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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

19982001200420072010201320162019
FemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotal
Minnesota9th42.4%44.9%43.6%40.1%41.2%40.7%39.9%41.9%40.8%39.5%37.9%38.7%39.8%37.4%38.7%40.5%37.5%39.1%N/AN/AN/A13.2%11.8%12.7%
Aitkin County9th68.8%20.0%45.2%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Anoka County9th43.7%48.5%46.1%43.7%41.9%42.9%43.6%47.0%44.9%47.3%37.8%43.1%42.3%37.9%40.4%45.0%40.8%43.3%N/AN/AN/A28.1%9.4%21.9%
Becker County9th32.9%42.1%36.7%38.6%49.1%44.3%50.0%52.8%51.3%28.1%38.5%32.8%35.3%31.8%33.3%35.7%29.2%31.6%N/AN/AN/A11.1%0.0%7.7%
Beltrami County9th25.8%38.5%32.1%33.3%21.6%28.8%35.1%35.9%35.5%50.0%52.5%51.2%40.0%36.1%38.3%32.7%22.7%28.0%N/AN/AN/A21.4%30.0%25.0%
Benton County9th42.7%53.5%47.9%39.0%32.9%35.6%42.4%46.3%44.0%33.9%34.1%34.0%48.9%34.5%43.2%29.4%31.8%30.8%N/AN/AN/A11.1%0.0%6.7%
Big Stone County9th38.9%37.5%38.5%N/AN/AN/A23.1%56.3%41.4%N/AN/AN/A80.0%33.3%54.5%50.0%60.0%54.5%N/AN/AN/A50.0%0.0%33.3%
Blue Earth County9th44.4%38.1%41.3%27.2%39.3%33.5%35.5%44.1%39.1%40.0%45.2%42.0%35.5%47.5%41.3%40.4%50.0%45.2%N/AN/AN/A0.0%9.1%3.4%
Brown County9th44.4%28.8%36.8%42.9%50.0%45.7%46.7%35.3%41.4%30.8%33.3%31.8%38.1%29.6%33.3%44.4%50.0%47.5%N/AN/AN/A10.0%0.0%8.3%
Carlton County9th30.4%43.8%38.2%36.8%65.9%51.9%43.4%46.9%44.7%42.4%42.1%42.3%34.5%37.0%35.7%41.4%33.3%37.5%N/AN/AN/A9.1%20.0%14.3%
Carver County9th41.8%38.2%40.3%47.8%39.8%43.5%44.6%46.7%45.5%38.3%44.9%41.4%50.7%32.5%41.1%37.5%38.5%37.9%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Cass County9th33.9%53.3%42.6%9.5%43.8%24.3%32.5%30.4%31.7%41.7%22.2%33.3%32.1%26.9%29.6%28.6%26.3%27.5%N/AN/AN/A0.0%20.0%8.3%
Chippewa County9th36.4%63.6%50.0%33.3%41.2%36.8%N/AN/AN/A34.8%36.4%35.6%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A33.3%0.0%20.0%
Chisago County9th36.0%43.5%39.9%31.8%33.3%32.6%N/AN/AN/A42.6%38.7%40.8%42.0%48.0%44.5%40.5%45.3%43.2%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Clay County9th43.9%40.5%42.2%43.6%33.3%39.0%35.7%34.3%35.0%27.3%32.8%30.6%52.8%50.0%51.4%50.0%38.5%45.9%N/AN/AN/A14.3%33.3%20.0%
Clearwater County9th25.0%29.4%28.0%21.7%27.8%24.4%N/AN/AN/A38.5%22.2%31.8%64.3%28.6%46.4%57.1%45.5%50.0%N/AN/AN/A***
Cook County9th9.1%66.7%21.4%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A33.3%16.7%22.2%N/AN/AN/A20.0%0.0%20.0%
