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Youth Perceptions of Alcohol Harm

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Percent of Students Reporting that they Believe People Put themselves at Great or Moderate Risk of Harm by Frequently Binge Drinking, All Available Years: by Grade, Race, Gender, and Region

20072010
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
Minnesota6thWhite83%88%85%79%85%82%
African-American or Black77%79%78%75%79%77%
Native American77%78%78%68%74%71%
Asian American/Pacific Islander80%79%80%80%81%80%
Hispanic/Latino76%76%76%72%76%74%
All Races Combined82%85%83%78%83%81%
9thWhite80%87%84%81%87%84%
African-American or Black76%85%81%80%86%83%
Native American73%81%77%67%74%70%
Asian American/Pacific Islander78%87%82%83%90%87%
Hispanic/Latino73%83%78%75%82%79%
All Races Combined79%86%83%80%87%84%
12thWhite68%84%76%70%85%78%
African-American or Black73%87%80%78%87%83%
Native American67%82%75%64%79%71%
Asian American/Pacific Islander75%88%82%82%90%86%
Hispanic/Latino68%86%77%76%84%80%
All Races Combined68%84%76%71%85%78%
All GradesWhite77%86%82%77%86%82%
African-American or Black76%83%79%77%83%80%
Native American74%80%77%67%75%71%
Asian American/Pacific Islander78%84%81%81%87%84%
Hispanic/Latino73%81%77%74%80%77%
All Races Combined77%85%81%77%85%81%
Metro6thWhite86%90%88%83%87%85%
African-American or Black78%78%78%75%78%76%
Native American80%79%80%68%73%71%
Asian American/Pacific Islander80%78%79%80%82%81%
Hispanic/Latino76%76%76%73%77%75%
All Races Combined83%86%85%81%84%83%
9thWhite82%89%86%84%89%86%
African-American or Black77%86%82%80%86%83%
Native American74%85%80%78%71%75%
Asian American/Pacific Islander78%87%83%83%90%87%
Hispanic/Latino73%86%80%76%84%80%
All Races Combined80%88%84%82%88%85%
12thWhite70%84%78%73%87%80%
African-American or Black74%87%82%79%88%84%
Native American72%85%79%67%71%68%
Asian American/Pacific Islander75%89%82%82%92%87%
Hispanic/Latino68%87%78%78%85%82%
All Races Combined71%85%78%74%87%81%
All GradesWhite80%88%84%80%88%84%
African-American or Black77%83%80%78%83%81%
Native American77%82%80%71%72%72%
Asian American/Pacific Islander78%84%81%82%88%85%
Hispanic/Latino73%82%78%75%81%78%
All Races Combined79%86%83%80%86%83%
Non-Metro6thWhite80%86%83%76%83%80%
African-American or Black75%81%78%79%81%80%
Native American75%77%76%68%75%71%
Asian American/Pacific Islander83%80%82%78%77%77%
Hispanic/Latino76%77%76%70%74%72%
All Races Combined80%84%82%76%82%79%
9thWhite78%85%82%79%86%82%
African-American or Black72%84%77%76%86%80%
Native American72%78%76%61%75%67%
Asian American/Pacific Islander76%86%81%83%92%88%
Hispanic/Latino72%78%76%74%80%77%
All Races Combined77%85%81%78%85%82%
12thWhite66%83%74%67%83%75%
African-American or Black69%83%75%70%84%76%
Native American64%80%72%64%81%72%
Asian American/Pacific Islander75%87%81%82%84%83%
Hispanic/Latino68%84%76%73%83%78%
All Races Combined66%83%75%67%83%75%
All GradesWhite75%85%80%74%84%79%
African-American or Black73%82%77%76%83%79%
Native American72%78%75%65%76%70%
Asian American/Pacific Islander78%84%81%81%85%83%
Hispanic/Latino73%79%76%72%78%75%
All Races Combined75%84%80%74%83%79%

About the Indicator: Students were asked specifically how much they thought people risked harming themselves physically or in other ways if they have 5 or more drinks of alcohol once or twice per week.  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.