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

19982001200420072010
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
Minnesota9th45%42%44%41%40%41%42%40%41%38%39%39%37%40%39%
12th18%14%16%19%14%17%20%16%18%19%18%19%19%16%18%
All Grades31%28%30%29%27%28%29%27%28%26%27%27%26%25%26%
Anoka County9th49%44%46%42%44%43%47%44%45%38%47%43%38%42%40%
12th18%12%15%19%13%16%22%15%18%22%17%20%21%20%20%
All Grades35%29%32%29%29%29%32%29%30%28%30%29%28%30%29%
Becker County9th42%33%37%49%39%44%53%50%51%38%28%33%32%35%33%
12th16%12%14%13%11%11%18%18%18%13%14%13%19%21%20%
All Grades28%23%25%32%21%26%29%33%31%22%20%21%25%27%26%
Beltrami County9th38%26%32%22%33%29%36%35%35%52%50%51%36%40%38%
12th16%6%11%13%7%10%18%13%15%17%16%17%33%14%24%
All Grades27%15%21%16%22%19%28%24%25%36%35%35%35%28%31%
Benton County9th54%43%48%33%39%36%46%42%44%34%34%34%34%49%43%
12th17%10%14%15%17%16%26%20%23%18%13%16%13%16%14%
All Grades34%26%30%23%27%25%35%31%33%23%23%23%19%30%25%
Big Stone County9th38%39%38%N/AN/AN/A56%23%41%N/AN/AN/A33%80%55%
12th12%7%10%N/AN/AN/A14%16%15%N/AN/AN/A29%0%15%
All Grades20%25%23%N/AN/AN/A32%18%25%N/AN/AN/A30%22%26%
Blue Earth County9th38%44%41%39%27%34%44%35%39%45%40%42%47%35%41%
12th14%11%13%12%12%12%17%12%15%16%17%17%16%15%16%
All Grades26%29%28%24%18%21%28%23%25%23%26%24%28%23%26%
Brown County9th29%44%37%50%43%46%35%47%41%33%31%32%30%38%33%
12th14%16%15%25%15%20%24%19%21%27%10%18%15%12%13%
All Grades20%29%25%34%27%30%29%33%31%29%17%22%21%21%21%
Carlton County9th44%30%38%66%37%52%47%43%45%42%42%42%37%34%36%
12th17%14%16%15%15%15%15%9%11%22%19%20%17%9%14%
All Grades30%21%26%35%24%30%29%25%27%30%28%29%23%18%21%
Carver County9th38%42%40%40%48%44%47%45%45%45%38%41%33%51%41%
12th19%22%21%18%22%20%16%24%20%25%11%18%19%14%16%
All Grades26%31%29%30%36%33%27%33%30%33%24%29%25%28%26%
Cass County9th53%34%43%44%10%24%30%33%32%22%42%33%27%32%30%
12th15%13%14%18%24%19%17%19%18%18%16%17%25%16%19%
All Grades36%25%30%25%16%21%24%27%26%20%28%24%26%22%24%
Chippewa County9th64%36%50%41%33%37%N/AN/AN/A36%35%36%N/AN/AN/A
12th19%0%14%17%7%11%N/AN/AN/A28%9%17%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades32%21%28%25%16%20%N/AN/AN/A32%20%25%N/AN/AN/A
Chisago County9th44%36%40%33%32%33%N/AN/AN/A39%43%41%48%42%45%
12th15%9%12%22%11%17%N/AN/AN/A22%17%20%15%14%14%
All Grades33%27%31%27%21%24%N/AN/AN/A29%29%29%27%26%27%
Clay County9th40%44%42%33%44%39%34%36%35%33%27%31%50%53%51%
12th11%16%13%21%13%17%15%8%12%19%18%19%16%2%10%
All Grades22%29%25%26%28%27%21%18%20%25%21%23%28%25%27%
Clearwater County9th29%25%28%28%22%24%N/AN/AN/A22%38%32%29%64%46%
12th4%3%4%25%7%19%N/AN/AN/A10%7%9%6%6%6%
All Grades18%11%15%26%16%22%N/AN/AN/A14%22%18%17%33%25%
Cook County9th67%9%21%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th44%8%24%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades50%9%23%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cottonwood County9th53%28%39%33%14%22%25%14%21%44%25%34%62%0%42%
12th13%14%13%10%17%13%14%21%18%19%13%16%0%23%9%
All Grades34%21%27%18%15%17%19%19%19%30%18%23%25%16%22%
Crow Wing County9th48%38%43%40%36%38%33%44%40%33%38%36%35%31%33%
12th12%7%10%18%15%16%33%23%27%22%13%18%28%17%23%
