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

19982001200420072010
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
Minnesota9th13%7%10%15%7%11%14%7%10%13%7%10%10%6%8%
12th17%10%14%19%11%15%16%9%13%15%9%12%12%7%10%
All Grades15%8%12%17%9%13%15%8%12%14%8%11%11%7%9%
Aitkin County9th22%0%11%16%10%13%20%21%20%10%0%5%27%29%28%
12th17%0%9%22%4%15%22%6%16%6%4%5%22%46%36%
All Grades21%0%10%20%7%14%21%15%18%7%2%5%16%25%20%
Anoka County9th14%7%10%15%7%10%14%5%9%12%5%8%11%9%10%
12th16%10%13%16%8%12%14%8%11%15%8%12%12%7%10%
All Grades15%9%12%15%7%11%14%6%10%14%7%10%12%8%10%
Becker County9th11%2%6%13%2%8%25%11%18%15%6%10%0%6%3%
12th19%7%13%15%9%11%21%14%18%19%2%11%12%4%8%
All Grades15%5%9%14%7%10%22%13%18%18%4%11%6%5%6%
Beltrami County9th17%8%12%10%11%11%13%16%14%21%23%22%14%22%19%
12th11%4%8%16%10%14%21%0%9%11%10%11%28%8%19%
All Grades14%6%10%14%11%12%17%7%11%17%17%17%21%16%19%
Benton County9th18%13%16%18%12%16%5%10%8%7%3%5%7%2%4%
12th16%11%14%15%11%13%9%10%9%13%11%12%5%6%6%
All Grades17%12%15%16%12%14%7%10%9%11%8%9%6%5%5%
Big Stone County9th13%6%8%N/AN/AN/A19%8%14%N/AN/AN/A0%0%0%
12th35%7%23%N/AN/AN/A10%0%4%N/AN/AN/A14%0%7%
All Grades28%6%16%N/AN/AN/A14%2%7%N/AN/AN/A10%0%5%
Blue Earth County9th6%5%5%6%6%6%10%6%8%12%6%8%8%5%7%
12th15%8%12%16%12%14%13%6%9%13%3%8%14%6%10%
All Grades11%6%8%11%9%10%12%6%9%13%4%8%12%6%9%
Brown County9th12%6%8%16%7%11%8%3%5%0%0%0%0%0%0%
12th7%3%5%19%6%12%19%3%11%8%7%7%12%2%7%
All Grades9%4%7%18%6%12%14%3%8%6%5%5%7%2%4%
Carlton County9th14%7%11%12%3%8%25%15%19%16%6%11%4%7%5%
12th22%6%14%17%4%11%20%5%11%20%11%16%11%4%9%
All Grades18%7%13%15%3%10%22%10%15%19%9%14%9%5%8%
Carver County9th12%8%9%9%9%9%15%8%11%10%8%9%7%5%6%
12th13%17%15%16%12%14%10%5%7%14%5%10%15%7%11%
All Grades12%13%13%12%10%11%11%6%9%13%6%9%12%7%9%
Cass County9th7%5%6%13%14%14%17%10%13%6%17%12%12%4%7%
12th23%5%14%20%12%18%30%11%20%27%8%17%29%4%14%
All Grades14%5%9%18%13%16%24%10%16%18%12%15%20%4%11%
Chippewa County9th0%9%5%12%0%5%N/AN/AN/A0%13%7%N/AN/AN/A
12th7%13%9%17%12%14%N/AN/AN/A12%12%12%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades5%11%7%15%8%11%N/AN/AN/A6%13%10%N/AN/AN/A
Chisago County9th8%4%6%11%8%9%N/AN/AN/A15%9%12%10%9%9%
12th17%7%12%25%8%17%N/AN/AN/A20%16%18%10%8%9%
All Grades11%5%8%18%8%13%N/AN/AN/A17%13%15%10%8%9%
Clay County9th7%5%6%5%7%6%12%6%9%6%2%5%9%3%6%
12th9%5%7%15%14%15%7%6%6%9%11%10%7%14%10%
All Grades8%5%7%11%11%11%8%6%7%8%8%8%8%9%8%
Clearwater County9th21%0%14%22%0%10%N/AN/AN/A11%23%18%0%7%4%
12th4%14%9%32%14%26%N/AN/AN/A15%0%9%0%6%3%
All Grades13%9%11%28%5%18%N/AN/AN/A14%11%13%0%7%3%
Cook County9th0%9%7%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th33%0%14%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades25%4%11%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cottonwood County9th0%8%5%20%0%8%4%0%3%28%10%18%15%0%11%
12th6%5%5%10%6%9%14%8%10%15%7%11%0%8%3%
All Grades3%6%5%14%3%8%10%6%8%20%8%14%6%5%6%
