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Percent of Students Reporting Any Use of Alcohol in the Past 30 Days, All Available Years: by Grade, Gender, and County

199519982001200420072010
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
Minnesota6th4%2%3%10%7%9%7%5%6%5%5%5%4%4%4%4%3%4%
9th21%19%20%38%36%37%30%30%30%26%29%28%23%25%24%18%20%19%
12th42%32%37%58%51%54%55%49%52%50%46%48%49%46%48%42%39%41%
All Grades19%16%18%32%29%31%28%26%27%25%25%25%23%23%23%20%20%20%
Aitkin County6th4%1%3%23%13%17%7%8%7%3%0%2%6%5%6%51%50%50%
9th31%27%29%69%49%57%39%54%45%40%40%40%35%35%35%61%62%62%
12th51%18%37%67%45%55%72%63%68%49%47%48%64%54%59%56%70%64%
All Grades25%10%18%47%33%39%43%44%44%29%25%27%32%31%31%59%66%63%
Anoka County6th6%3%4%10%8%9%6%4%5%5%5%5%4%4%4%4%4%4%
9th22%20%21%39%37%38%28%33%31%22%28%26%22%24%23%17%22%19%
12th38%31%34%53%51%52%53%47%50%45%46%46%46%44%45%37%35%36%
All Grades19%16%17%30%28%29%25%25%25%21%24%23%21%22%21%17%19%18%
Becker County6th3%2%2%11%9%10%7%6%7%4%2%3%6%3%5%3%6%5%
9th32%18%25%38%45%42%33%31%32%31%29%30%21%23%22%21%17%19%
12th54%32%44%62%57%59%53%61%57%58%46%53%49%45%47%36%24%29%
All Grades27%14%20%34%37%36%28%30%29%31%25%28%23%22%22%19%16%17%
Beltrami County6th6%6%6%13%14%13%7%7%7%14%11%12%10%7%9%5%4%5%
9th27%25%26%38%39%38%28%35%32%35%35%35%31%32%31%19%23%21%
12th50%38%43%66%62%64%67%51%60%41%54%48%48%53%50%38%32%35%
All Grades23%20%21%33%33%33%31%29%30%32%36%34%32%31%31%19%19%19%
Benton County6th4%3%3%16%7%12%13%4%9%5%4%4%7%2%5%6%2%4%
9th17%15%16%40%42%41%41%32%37%25%34%30%25%33%29%17%26%21%
12th47%32%39%60%60%60%71%51%61%55%48%51%57%45%51%53%40%46%
All Grades20%15%17%38%35%36%40%28%34%26%28%27%30%26%28%24%22%23%
Big Stone County6th3%4%3%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0%13%6%N/AN/AN/A4%4%4%
9th29%35%32%50%51%51%N/AN/AN/A38%54%44%N/AN/AN/A22%19%21%
12th56%44%49%89%67%78%N/AN/AN/A68%66%67%N/AN/AN/A40%54%46%
All Grades41%39%40%70%57%62%N/AN/AN/A38%50%44%N/AN/AN/A24%27%25%
Blue Earth County6th5%3%4%7%8%7%9%4%6%4%3%4%5%1%3%3%2%3%
9th24%26%25%39%37%38%35%29%32%26%32%29%16%25%21%23%20%21%
12th48%33%40%55%54%55%57%47%52%49%50%50%54%49%52%39%44%42%
All Grades22%18%20%33%31%32%33%27%30%25%28%26%27%27%27%20%20%20%
Brown County6th3%2%3%21%9%15%11%4%7%6%3%4%6%6%6%7%1%4%
9th24%20%22%42%41%42%31%42%37%38%45%42%22%27%24%32%25%28%
12th46%41%44%59%55%57%64%62%63%62%54%58%62%64%63%49%45%47%
All Grades22%19%20%40%33%37%34%35%34%36%35%36%22%25%24%26%23%24%
Carlton County6th1%2%1%7%8%7%4%2%3%3%9%6%8%6%7%6%5%5%
9th18%26%23%35%27%31%31%26%28%20%27%24%22%17%19%16%16%16%
12th40%42%41%57%48%52%52%50%51%38%42%40%42%33%37%45%34%39%
All Grades16%21%19%32%27%29%30%25%27%19%25%22%22%18%20%21%17%19%