All Grades32%25%29%29%26%27%33%35%34%27%25%26%30%20%25%
Dakota County9th53%47%50%48%46%47%43%46%45%40%44%42%44%40%42%
12th19%16%17%19%15%18%22%15%19%19%20%20%18%15%16%
All Grades37%32%35%32%30%31%29%28%29%27%29%28%26%25%25%
Dodge County9th45%31%37%34%33%33%42%39%41%43%38%40%31%30%31%
12th13%17%15%20%9%15%9%15%12%23%8%16%15%45%29%
All Grades30%25%27%25%20%23%25%27%26%30%24%27%21%38%30%
Douglas County9th53%64%58%36%42%40%37%40%39%43%59%52%39%25%33%
12th21%13%17%27%13%20%15%15%15%15%15%15%15%9%12%
All Grades38%37%38%30%27%29%24%26%25%24%30%27%25%16%21%
Faribault County9th34%28%31%29%32%30%33%24%26%22%69%44%N/AN/AN/A
12th13%31%20%31%6%17%21%10%17%8%16%12%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades19%29%24%30%16%23%23%17%20%14%34%24%N/AN/AN/A
Fillmore County9th36%30%33%67%42%55%29%27%28%19%37%29%27%58%41%
12th15%9%12%18%3%11%12%24%18%19%19%19%18%19%18%
All Grades23%19%21%40%19%30%19%25%22%19%25%22%20%32%25%
Freeborn County9th55%25%42%42%41%41%76%47%58%31%38%35%42%23%31%
12th29%12%22%21%14%17%19%9%14%12%21%15%11%7%9%
All Grades45%20%34%28%26%27%42%29%34%18%30%23%21%13%17%
Goodhue County9th48%48%48%42%39%40%37%30%33%36%46%42%31%17%23%
12th22%16%19%29%14%21%17%15%16%22%10%17%13%18%16%
All Grades33%28%31%35%25%30%27%23%25%27%28%27%17%18%17%
Grant County9th0%43%30%43%37%39%33%11%22%45%25%40%N/AN/AN/A
12th23%0%21%16%23%20%20%22%21%50%12%26%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades19%38%25%26%29%27%24%19%21%48%14%31%N/AN/AN/A
Hennepin County9th46%47%46%42%42%42%46%39%42%36%40%39%40%45%42%
12th19%16%18%19%17%18%20%15%18%20%18%19%21%20%20%
All Grades32%31%32%29%28%29%31%26%28%26%27%27%27%28%27%
Houston County9th50%33%41%26%37%33%27%46%40%28%39%34%54%59%57%
12th18%20%19%19%22%20%25%20%22%28%14%22%14%15%14%
All Grades33%28%31%22%30%27%25%31%29%28%24%26%23%24%24%
Hubbard County9th30%46%39%38%21%32%52%32%39%37%43%40%31%32%31%
12th10%18%14%6%4%5%17%12%15%18%23%20%33%21%28%
All Grades21%34%28%19%10%15%31%26%29%26%32%28%32%26%29%
Isanti County9th45%51%48%39%54%47%48%48%48%33%41%37%N/AN/AN/A
12th20%16%18%23%7%17%21%19%20%18%19%19%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades32%31%31%31%38%35%31%34%32%27%34%30%N/AN/AN/A
Itasca County9th49%42%45%41%39%40%29%35%33%26%27%27%38%37%37%
12th27%13%21%14%6%10%23%16%20%6%11%8%24%12%19%
All Grades42%35%39%23%17%20%26%28%27%14%19%17%29%25%27%
Jackson County9th42%38%40%64%24%40%21%38%27%47%38%44%23%50%35%
12th15%24%18%20%27%24%14%12%13%21%38%27%17%15%16%
All Grades25%31%27%36%26%30%16%17%17%32%38%34%19%24%22%
Kanabec County9th31%33%32%50%28%39%N/AN/AN/A17%41%29%35%25%30%
12th7%11%9%23%15%18%N/AN/AN/A24%32%28%12%17%14%
All Grades22%24%23%34%18%25%N/AN/AN/A21%35%28%21%21%21%
Kandiyohi County9th42%37%40%44%24%35%36%30%33%33%45%40%40%31%34%
12th19%11%15%7%2%5%16%22%19%13%19%15%30%13%22%
All Grades30%23%27%22%11%16%26%26%26%20%35%27%33%21%27%
Kittson County9th33%29%31%67%40%55%57%38%47%67%100%75%0%0%0%
12th18%0%12%4%10%6%15%9%13%13%36%24%22%0%12%
All Grades23%19%21%15%15%15%30%21%26%22%36%30%15%0%9%
Koochiching County9th27%34%31%22%35%29%31%36%34%N/AN/AN/A33%25%31%
12th8%13%10%22%6%14%24%11%16%N/AN/AN/A17%15%16%
All Grades16%23%20%22%16%19%27%23%24%N/AN/AN/A22%17%19%