Crow Wing County9th13%6%9%9%8%8%11%5%8%8%1%5%9%6%8%
12th17%7%12%28%12%19%15%4%9%11%7%9%14%14%14%
All Grades15%6%10%19%10%14%12%5%8%10%4%7%13%13%13%
Dakota County9th15%8%11%16%5%11%11%5%8%13%4%9%8%3%5%
12th18%9%14%17%8%13%12%7%10%14%12%13%10%6%8%
All Grades16%8%12%16%7%12%12%6%9%14%9%11%9%5%7%
Dodge County9th16%6%11%25%8%15%21%0%11%9%14%12%8%3%5%
12th13%11%12%15%11%13%18%24%21%28%3%16%10%18%14%
All Grades15%8%12%18%9%14%19%12%16%21%9%15%9%11%10%
Douglas County9th13%5%10%19%6%11%9%8%9%17%4%10%9%0%5%
12th26%11%19%19%10%15%10%15%12%2%6%4%7%0%4%
All Grades19%8%14%19%8%13%10%12%11%7%5%6%8%0%4%
Faribault County9th0%7%4%17%5%11%0%14%11%17%13%15%N/AN/AN/A
12th5%10%7%12%3%7%15%3%10%15%3%9%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades3%8%6%14%4%8%13%8%10%16%6%11%N/AN/AN/A
Fillmore County9th4%6%5%11%4%8%8%9%9%13%11%11%13%0%7%
12th15%3%10%18%3%11%0%8%4%11%9%10%9%8%8%
All Grades11%5%8%15%4%9%3%8%6%12%10%11%10%5%8%
Freeborn County9th20%5%14%21%11%14%19%3%8%9%9%9%5%12%9%
12th17%7%13%26%7%15%13%6%9%14%8%12%5%2%4%
All Grades19%6%13%25%9%15%15%4%9%13%8%11%5%6%6%
Goodhue County9th20%8%15%19%3%11%11%6%8%6%7%7%0%9%5%
12th20%10%15%29%8%18%20%7%13%11%3%8%9%3%6%
All Grades20%9%15%24%6%14%15%6%11%9%5%7%7%4%5%
Grant County9th0%0%0%7%5%6%0%0%0%0%0%0%N/AN/AN/A
12th0%0%0%20%0%10%15%17%16%20%0%7%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades0%0%0%15%2%8%10%11%11%10%0%5%N/AN/AN/A
Hennepin County9th15%7%11%18%9%13%16%7%11%15%6%10%13%8%10%
12th18%14%16%21%16%18%16%11%13%17%10%13%15%10%12%
All Grades17%11%14%20%13%16%16%9%12%16%9%12%15%9%12%
Houston County9th21%6%13%6%9%8%0%4%3%4%4%4%15%0%7%
12th23%14%19%25%13%19%9%15%12%13%5%9%7%2%4%
All Grades22%9%16%18%11%14%7%10%9%10%4%7%9%1%4%
Hubbard County9th16%2%8%17%0%11%8%11%10%17%13%15%23%16%19%
12th16%13%14%21%7%15%22%24%23%13%7%10%25%5%16%
All Grades16%7%11%19%5%13%16%15%16%14%9%12%24%11%17%
Isanti County9th9%8%9%14%3%8%25%7%14%9%6%7%N/AN/AN/A
12th17%13%15%10%10%10%20%4%13%8%6%7%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades13%11%12%12%5%9%22%5%14%8%6%7%N/AN/AN/A
Itasca County9th10%6%8%19%7%13%15%8%10%12%6%8%13%7%10%
12th16%3%10%14%9%12%8%14%11%17%14%16%19%2%12%
All Grades12%5%8%15%8%12%11%10%10%15%10%12%17%5%11%
Jackson County9th16%5%10%36%0%14%21%0%14%11%25%15%23%10%17%
12th12%5%9%12%15%14%26%18%22%11%13%11%10%7%9%
All Grades13%5%9%21%9%14%24%15%20%11%17%13%14%8%11%
Kanabec County9th2%7%4%25%6%16%N/AN/AN/A11%0%6%5%0%2%
12th7%11%9%13%2%6%N/AN/AN/A8%14%11%6%0%4%
All Grades4%9%6%18%3%9%N/AN/AN/A9%9%9%6%0%3%
Kandiyohi County9th20%13%17%12%3%8%9%2%6%0%4%3%7%4%5%
12th16%25%20%37%11%25%13%9%11%4%6%5%10%0%5%
All Grades18%19%19%27%8%18%11%6%8%2%5%4%9%2%5%
Kittson County9th0%0%0%17%0%9%0%0%0%67%0%50%0%0%0%
12th6%22%12%52%38%46%0%18%8%13%7%10%0%0%0%
All Grades4%8%6%45%31%39%0%11%5%22%7%15%0%0%0%
Koochiching County9th13%8%10%0%18%9%8%11%10%N/AN/AN/A22%25%23%
12th8%5%6%13%9%11%6%7%7%N/AN/AN/A0%0%0%
All Grades10%6%8%8%12%10%7%9%8%N/AN/AN/A7%3%5%