Carver County6th4%1%2%8%6%7%4%4%4%5%5%5%3%2%3%2%1%2%
9th28%19%23%30%36%33%35%28%31%19%26%23%25%28%26%18%16%17%
12th54%42%48%69%53%61%56%45%50%55%52%54%53%47%50%41%42%42%
All Grades23%17%20%31%28%30%30%24%27%23%25%24%23%22%23%18%17%17%
Cass County6th8%6%7%21%10%16%0%7%3%10%12%11%4%4%4%9%4%6%
9th25%31%28%40%50%45%30%36%33%30%45%38%31%35%33%30%30%30%
12th37%25%31%55%50%52%70%47%62%58%55%56%46%50%48%36%50%44%
All Grades20%19%20%36%35%35%32%27%29%28%32%30%27%29%28%24%28%26%
Chippewa County6th5%8%6%17%4%11%13%5%9%N/AN/AN/A6%6%6%N/AN/AN/A
9th18%14%16%34%36%35%29%36%32%N/AN/AN/A26%22%23%N/AN/AN/A
12th25%18%21%69%24%49%50%52%51%N/AN/AN/A44%41%42%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades15%13%14%34%17%26%31%31%31%N/AN/AN/A24%25%24%N/AN/AN/A
Chisago County6th7%6%6%13%12%12%6%8%7%N/AN/AN/A9%4%6%8%6%7%
9th17%22%20%48%45%47%32%33%32%N/AN/AN/A31%32%31%25%27%26%
12th27%22%25%60%46%54%52%48%50%N/AN/AN/A58%59%58%45%51%48%
All Grades14%15%15%35%31%33%26%26%26%N/AN/AN/A29%27%28%24%26%25%
Clay County6th2%1%1%10%6%8%7%3%5%4%3%4%5%5%5%2%2%2%
9th18%17%18%36%33%34%29%38%33%28%26%27%26%20%23%16%14%15%
12th42%28%36%68%58%63%66%57%62%57%60%58%51%46%48%40%29%34%
All Grades18%12%15%34%29%32%30%30%30%29%28%28%24%22%23%20%16%18%
Clearwater County6th12%8%10%6%5%6%0%5%2%N/AN/AN/A2%6%4%2%11%6%
9th13%23%19%59%40%51%39%38%38%N/AN/AN/A27%33%30%32%30%31%
12th35%48%42%60%60%60%82%47%66%N/AN/AN/A61%39%49%48%59%53%
All Grades18%25%22%43%33%38%38%29%33%N/AN/AN/A25%23%24%26%30%28%
Cook County6th10%0%4%23%14%17%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
9th31%14%22%18%38%30%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th40%30%34%82%80%81%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades25%13%18%37%39%38%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cottonwood County6th3%3%3%12%0%6%18%4%10%2%4%3%7%5%6%0%0%0%
9th4%11%8%30%41%35%29%26%27%38%20%28%24%25%24%30%15%22%
12th48%24%36%34%39%37%51%38%45%46%43%44%48%39%43%39%32%36%
All Grades15%12%13%25%27%26%34%23%28%25%24%24%24%23%23%23%15%19%
Crow Wing County6th4%3%4%12%11%12%6%4%5%4%5%5%7%3%5%4%2%3%
9th22%23%23%42%37%39%36%38%37%28%34%31%32%31%31%33%20%26%
12th39%34%37%51%48%49%54%60%57%40%41%40%52%45%48%43%36%40%
All Grades19%18%19%32%30%31%28%31%30%21%24%22%28%24%26%21%17%19%
Dakota County6th3%2%3%8%5%6%6%2%4%5%3%4%2%2%2%3%3%3%
9th21%19%20%38%33%36%28%28%28%25%28%27%23%22%23%16%19%18%
12th41%32%37%57%51%54%52%43%47%50%47%48%49%44%47%45%40%42%
All Grades18%15%17%30%25%27%25%21%23%25%25%25%23%21%22%19%19%19%
Dodge County6th4%0%2%13%2%8%7%7%7%9%4%6%5%5%5%4%1%2%
9th23%22%23%45%46%45%33%33%33%31%28%30%22%32%27%22%29%25%
