7%100.0%92.9%
9th94.4%100.0%96.8%
11th88.9%81.0%84.6%
All Grades90.7%90.2%90.5%
Meeker County8th80.0%66.7%75.0%
9th100.0%100.0%100.0%
11th83.3%100.0%87.5%
All Grades86.7%88.9%87.5%
Mille Lacs County8th89.2%81.8%85.7%
9th87.5%60.0%75.7%
11th100.0%73.3%87.6%
All Grades93.0%72.2%83.5%
Morrison County8th91.7%84.0%87.8%
9th88.9%90.2%89.5%
11th75.0%81.6%78.8%
All Grades85.6%85.6%85.6%
Mower County8th93.5%90.9%92.5%
9th93.6%84.0%90.3%
11th76.0%88.0%82.0%
All Grades89.3%87.5%88.6%
Murray County8th75.0%0.0%75.0%
9th100.0%100.0%100.0%
11th87.5%90.0%88.9%
All Grades84.6%93.3%89.3%
Nicollet County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th80.0%87.5%84.6%
11th78.6%91.7%84.6%
All Grades78.9%90.0%84.6%
Nobles County8th100.0%71.4%92.0%
9th87.5%81.3%85.0%
11th90.0%75.0%81.3%
All Grades91.9%76.5%85.0%
Norman County8th100.0%100.0%100.0%
9th100.0%0.0%100.0%
11th0.0%100.0%100.0%
All Grades100.0%100.0%100.0%
Olmsted County8th90.9%78.9%84.5%
9th91.9%79.7%86.5%
11th88.4%82.5%85.6%
All Grades90.1%80.7%85.5%
Otter Tail County8th95.1%84.6%91.0%
9th90.6%80.0%86.0%
11th92.0%89.4%90.7%
All Grades92.4%85.0%89.1%
Pennington County8th92.9%66.7%85.0%
9th94.1%81.3%87.9%
11th89.5%88.9%89.2%
All Grades92.0%82.5%87.8%
Pine County8th94.1%80.0%86.5%
9th88.6%78.1%84.2%
11th100.0%86.7%95.3%
All Grades93.3%80.6%87.8%
Pipestone County8th87.5%100.0%92.3%
9th88.9%100.0%94.1%
11th100.0%50.0%70.0%
All Grades90.5%84.2%87.5%
Polk County8th90.9%90.5%90.7%
9th89.5%86.4%88.3%
11th89.6%90.2%89.9%
All Grades89.8%89.3%89.6%
Pope County8th100.0%50.0%75.0%
9th85.7%50.0%72.7%
11th66.7%66.7%66.7%
All Grades80.0%60.0%70.0%
Ramsey County8th85.9%81.9%84.2%
9th92.8%87.2%90.2%
11th90.9%83.4%87.4%
All Grades90.0%84.2%87.4%
Red Lake County8th80.0%100.0%83.3%
9th100.0%80.0%85.7%
11th100.0%50.0%87.5%
All Grades93.3%76.9%85.7%
Redwood County8th88.9%100.0%94.1%
9th100.0%100.0%100.0%
11th66.7%78.6%73.9%
All Grades85.7%89.7%87.7%
Renville County8th100.0%100.0%100.0%
9th0.0%100.0%80.0%
11th75.0%100.0%80.0%
All Grades80.0%100.0%87.5%
Rice County8th91.3%90.5%90.9%
9th80.5%81.3%80.8%
11th97.6%88.1%92.8%
All Grades89.5%86.3%88.0%
Rock County8th100.0%100.0%100.0%
9th100.0%100.0%100.0%
11th92.9%83.3%87.5%
All Grades95.0%91.4%92.7%
Roseau County8th88.9%80.0%84.2%
9th100.0%66.7%83.3%
11th92.3%72.2%80.6%
All Grades94.6%72.1%82.5%
St. Louis County8th92.5%84.7%89.4%
9th95.3%82.9%89.7%
11th83.1%79.1%80.9%
All Grades90.3%81.6%86.2%
Scott County8th95.8%90.8%93.6%
9th91.6%84.5%88.5%
11th90.2%84.4%87.4%
All Grades91.9%85.8%89.1%
Sherburne County8th94.4%90.6%92.8%
9th93.1%87.4%90.7%
11th92.2%82.4%87.7%
All Grades93.0%85.9%89.9%
Sibley County8th100.0%81.8%90.5%
9th78.6%84.2%81.8%
11th88.2%72.2%80.0%
All Grades87.8%79.2%83.1%
Stearns County8th92.1%79.7%85.6%
9th89.1%78.8%84.8%
11th89.1%80.0%84.6%
All Grades89.8%79.6%84.9%
Steele County8th89.2%80.0%85.5%
9th93.5%82.9%88.9%
11th97.9%76.7%89.7%
All Grades93.9%80.0%88.2%
Stevens County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th100.0%100.0%100.0%
11th100.0%100.0%100.0%
All Grades100.0%100.0%100.0%
Swift County8th***
9th***
11th***
All Grades***
Todd County8th84.6%91.7%88.0%
9th92.9%76.5%83.9%
11th94.4%82.4%88.6%
All Grades91.1%82.6%86.8%
Traverse County8th100.0%85.7%90.9%
9th66.7%100.0%80.0%
11th66.7%100.0%85.7%
All Grades80.0%92.3%87.0%
Wabasha County8th94.7%71.4%88.5%
9th87.5%82.4%85.4%
11th90.0%85.7%87.5%
All Grades90.5%82.7%87.0%
Wadena County8th75.0%60.0%66.7%
9th80.0%84.6%82.6%
11th92.9%82.4%87.1%
All Grades85.7%80.0%82.5%
Waseca County8th100.0%93.3%97.3%
9th88.0%87.1%87.5%
11th92.0%91.7%91.8%
All Grades93.1%90.0%91.5%
Washington County8th90.4%89.4%90.0%
9th96.9%84.7%91.7%
11th92.4%79.9%86.5%
All Grades93.3%83.4%88.9%
Watonwan County8th100.0%0.0%100.0%
9th80.0%80.0%80.0%
11th80.0%60.0%70.0%
All Grades84.2%70.0%79.3%
Wilkin County8th100.0%100.0%100.0%
9th100.0%100.0%100.0%
11th100.0%100.0%100.0%
All Grades100.0%100.0%100.0%
Winona County8th90.0%78.6%85.3%
9th66.7%83.3%77.8%
11th100.0%100.0%100.0%
All Grades89.2%83.3%86.6%
Wright County8th92.5%85.4%89.1%
9th93.2%84.7%89.7%
11th91.2%84.3%88.0%
All Grades92.2%84.6%88.8%
Yellow Medicine County8th85.7%100.0%90.0%
9th100.0%100.0%100.0%
11th100.0%66.7%85.7%
All Grades94.4%87.5%92.3%

About the Indicator:

This indicator reflects students responding that they got e-cigarettes from one or more of the following sources: friends, parents, other family members, someone I didn’t know, or got it by getting someone else to buy it for me. These data include only students who reported any e-cigarette use in the past 30 days. Students were asked to select all methods of obtaining e-cigarettes that applied.  N/A indicates that the data are unavailable or were not collected.

In 2016, access questions were not asked. Earlier versions of the survey asked about access to any tobacco product; in 2019, the question changed to access only for e-cigarettes.

 

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.