Lac Qui Parle County9th9%9%9%13%6%9%19%0%13%22%8%14%0%0%0%
12th0%3%2%14%15%15%7%3%5%14%8%11%0%6%3%
All Grades5%5%5%14%12%13%13%2%8%16%8%12%0%3%2%
Lake County9th6%4%5%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th16%8%13%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades11%6%9%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Lake of the Woods County9th10%56%32%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th20%0%8%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades15%22%19%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Le Sueur County9th8%6%7%25%11%17%11%10%11%15%11%13%27%4%16%
12th12%10%11%16%15%15%17%13%15%16%0%8%5%3%4%
All Grades10%8%9%20%13%16%15%12%13%16%6%11%13%4%9%
Lincoln County9th9%0%4%17%0%11%0%14%8%10%7%8%0%0%0%
12th13%0%7%15%0%10%9%0%7%18%16%17%0%13%5%
All Grades11%0%6%16%0%11%7%8%7%16%12%14%0%9%4%
Lyon County9th9%9%9%23%16%20%11%7%9%3%9%6%6%0%3%
12th11%5%8%17%7%13%18%13%15%13%8%11%14%7%10%
All Grades10%6%8%20%11%16%15%10%13%10%8%9%11%5%8%
McLeod County9th10%7%8%22%5%13%8%8%8%12%4%8%5%15%11%
12th17%7%13%11%10%10%27%3%15%20%7%14%14%3%9%
All Grades14%7%11%16%8%12%19%6%12%17%6%11%10%9%10%
Mahnomen County9thN/AN/AN/A0%6%4%N/AN/AN/A0%23%14%0%10%5%
12thN/AN/AN/A6%0%3%N/AN/AN/A0%25%7%27%0%14%
All GradesN/AN/AN/A4%3%3%N/AN/AN/A0%24%10%14%5%9%
Marshall County9th8%0%5%26%0%20%18%0%13%11%10%11%17%0%10%
12th6%6%6%18%11%14%9%9%9%16%6%11%13%0%8%
All Grades7%4%6%22%8%17%13%7%10%14%8%11%15%0%9%
Martin County9th8%4%6%19%13%15%4%10%7%5%4%4%0%0%0%
12th16%2%9%14%3%9%14%3%7%11%3%7%8%0%4%
All Grades12%3%8%15%7%11%9%6%7%9%3%6%5%0%3%
Meeker County9th16%6%11%12%3%9%32%9%19%15%5%10%7%0%4%
12th16%7%12%15%4%9%26%6%16%17%2%9%11%3%7%
All Grades16%6%11%13%4%9%28%7%17%16%3%9%10%2%6%
Mille Lacs County9th11%4%8%22%12%16%18%7%12%15%6%10%22%3%10%
12th9%6%8%8%9%9%28%14%21%11%4%7%27%8%16%
All Grades10%4%8%14%10%12%23%10%16%13%5%8%25%5%13%
Morrison County9th14%10%12%14%7%11%21%6%14%19%6%10%6%0%4%
12th18%12%15%18%5%12%20%6%13%11%12%11%9%5%7%
All Grades16%11%13%16%6%11%21%6%13%13%9%11%8%3%6%
Mower County9th12%8%9%19%9%13%25%10%17%11%5%8%9%11%10%
12th19%2%11%21%13%18%23%9%16%24%10%18%14%3%9%
All Grades16%5%10%20%10%15%24%10%17%20%8%14%13%6%9%
Murray County9th12%10%11%8%13%10%29%6%16%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th30%10%18%3%0%2%22%14%18%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades20%10%14%5%8%6%24%11%17%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Nicollet County9th5%11%9%5%4%5%10%8%9%17%5%10%N/AN/AN/A
12th9%0%5%26%6%17%17%12%13%22%13%18%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades8%5%7%18%5%12%11%10%10%20%10%15%N/AN/AN/A
Nobles County9th21%8%14%15%12%14%11%4%7%16%16%16%17%0%9%
12th21%4%13%28%16%23%18%9%14%21%20%21%11%4%8%
All Grades21%6%13%22%14%18%16%7%12%19%18%18%14%2%8%
Norman County9th23%0%15%29%0%9%6%11%8%0%0%0%0%0%0%
12th5%0%3%13%10%12%8%6%6%12%27%19%8%13%9%
All Grades13%0%8%17%6%11%7%7%7%9%18%14%5%6%6%