12th57%32%43%61%47%53%55%52%53%42%38%40%45%38%42%45%39%42%
All Grades22%17%20%38%31%35%30%28%29%26%23%25%23%25%24%22%20%21%
Douglas County6th6%3%4%4%7%6%6%2%4%6%1%4%4%6%5%2%1%2%
9th25%21%23%48%36%41%31%35%33%28%32%30%16%21%18%22%18%20%
12th44%34%39%72%59%65%68%54%61%56%46%51%49%50%50%42%36%39%
All Grades21%17%19%37%32%34%31%28%29%29%26%28%21%23%22%21%17%19%
Faribault County6th5%0%3%6%10%8%13%1%7%2%5%4%5%5%5%N/AN/AN/A
9th20%23%21%34%45%40%29%25%27%14%35%24%24%22%23%N/AN/AN/A
12th51%44%47%61%56%59%42%49%46%66%41%54%39%53%46%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades23%23%23%37%38%37%28%25%27%28%27%28%24%26%25%N/AN/AN/A
Fillmore County6th6%1%3%10%7%9%8%2%5%4%5%4%7%5%6%5%0%2%
9th14%17%15%42%43%42%37%29%33%37%32%35%21%25%23%26%20%23%
12th41%34%38%64%63%63%44%39%41%68%64%66%54%60%57%54%44%49%
All Grades18%16%17%41%37%39%29%23%26%33%33%33%23%25%24%26%20%23%
Freeborn County6th3%2%2%8%10%9%7%5%6%7%1%4%8%2%5%7%8%8%
9th19%13%16%52%35%43%18%27%23%15%25%20%26%26%26%19%28%24%
12th42%28%35%52%34%43%35%41%38%33%28%30%55%42%49%46%45%45%
All Grades20%12%16%37%26%31%18%22%20%16%18%17%29%22%26%22%25%24%
Goodhue County6th4%2%3%12%6%9%10%4%7%3%6%5%3%4%3%5%4%4%
9th20%20%20%36%31%33%40%33%37%36%34%35%22%26%24%17%21%19%
12th36%22%29%59%57%58%58%60%59%46%51%49%59%43%51%43%50%47%
All Grades18%14%16%34%30%32%34%30%32%27%29%28%24%22%23%19%22%21%
Grant County6th4%0%2%22%5%11%0%0%0%8%0%4%4%4%4%N/AN/AN/A
9th27%16%21%16%30%24%38%36%37%28%24%26%34%13%23%N/AN/AN/A
12th45%28%37%68%25%56%56%52%54%69%53%61%44%49%47%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades25%15%20%32%13%21%33%33%33%36%26%31%27%23%25%N/AN/AN/A
Hennepin County6th3%2%3%9%6%7%6%5%6%4%4%4%4%4%4%4%3%4%
9th17%17%17%30%28%29%24%25%25%22%24%23%18%23%21%15%16%16%
12th37%29%33%50%47%48%47%43%45%45%43%44%45%44%45%40%39%39%
All Grades16%14%15%26%23%25%22%21%21%21%22%21%19%22%20%18%19%18%
Houston County6th8%2%5%0%11%6%11%10%10%6%5%6%4%2%3%9%3%6%
9th31%19%26%59%56%57%26%48%38%27%43%36%29%25%27%14%17%16%
12th63%42%55%72%70%71%59%61%60%56%56%56%65%52%59%54%59%56%
All Grades35%18%27%54%51%52%30%42%36%30%36%33%33%26%29%26%29%28%
Hubbard County6th3%6%5%21%7%15%12%15%13%5%3%4%8%9%9%0%3%2%
9th28%19%23%43%55%49%35%22%29%26%50%38%35%35%35%18%29%23%
12th43%32%37%53%73%62%69%56%62%56%30%44%56%51%54%44%41%43%
All Grades21%17%19%38%46%42%34%28%31%28%30%29%32%29%31%20%23%21%
Isanti County6th5%3%4%18%9%14%8%5%7%10%10%10%9%7%8%N/AN/AN/A
9th22%20%21%32%28%30%34%34%34%28%35%32%38%37%37%N/AN/AN/A
12th35%29%32%50%54%52%50%35%43%59%43%51%46%38%42%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades18%16%17%31%27%29%28%24%26%30%28%29%29%25%27%N/AN/AN/A