Cottonwood County9th28.0%52.6%38.6%14.3%33.3%22.2%14.3%25.0%21.1%25.0%44.4%34.2%0.0%61.5%42.1%100.0%20.0%50.0%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Crow Wing County9th37.7%48.2%42.7%35.9%40.0%37.7%44.3%33.3%39.5%38.4%33.3%35.9%31.3%34.8%33.3%54.5%20.0%34.6%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Dakota County9th47.2%52.9%50.2%45.7%48.2%46.9%45.9%43.5%44.8%44.0%40.1%42.1%40.4%44.3%42.0%41.2%37.5%39.8%N/AN/AN/A10.1%14.3%11.7%
Dodge County9th30.6%44.6%37.3%32.5%34.4%33.3%39.4%42.4%40.9%38.1%43.5%40.0%30.3%30.8%30.5%40.0%39.1%39.4%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Douglas County9th64.3%52.9%58.1%42.2%35.7%39.6%40.0%37.2%38.7%59.3%43.5%52.0%25.0%39.4%32.8%46.2%35.7%42.5%N/AN/AN/A22.2%14.3%20.0%
Faribault County9th27.9%34.5%30.6%31.8%29.2%30.4%24.1%33.3%26.3%68.8%22.2%44.1%N/AN/AN/A42.9%0.0%26.1%N/AN/AN/A25.0%0.0%20.0%
Fillmore County9th30.0%35.6%32.6%41.7%66.7%54.9%27.3%29.2%28.3%36.8%18.8%28.6%58.3%26.7%40.7%33.3%23.1%27.3%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Freeborn County9th25.0%55.4%42.2%40.5%42.1%41.1%47.4%76.2%57.6%37.8%31.4%35.0%23.1%42.1%31.1%41.2%20.0%33.3%N/AN/AN/A16.7%0.0%10.0%
Goodhue County9th48.1%47.9%48.0%38.9%41.7%40.3%30.2%36.6%33.1%45.8%36.2%41.5%17.4%31.3%23.1%26.3%33.3%30.0%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Grant County9th42.9%0.0%30.0%36.8%42.9%39.4%11.1%33.3%22.2%25.0%45.5%40.0%N/AN/AN/A83.3%0.0%62.5%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Hennepin County9th46.9%45.9%46.4%41.6%42.1%41.9%39.2%46.1%42.4%40.3%36.3%38.7%44.6%40.1%42.5%40.8%44.5%42.4%N/AN/AN/A13.4%12.8%13.2%
Houston County9th32.8%50.0%40.7%36.8%25.8%33.3%45.8%27.3%40.0%39.3%28.0%34.0%58.8%53.8%56.7%21.4%43.8%33.3%N/AN/AN/A20.0%0.0%20.0%
Hubbard County9th46.0%29.7%39.1%21.4%37.5%31.6%31.8%52.0%39.1%43.5%36.7%39.6%31.6%30.8%31.3%61.5%58.8%60.0%N/AN/AN/A16.7%0.0%9.1%
Isanti County9th51.0%44.6%47.6%54.1%39.2%47.3%47.5%47.7%47.6%41.2%33.3%37.2%N/AN/AN/A40.7%20.8%31.4%N/AN/AN/A9.5%20.0%12.9%
Itasca County9th42.1%48.5%45.0%38.9%40.7%39.8%35.4%29.3%33.0%26.6%26.5%26.5%37.0%37.8%37.4%51.6%38.0%43.2%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Jackson County9th38.1%42.1%40.0%23.8%64.3%40.0%37.5%21.4%27.3%37.5%47.4%44.4%50.0%23.1%34.8%25.0%66.7%47.1%N/AN/AN/A0.0%25.0%11.1%
Kanabec County9th32.6%30.6%31.5%27.8%50.0%39.5%N/AN/AN/A41.2%16.7%28.6%25.0%35.0%29.5%33.3%41.7%37.5%N/AN/AN/A16.7%0.0%11.1%
Kandiyohi County9th36.5%42.4%39.6%24.1%44.1%34.9%30.2%35.6%33.0%44.7%33.3%40.3%30.8%40.0%34.1%33.3%28.6%30.6%N/AN/AN/A30.8%0.0%21.1%