Lac Qui Parle County9th34%39%36%47%41%44%38%44%40%11%54%36%38%50%45%
12th19%24%22%5%4%4%0%3%2%17%20%19%24%6%14%
All Grades28%30%29%22%19%20%17%12%14%16%32%24%28%23%25%
Lake County9th30%17%25%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th27%20%24%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades29%18%24%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Lake of the Woods County9th50%44%47%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th50%14%29%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades50%26%37%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Le Sueur County9th53%32%44%53%47%49%42%31%35%33%34%33%50%35%42%
12th26%12%19%18%13%15%27%24%25%14%7%10%23%23%23%
All Grades39%20%31%33%31%32%33%26%29%22%20%21%33%28%30%
Lincoln County9th26%36%31%25%50%33%50%50%50%30%27%28%33%50%44%
12th13%7%10%25%11%21%31%10%26%14%26%20%29%0%18%
All Grades18%20%19%25%27%26%36%33%35%19%26%23%30%14%22%
Lyon County9th41%49%44%37%41%38%36%36%36%33%26%29%19%12%15%
12th15%13%14%20%13%17%18%11%15%14%26%19%14%12%13%
All Grades28%27%27%27%24%26%26%21%24%20%26%23%16%12%14%
McLeod County9th42%38%40%38%41%40%42%51%47%39%42%41%40%41%40%
12th14%16%15%25%18%22%23%17%20%24%27%25%25%7%16%
All Grades28%29%28%31%29%30%31%34%33%31%34%32%31%23%27%
Mahnomen County9thN/AN/AN/A57%61%60%N/AN/AN/A22%15%18%0%40%19%
12thN/AN/AN/A11%19%15%N/AN/AN/A10%0%7%27%0%14%
All GradesN/AN/AN/A24%41%34%N/AN/AN/A14%15%12%14%19%16%
Marshall County9th35%50%40%58%17%48%41%29%38%22%30%26%58%38%50%
12th18%13%15%18%22%20%27%9%18%16%19%17%13%0%8%
All Grades25%26%25%39%21%32%33%13%25%18%23%20%33%16%26%
Martin County9th48%40%44%44%35%39%38%53%46%21%46%36%38%14%30%
12th16%10%13%21%18%20%32%8%17%19%15%17%8%14%11%
All Grades30%24%27%29%25%27%35%28%31%20%28%24%19%14%17%
Meeker County9th36%39%38%46%40%44%51%45%47%33%34%34%21%46%33%
12th17%12%15%17%12%14%17%20%18%15%21%18%18%8%13%
All Grades26%27%26%32%20%26%30%31%30%24%26%25%19%20%19%
Mille Lacs County9th49%41%46%51%35%42%47%44%45%41%39%40%35%36%35%
12th16%15%16%20%11%16%29%16%23%21%15%18%22%13%17%
All Grades34%31%32%34%22%28%37%33%35%29%27%28%27%23%25%
Morrison County9th38%39%39%34%34%34%58%35%47%41%22%29%38%33%36%
12th26%17%22%21%15%18%25%18%21%15%19%17%15%19%17%
All Grades32%29%31%28%26%27%39%25%32%23%20%21%23%23%23%
Mower County9th50%38%43%46%36%41%41%38%39%26%32%30%32%39%36%
12th22%10%16%25%15%21%26%16%21%24%16%20%13%13%13%
All Grades35%26%30%35%28%32%32%26%29%24%23%24%17%22%20%
Murray County9th48%50%49%58%56%57%43%41%42%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th15%24%20%24%5%17%22%25%24%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades33%37%36%39%36%38%29%31%30%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Nicollet County9th35%56%47%35%33%34%38%35%36%42%42%42%N/AN/AN/A
12th19%15%18%17%26%21%33%16%19%13%26%18%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades23%33%28%24%29%26%37%25%29%20%33%27%N/AN/AN/A
Nobles County9th42%40%41%46%32%40%28%52%42%42%25%31%35%18%27%
12th29%8%19%24%14%19%22%14%18%18%23%21%20%23%21%
All Grades34%23%29%35%23%29%24%28%26%27%24%25%26%21%24%
Norman County9th50%21%40%14%33%27%47%56%50%20%0%8%21%50%32%