Itasca County6th4%3%3%13%7%10%9%6%7%5%6%5%9%4%7%7%7%7%
9th20%21%21%48%49%48%32%32%32%23%33%28%20%42%31%25%28%26%
12th41%27%34%54%55%54%72%53%62%51%47%49%51%48%50%47%36%42%
All Grades19%13%16%34%34%34%37%31%34%23%26%24%24%31%28%25%22%24%
Jackson County6th6%3%5%0%6%3%13%8%10%6%6%6%9%2%6%7%0%4%
9th20%15%17%32%37%34%22%30%26%25%15%20%41%17%29%26%24%25%
12th49%43%46%69%46%58%60%54%57%75%71%73%59%55%58%65%60%62%
All Grades24%20%22%44%36%40%29%29%29%35%29%32%37%21%30%37%34%35%
Kanabec County6th3%1%2%8%11%9%9%4%7%N/AN/AN/A5%3%4%8%6%7%
9th25%21%23%52%45%48%28%22%25%N/AN/AN/A23%22%23%26%39%32%
12th39%41%40%48%43%45%53%65%60%N/AN/AN/A51%53%52%51%42%47%
All Grades17%16%17%36%33%34%28%30%29%N/AN/AN/A25%26%26%28%28%28%
Kandiyohi County6th5%2%3%5%4%5%8%4%6%5%4%5%2%9%6%3%3%3%
9th25%23%24%36%31%34%26%22%24%27%29%28%16%28%22%12%23%17%
12th58%31%45%56%41%48%56%55%55%46%49%48%51%46%49%30%34%32%
All Grades24%16%20%28%24%26%25%23%24%21%23%22%20%24%21%14%17%15%
Kittson County6th7%2%5%17%5%11%7%7%7%4%0%2%4%7%5%0%0%0%
9th22%16%19%35%68%51%16%13%14%32%28%29%10%6%9%17%14%16%
12th47%43%45%68%48%59%69%58%64%50%41%45%60%54%57%43%44%44%
All Grades26%19%23%42%43%43%33%27%30%28%25%26%23%25%24%19%15%17%
Koochiching County6th5%3%4%8%9%9%8%5%6%10%9%9%N/AN/AN/A13%2%8%
9th12%26%19%40%44%42%28%29%28%30%46%38%N/AN/AN/A20%11%16%
12th54%35%46%68%75%71%53%64%58%40%60%50%N/AN/AN/A60%79%70%
All Grades22%20%21%37%39%38%30%30%30%24%39%32%N/AN/AN/A27%27%27%
Lac Qui Parle County6th4%3%3%1%9%5%10%9%9%2%2%2%2%2%2%0%0%0%
9th10%18%14%51%37%45%28%25%26%36%15%25%22%23%22%16%23%20%
12th40%30%35%62%70%66%49%45%47%53%51%52%53%44%48%44%44%44%
All Grades15%16%16%33%35%34%27%26%27%32%24%28%26%24%25%19%23%21%
Lake County6th5%6%5%7%8%8%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
9th36%20%28%48%48%48%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th40%39%40%64%44%54%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades23%18%21%47%37%42%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Lake of the Woods County6th3%4%4%10%3%5%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
9th16%29%23%37%52%44%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th63%33%47%46%50%48%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades21%22%21%32%30%31%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Le Sueur County6th4%1%3%12%9%10%5%2%3%8%7%8%3%1%2%2%3%3%
9th34%22%28%47%37%42%40%38%39%29%39%34%34%31%33%25%20%22%
12th49%44%46%64%63%64%59%49%54%56%56%56%56%45%51%53%39%46%
All Grades28%22%25%40%33%37%33%28%30%29%33%31%29%24%26%23%17%20%
Lincoln County6th6%0%4%19%0%9%12%6%9%0%7%3%0%0%0%9%0%6%
9th19%8%13%48%42%45%43%24%35%33%39%36%23%41%31%14%23%19%