Olmsted County9th16%5%10%17%8%12%17%9%12%14%9%11%26%8%14%
12th21%7%14%19%9%14%9%11%10%24%6%15%5%10%8%
All Grades19%6%12%18%8%13%13%10%11%21%7%13%11%9%10%
Otter Tail County9th15%7%11%17%8%13%17%2%11%5%8%7%2%5%4%
12th12%14%13%21%7%14%15%3%9%18%5%13%13%4%9%
All Grades14%10%12%19%7%13%16%2%10%14%6%10%9%4%7%
Pennington County9th0%4%3%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A7%17%13%N/AN/AN/A
12th9%17%11%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A8%18%14%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades6%8%7%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A8%18%14%N/AN/AN/A
Pine County9th9%5%7%14%8%11%14%2%8%31%13%21%9%6%7%
12th14%11%13%18%4%12%19%9%15%22%14%18%17%3%10%
All Grades12%8%10%16%6%12%17%5%12%26%13%19%13%4%9%
Pipestone County9th19%8%13%14%0%6%20%18%19%17%0%7%N/AN/AN/A
12th2%3%3%24%0%12%7%14%10%17%0%11%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades8%5%7%19%0%9%12%15%13%17%0%9%N/AN/AN/A
Polk County9th15%7%11%15%4%9%9%4%6%15%9%12%9%13%11%
12th13%9%11%18%6%13%13%6%11%13%10%11%17%13%15%
All Grades14%8%11%17%5%12%12%5%9%14%9%11%14%13%14%
Pope County9th27%18%23%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th11%8%10%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades17%11%14%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Ramsey County9th18%11%14%19%8%12%19%8%13%17%7%12%12%8%10%
12th25%16%20%23%18%20%22%16%19%21%13%17%16%8%12%
All Grades21%13%17%21%13%17%21%12%16%20%10%15%14%8%11%
Red Lake County9th11%5%8%0%10%5%20%17%18%0%0%0%0%0%0%
12th20%10%15%0%0%0%0%0%0%23%0%14%0%0%0%
All Grades16%7%12%0%4%2%6%8%7%18%0%10%0%0%0%
Redwood County9th5%0%3%7%3%5%0%10%6%11%4%7%11%0%6%
12th23%16%20%17%2%10%19%4%13%17%12%15%4%0%3%
All Grades17%10%14%14%3%8%16%6%12%15%8%11%7%0%4%
Renville County9th13%6%9%3%15%8%5%0%3%14%0%7%14%11%13%
12th11%0%7%9%18%13%31%9%18%19%13%16%10%12%10%
All Grades11%3%8%7%17%11%19%6%12%17%9%13%11%12%11%
Rice County9th15%5%10%19%5%12%9%7%8%15%8%11%9%4%6%
12th18%15%16%13%3%8%18%10%14%11%6%9%13%10%11%
All Grades16%10%13%16%4%10%15%9%12%12%7%10%10%7%9%
Rock County9th14%11%13%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th33%14%23%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades17%12%15%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Roseau County9th7%2%4%25%4%14%13%13%13%10%12%11%0%5%2%
12th16%23%19%22%14%19%14%14%14%22%10%15%13%17%15%
All Grades12%14%13%23%10%17%13%14%14%17%11%13%8%13%10%
St. Louis County9th12%4%8%12%4%8%9%11%10%15%9%12%8%8%8%
12th12%7%10%18%13%15%23%11%17%15%6%11%13%9%11%
All Grades12%6%9%15%9%12%17%11%14%15%8%12%11%8%10%
Scott County9th13%4%9%17%10%13%14%7%10%10%10%10%9%4%6%
12th14%14%14%31%27%29%14%10%12%9%8%9%10%5%7%
All Grades13%9%11%24%19%21%14%9%11%10%9%9%10%4%7%
Sherburne County9th11%5%8%13%9%11%15%11%13%12%10%11%5%6%6%
12th18%2%12%13%11%12%16%2%10%12%7%10%14%4%9%
All Grades15%3%10%13%10%12%16%8%11%12%8%10%11%5%8%
Sibley County9th13%3%9%0%10%6%14%20%17%6%0%3%20%0%7%