12th11%5%9%35%15%26%23%17%19%18%27%22%25%25%25%
All Grades27%12%21%30%23%26%37%30%33%18%18%18%24%38%28%
Olmsted County9th44%43%43%41%49%45%43%36%39%35%42%39%45%41%42%
12th20%14%17%17%13%15%21%25%23%16%13%15%15%13%14%
All Grades31%30%30%29%31%30%31%30%31%22%24%23%24%24%24%
Otter Tail County9th47%32%38%41%36%39%48%33%42%33%33%33%22%26%24%
12th16%17%16%18%15%16%15%15%15%15%14%15%22%11%17%
All Grades29%24%26%28%23%26%31%22%27%21%23%22%22%17%20%
Pennington County9th40%32%35%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A20%17%18%N/AN/AN/A
12th24%17%22%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A8%21%16%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades29%27%28%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A13%20%17%N/AN/AN/A
Pine County9th26%36%31%29%35%31%39%47%43%31%34%33%34%47%41%
12th11%4%8%8%6%7%18%17%18%22%22%22%14%25%19%
All Grades17%18%18%20%20%20%26%33%29%26%28%27%24%37%30%
Pipestone County9th43%46%44%41%46%44%27%36%31%33%50%43%N/AN/AN/A
12th17%3%11%20%12%16%29%5%18%14%6%11%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades25%22%24%30%29%29%28%15%22%20%26%23%N/AN/AN/A
Polk County9th35%30%33%39%38%39%41%33%37%37%26%32%40%44%41%
12th26%11%19%18%10%15%19%28%22%23%11%16%23%17%20%
All Grades30%20%25%25%22%23%27%31%29%30%16%23%29%26%28%
Pope County9th20%36%27%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th19%20%19%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades19%25%22%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Ramsey County9th49%46%47%42%42%42%39%37%38%43%35%39%35%39%37%
12th20%14%17%21%18%19%25%19%22%20%18%19%22%18%20%
All Grades35%31%33%31%30%30%31%28%29%28%25%27%27%26%26%
Red Lake County9th28%24%26%45%0%24%40%67%55%0%25%13%0%67%60%
12th24%10%17%9%7%8%0%17%5%23%0%14%43%22%31%
All Grades26%17%21%21%4%14%11%42%23%18%8%13%38%44%42%
Redwood County9th48%33%41%34%48%41%29%50%41%32%19%24%26%47%35%
12th16%3%11%29%24%27%14%25%18%17%28%22%39%7%27%
All Grades27%14%21%31%33%32%16%32%23%23%24%23%33%28%31%
Renville County9th31%41%36%30%45%36%48%12%32%43%20%31%14%44%26%
12th29%13%24%22%24%23%23%20%21%19%31%25%13%24%17%
All Grades30%28%29%25%31%28%34%17%25%26%28%27%13%31%20%
Rice County9th51%48%49%35%37%36%52%36%44%42%30%36%34%41%38%
12th11%16%14%5%9%7%21%15%18%14%20%17%18%17%18%
All Grades34%33%33%21%24%22%34%23%28%27%25%26%27%30%28%
Rock County9th34%53%42%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th0%14%8%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades29%42%34%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Roseau County9th49%44%47%36%39%38%35%42%39%34%36%35%43%37%40%
12th12%13%12%18%14%16%18%16%17%17%20%18%25%11%19%
All Grades26%26%26%23%23%23%23%27%25%25%25%25%32%20%26%
St. Louis County9th37%40%39%46%38%42%45%37%41%44%36%40%34%36%35%
12th15%13%14%19%11%15%25%14%19%16%15%16%21%17%19%
All Grades26%28%27%29%23%26%33%23%28%27%25%26%26%25%25%
Scott County9th55%52%53%42%48%45%39%32%35%43%49%46%31%40%36%
12th15%16%15%15%18%17%16%16%16%22%17%19%24%20%22%
All Grades34%33%33%28%32%30%26%23%25%29%29%29%27%30%28%
Sherburne County9th49%56%52%41%40%40%47%41%43%43%46%45%38%41%40%
12th15%7%12%17%13%15%17%18%17%19%18%18%16%16%16%