Kittson County9th29.4%33.3%30.8%40.0%66.7%54.5%37.5%57.1%46.7%100.0%66.7%75.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%57.1%0.0%44.4%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Koochiching County9th34.2%26.7%30.9%35.3%22.2%28.6%35.7%30.8%34.1%N/AN/AN/A25.0%33.3%30.8%30.8%66.7%48.0%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Lac Qui Parle County9th39.1%34.3%36.2%41.2%46.7%43.8%44.4%38.1%40.0%53.8%11.1%36.4%50.0%37.5%45.0%50.0%33.3%40.0%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Lake County9th16.7%30.3%24.6%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A50.0%40.0%47.8%N/AN/AN/A33.3%0.0%14.3%
Lake of the Woods County9th44.4%50.0%47.4%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.0%20.0%11.1%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Le Sueur County9th32.0%52.7%44.4%46.7%52.8%49.4%30.6%41.7%35.3%34.1%32.5%33.3%34.8%50.0%42.2%46.7%29.4%37.5%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Lincoln County9th36.4%26.1%31.1%50.0%25.0%33.3%50.0%50.0%50.0%26.7%30.0%28.0%50.0%33.3%44.4%33.3%20.0%25.0%N/AN/AN/A50.0%0.0%25.0%
Lyon County9th49.1%41.0%44.4%40.9%36.7%38.5%35.7%36.4%36.1%25.5%33.3%28.8%11.8%18.8%15.2%53.8%40.0%44.7%N/AN/AN/A100.0%0.0%66.7%
McLeod County9th38.0%41.9%39.9%41.4%38.0%39.8%50.7%42.0%47.1%42.3%38.8%40.6%40.7%40.0%40.4%100.0%0.0%33.3%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Mahnomen County9thN/AN/AN/A61.1%57.1%60.0%N/AN/AN/A15.4%22.2%18.2%40.0%0.0%19.0%16.7%60.0%36.4%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Marshall County9th50.0%34.6%40.5%16.7%57.9%48.0%28.6%41.2%37.5%30.0%22.2%26.3%37.5%58.3%50.0%66.7%25.0%36.4%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Martin County9th40.0%47.5%44.0%35.0%44.4%38.8%53.3%37.5%46.3%46.2%21.1%35.6%14.3%38.5%30.0%21.7%23.1%22.2%N/AN/AN/A16.7%0.0%14.3%
Meeker County9th38.9%36.1%37.6%40.0%46.2%43.9%44.6%51.2%47.4%34.1%33.3%33.7%46.2%20.7%32.7%33.3%20.0%27.3%N/AN/AN/A0.0%100.0%25.0%
Mille Lacs County9th41.3%49.5%45.7%34.6%51.1%42.3%44.4%46.9%45.4%39.1%41.3%40.0%35.9%34.8%35.5%46.5%25.0%37.3%N/AN/AN/A0.0%12.5%8.3%
Morrison County9th39.4%37.9%38.6%34.1%34.4%34.3%35.5%57.6%46.9%22.1%40.5%28.6%33.3%37.5%35.7%33.3%39.4%36.4%N/AN/AN/A13.3%8.3%11.1%
Mower County9th38.0%50.0%43.1%36.4%46.3%40.8%38.5%40.6%39.4%32.4%25.9%29.7%38.9%31.8%36.2%39.1%36.4%37.8%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Murray County9th50.0%48.0%49.1%56.3%57.7%56.9%41.2%42.9%41.9%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A50.0%66.7%60.0%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Nicollet County9th55.6%35.0%46.8%33.3%35.0%34.1%34.6%38.1%36.2%42.1%41.7%41.9%N/AN/AN/A75.0%66.7%71.4%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Nobles County9th39.6%42.1%40.7%32.4%45.7%40.0%51.9%27.8%42.2%25.0%42.1%31.4%18.2%34.8%26.7%34.8%36.4%35.6%N/AN/AN/A20.0%0.0%14.3%