12th60%44%52%78%60%69%66%41%56%71%45%63%68%49%58%81%55%68%
All Grades31%20%26%54%39%46%43%25%35%41%35%39%30%31%31%41%33%37%
Lyon County6th6%3%5%14%11%13%15%9%12%6%6%6%7%1%4%0%3%1%
9th26%17%22%46%32%39%44%29%36%34%30%32%25%28%27%16%15%15%
12th43%40%42%55%58%57%69%54%62%58%51%54%52%43%48%36%34%35%
All Grades24%18%21%39%34%36%41%30%35%34%28%31%30%25%28%15%18%16%
McLeod County6th6%3%4%9%7%8%9%4%7%4%8%6%7%7%7%6%2%4%
9th19%22%21%43%41%42%34%32%33%30%38%34%22%28%25%17%25%21%
12th52%45%49%60%46%53%61%48%54%44%49%46%47%45%46%29%29%29%
All Grades23%21%22%36%30%33%31%28%30%26%31%28%24%25%24%17%19%18%
Mahnomen County6th4%0%2%N/AN/AN/A11%7%9%N/AN/AN/A10%18%14%5%8%7%
9th24%36%31%N/AN/AN/A24%56%39%N/AN/AN/A24%34%29%48%41%44%
12th21%33%28%N/AN/AN/A73%70%71%N/AN/AN/A65%50%60%72%58%65%
All Grades16%26%21%N/AN/AN/A33%42%37%N/AN/AN/A30%30%30%33%30%31%
Marshall County6th0%5%2%3%0%2%7%0%4%8%2%5%2%4%3%2%2%2%
9th24%21%22%43%28%36%54%21%40%30%21%27%25%23%24%24%15%19%
12th50%31%41%56%71%62%65%56%60%53%51%52%47%42%45%41%32%36%
All Grades24%18%22%35%30%33%43%28%36%31%26%29%24%21%23%22%16%19%
Martin County6th5%4%4%11%13%12%8%8%8%0%2%1%3%4%4%6%2%4%
9th16%21%18%38%38%38%31%32%31%30%31%31%18%25%21%16%12%14%
12th43%24%34%62%50%56%50%50%50%49%45%46%48%38%43%35%31%33%
All Grades20%16%18%37%34%36%31%31%31%23%26%25%22%22%22%19%14%17%
Meeker County6th7%2%4%8%11%9%10%5%7%6%3%5%5%2%4%5%4%5%
9th14%18%16%37%32%34%31%17%24%27%32%29%25%22%23%16%15%16%
12th42%34%38%52%42%47%55%43%47%44%42%43%41%48%45%41%39%40%
All Grades21%16%18%30%27%29%29%21%24%25%24%24%23%22%22%20%19%19%
Mille Lacs County6th7%1%4%20%8%13%17%10%13%8%7%8%7%5%6%7%7%7%
9th24%15%19%45%43%44%32%30%31%30%38%34%26%33%30%17%23%20%
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About the Indicator: Alcohol is the most frequently used drug nationally and statewide and is associated with a number of adverse health consequences1.  Reported use of alcohol in the past 30 days is a common measure of recent alcohol use. In Minnesota, it is illegal for a person under age 21 to consume alcohol.  N/A indicates that the data are unavailable or were not collected.

In 2010, reported past-30 day alcohol use among 12th graders was slightly lower in Minnesota than the national average (rate ratio = 0.99:1.00).  State rates are from the Minnesota Student Survey (MSS); national rates are from Monitoring the Future (MTF).  For more national comparisons, click here State Epi Profile.

1 Dawson DA, Grant BF, Li T-K.  “Quantifying the risks associated with exceeding recommended drinking limits.” Alcohol Clinical Experimental Research. 2005;29:902-908.

 

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.