All Grades29%30%29%30%27%29%31%32%32%29%31%30%23%27%25%
Sibley County9th32%63%46%33%27%30%45%35%40%35%35%35%40%35%37%
12th25%16%21%6%28%17%24%9%16%37%12%25%14%27%20%
All Grades28%37%32%17%27%22%33%19%26%36%22%29%21%31%26%
Stearns County9th40%39%39%39%34%36%35%43%40%41%47%44%37%57%47%
12th19%17%18%16%13%15%20%18%19%20%25%23%23%22%22%
All Grades29%27%28%24%22%23%25%30%27%28%33%30%28%35%31%
Steele County9th48%52%50%45%30%39%33%38%36%34%40%37%32%40%37%
12th9%5%7%20%17%19%15%13%14%14%16%15%14%18%16%
All Grades28%34%31%30%23%27%22%24%23%21%25%23%20%29%24%
Stevens County9thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A20%62%43%44%75%59%N/AN/AN/A
12thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A10%20%14%10%23%17%N/AN/AN/A
All GradesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A13%39%26%26%43%35%N/AN/AN/A
Swift County9th36%55%44%18%38%27%N/AN/AN/A58%22%43%38%50%40%
12th7%9%8%19%23%21%N/AN/AN/A12%10%11%20%35%27%
All Grades17%21%19%18%29%24%N/AN/AN/A27%13%20%25%37%30%
Todd County9th45%38%41%33%34%34%17%31%26%42%36%39%18%17%18%
12th19%15%17%13%14%14%24%13%19%16%23%19%15%14%15%
All Grades33%29%31%22%23%23%22%22%22%28%29%28%16%15%16%
Traverse County9th44%20%32%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th25%25%25%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades32%22%28%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Wabasha County9th34%36%35%34%33%34%14%37%28%22%51%36%48%33%41%
12th15%10%13%29%11%20%19%17%18%21%20%21%12%27%19%
All Grades23%23%23%31%24%28%17%28%23%21%31%26%22%29%26%
Wadena County9th45%42%43%41%38%40%30%23%26%40%27%31%44%10%26%
12th20%8%14%15%15%15%20%14%17%19%36%26%32%12%19%
All Grades28%22%25%26%25%26%23%18%21%25%31%28%36%11%21%
Waseca County9th46%38%41%31%40%35%50%13%32%26%32%29%N/AN/AN/A
12th27%10%19%21%8%14%15%13%14%18%21%20%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades33%23%28%26%21%23%26%13%20%21%25%23%N/AN/AN/A
Washington County9th48%45%47%46%48%47%47%48%48%41%41%41%42%44%43%
12th23%13%18%16%15%16%21%22%22%24%24%24%17%13%15%
All Grades35%29%32%30%32%31%32%34%33%30%30%30%26%26%26%
Watonwan County9th46%44%45%21%27%25%55%20%40%17%41%31%23%36%30%
12th17%18%17%26%35%30%21%14%17%4%17%9%17%21%20%
All Grades28%30%29%24%30%27%35%16%25%8%29%18%20%26%24%
Wilkin County9th36%35%36%33%29%31%44%20%26%27%23%25%55%25%47%
12th22%12%17%23%9%15%17%13%15%17%31%26%0%29%9%
All Grades30%21%26%26%16%20%26%17%20%21%29%25%23%27%24%
Winona County9th40%42%41%34%31%32%24%40%33%36%46%41%34%21%27%
12th17%13%16%19%19%19%11%9%10%15%19%17%12%5%8%
All Grades26%27%27%27%26%26%15%24%20%22%28%25%21%12%16%
Wright County9th44%41%42%45%37%41%48%38%42%34%40%37%37%26%31%
12th22%11%17%20%17%19%15%13%14%18%18%18%17%16%16%
All Grades33%26%29%31%27%29%29%25%27%23%26%25%23%19%21%
Yellow Medicine County9th33%32%33%31%10%24%31%48%39%42%45%44%43%25%32%
12th13%14%14%16%23%19%32%18%26%18%17%17%15%0%8%
All Grades22%24%23%23%19%21%32%31%31%26%28%27%21%8%14%

About the Indicator: This indicator reflects students responding that they took alcohol from one or more of the following sources: their home, a friend’s home, or from stores.  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.