12th14%5%10%6%5%5%14%3%8%3%4%4%11%0%6%
All Grades13%4%9%3%7%5%14%9%11%4%2%3%13%0%6%
Stearns County9th10%4%7%13%5%8%12%5%7%10%11%10%5%5%5%
12th20%11%16%18%11%15%17%10%13%14%6%10%18%9%14%
All Grades15%8%12%16%8%12%15%7%11%12%8%10%14%8%11%
Steele County9th12%10%10%0%8%3%3%13%9%5%4%5%0%0%0%
12th11%0%6%11%6%9%17%15%16%13%9%11%8%5%7%
All Grades11%6%9%7%7%7%12%14%13%10%8%9%6%3%4%
Stevens County9thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0%8%4%0%0%0%N/AN/AN/A
12thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A5%13%9%10%15%13%N/AN/AN/A
All GradesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A3%11%7%5%10%8%N/AN/AN/A
Swift County9th7%9%8%6%6%6%N/AN/AN/A0%0%0%38%0%30%
12th14%0%7%13%8%10%N/AN/AN/A16%3%9%10%12%11%
All Grades12%2%7%9%7%8%N/AN/AN/A11%3%7%18%11%15%
Todd County9th10%8%9%7%5%6%10%12%12%6%3%4%4%4%4%
12th20%15%18%8%3%5%15%9%12%9%8%8%3%4%3%
All Grades15%11%13%7%4%6%13%11%12%8%5%7%3%4%3%
Traverse County9th33%20%26%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th19%13%17%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades24%17%21%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Wabasha County9th7%6%6%15%8%11%0%3%2%11%5%8%14%3%8%
12th19%10%16%21%15%18%16%21%18%12%8%10%12%2%7%
All Grades14%8%11%18%11%15%10%11%11%11%7%9%12%2%7%
Wadena County9th15%4%9%10%0%6%22%4%13%7%3%4%0%0%0%
12th7%8%7%5%0%3%26%6%17%16%16%16%11%9%9%
All Grades9%6%8%7%0%4%25%5%16%13%9%11%7%7%7%
Waseca County9th13%7%9%0%6%3%17%0%9%7%14%10%N/AN/AN/A
12th16%8%12%10%6%7%6%10%8%10%13%12%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades15%8%11%5%6%6%9%7%8%9%13%11%N/AN/AN/A
Washington County9th17%6%12%14%7%10%14%8%11%13%10%11%14%7%10%
12th21%11%16%23%16%20%17%7%12%18%12%15%11%7%9%
All Grades19%9%14%19%11%15%16%8%12%16%11%14%12%7%9%
Watonwan County9th13%5%7%16%8%11%15%0%9%17%12%14%8%7%7%
12th6%2%3%11%8%10%14%2%7%7%11%9%8%3%5%
All Grades8%3%5%13%8%10%14%2%8%10%11%11%8%5%6%
Wilkin County9th18%9%14%25%6%14%22%4%9%9%0%4%0%25%7%
12th0%6%3%23%3%11%17%9%12%0%3%2%13%0%9%
All Grades10%7%9%24%4%12%19%6%11%3%2%3%8%9%8%
Winona County9th10%8%9%11%11%11%5%3%4%13%4%9%9%6%7%
12th19%17%18%18%13%16%16%3%10%8%9%9%10%3%6%
All Grades16%13%14%14%12%13%12%3%7%10%8%9%9%5%7%
Wright County9th10%8%9%11%5%8%21%7%13%16%3%8%5%1%3%
12th11%6%8%15%8%12%20%7%14%11%6%9%7%7%7%
All Grades10%7%9%13%7%10%20%7%13%13%5%9%7%5%6%
Yellow Medicine County9th10%7%8%14%15%15%7%20%13%11%5%7%0%0%0%
12th20%0%12%29%8%18%18%3%12%3%3%3%22%4%14%
All Grades16%4%10%23%10%17%14%10%12%5%3%4%18%3%10%

About the Indicator:

This indicator reflects students responding that they purchased alcohol from one or more of the following sources: gas stations, convenience stores, bars or restaurants, liquor stores, or on the internet.  These data include only students who reported any alcohol use in the past 30 days.  Students were asked to select all methods of obtaining alcohol that applied.  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.