Norman County9th21.4%50.0%40.0%33.3%14.3%27.3%55.6%47.1%50.0%0.0%20.0%8.3%50.0%21.4%31.8%0.0%25.0%12.5%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Olmsted County9th43.4%43.5%43.4%49.4%40.8%45.0%35.8%42.9%38.7%41.9%35.2%39.4%41.1%44.7%42.3%42.9%53.8%48.9%N/AN/AN/A22.2%30.0%24.3%
Otter Tail County9th31.7%46.8%38.3%35.8%41.3%38.8%33.3%48.0%42.1%32.8%32.7%32.8%25.6%22.2%23.8%26.1%34.6%30.6%N/AN/AN/A11.8%0.0%8.0%
Pennington County9th32.0%40.0%35.0%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A17.4%20.0%18.4%N/AN/AN/A23.5%35.7%29.0%N/AN/AN/A20.0%0.0%12.5%
Pine County9th36.4%25.5%30.8%34.7%28.8%31.1%47.1%38.8%43.0%34.4%31.0%32.8%47.2%34.3%40.8%47.6%17.9%35.7%N/AN/AN/A15.4%0.0%12.5%
Pipestone County9th45.8%42.9%44.4%46.2%40.9%43.8%36.4%26.7%30.8%50.0%33.3%42.9%N/AN/AN/A33.3%40.0%38.5%N/AN/AN/A0.0%50.0%50.0%
Polk County9th30.0%35.5%32.6%38.2%39.1%38.6%33.3%41.2%36.7%26.5%36.6%32.0%43.8%39.5%41.3%21.7%47.6%34.1%N/AN/AN/A0.0%25.0%11.1%
Pope County9th36.4%20.0%26.9%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A33.3%16.7%25.0%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Ramsey County9th46.1%48.8%47.4%41.8%42.1%41.9%36.8%39.0%37.7%35.1%43.1%38.6%38.6%35.4%37.1%36.5%35.3%36.0%N/AN/AN/A14.3%11.8%13.3%
Red Lake County9th23.8%27.8%25.6%0.0%45.5%23.8%66.7%40.0%54.5%25.0%0.0%12.5%66.7%0.0%60.0%25.0%16.7%20.0%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Redwood County9th33.3%47.6%41.0%48.3%34.5%41.4%50.0%28.6%41.2%19.2%31.6%24.4%46.7%26.3%35.3%50.0%38.5%44.0%N/AN/AN/A33.3%0.0%20.0%
Renville County9th41.2%31.3%36.4%45.0%30.0%36.0%11.8%47.6%31.6%20.0%42.9%31.0%44.4%14.3%26.1%0.0%33.3%20.0%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Rice County9th47.5%51.0%49.2%37.3%35.0%36.2%35.6%51.9%44.4%30.2%41.9%36.0%40.8%34.0%37.5%33.3%29.6%31.7%N/AN/AN/A18.2%0.0%11.8%
Rock County9th52.6%34.5%41.7%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A100.0%0.0%75.0%N/AN/AN/A100.0%0.0%33.3%
Roseau County9th44.4%48.9%46.7%39.3%35.7%37.5%42.1%35.5%39.1%36.0%34.5%35.2%36.8%43.5%40.5%55.6%23.1%36.4%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
St. Louis County9th40.4%37.0%38.9%38.0%46.3%41.7%37.4%44.5%40.8%36.3%43.9%39.9%35.7%34.3%35.1%35.9%33.0%34.4%N/AN/AN/A9.1%0.0%5.8%
Scott County9th51.8%54.8%53.3%48.4%41.7%45.2%31.9%39.0%35.2%49.1%43.3%46.3%40.3%31.5%36.4%53.6%51.5%52.8%N/AN/AN/A12.2%4.0%9.5%
Sherburne County9th55.6%49.0%51.9%39.7%40.7%40.2%40.8%47.4%43.4%46.3%43.1%44.8%40.8%38.0%39.7%43.0%40.2%41.5%N/AN/AN/A12.0%20.0%15.0%
Sibley County9th63.3%31.6%45.6%26.7%33.3%29.6%35.0%45.5%40.5%35.0%35.3%35.1%35.3%40.0%37.0%40.0%35.3%37.0%N/AN/AN/A0.0%25.0%20.0%
Stearns County9th38.8%39.5%39.2%34.4%38.9%36.4%42.9%35.3%39.8%46.7%41.1%43.8%56.8%37.2%47.2%25.6%43.6%33.9%N/AN/AN/A14.3%9.1%12.5%
Steele County9th52.4%48.1%50.4%30.0%45.5%38.9%37.5%33.3%35.9%40.0%34.2%37.3%40.0%31.8%36.8%50.0%17.2%33.3%N/AN/AN/A11.1%10.0%10.5%
Stevens County9thN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A61.5%20.0%43.5%75.0%44.4%58.8%N/AN/AN/A33.3%18.2%21.4%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Swift County9th54.5%35.7%44.0%37.5%17.6%27.3%N/AN/AN/A22.2%58.3%42.9%50.0%37.5%40.0%41.7%50.0%42.9%N/AN/AN/A***
Todd County9th37.7%44.8%41.4%34.4%32.8%33.6%30.6%17.2%25.6%36.1%42.4%39.1%17.4%17.9%17.6%45.5%30.8%37.5%N/AN/AN/A0.0%50.0%20.0%
Traverse County9th20.0%44.4%31.6%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A66.7%0.0%50.0%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Wabasha County9th35.8%34.4%35.1%33.3%33.9%33.6%37.1%14.3%27.7%51.2%22.2%36.4%33.3%48.3%40.7%15.4%41.7%28.0%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Wadena County9th42.3%45.0%43.5%38.1%41.4%40.0%23.1%29.6%26.4%26.7%40.0%31.1%10.0%44.4%26.3%33.3%25.0%31.6%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Waseca County9th37.9%46.2%41.2%39.6%31.1%35.5%13.0%50.0%31.9%31.8%25.9%28.6%N/AN/AN/A31.3%36.4%33.3%N/AN/AN/A0.0%33.3%8.3%
Washington County9th45.2%48.0%46.6%48.0%45.8%47.0%48.3%47.2%47.8%40.8%40.7%40.8%43.9%41.7%43.0%43.2%39.0%41.1%N/AN/AN/A12.9%13.2%13.0%
Watonwan County9th44.2%45.8%44.8%27.0%21.1%25.0%20.0%55.0%40.0%41.2%16.7%31.0%35.7%23.1%29.6%66.7%60.0%63.6%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Wilkin County9th34.8%36.4%35.7%29.4%33.3%31.0%20.0%44.4%26.5%23.1%27.3%25.0%25.0%54.5%46.7%50.0%50.0%50.0%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%
Winona County9th42.3%40.3%41.4%30.7%33.8%32.3%40.0%23.8%33.3%45.7%35.6%40.7%20.8%34.3%26.5%36.0%14.3%26.1%N/AN/AN/A0.0%100.0%50.0%
Wright County9th41.2%43.5%42.4%36.8%44.7%40.8%38.0%47.7%42.4%39.8%33.8%37.3%26.0%37.3%31.1%41.8%37.8%39.9%N/AN/AN/A14.8%15.4%15.1%
Yellow Medicine County9th32.1%33.3%32.7%10.0%31.0%24.2%48.0%31.0%38.9%45.5%42.1%43.9%25.0%42.9%31.6%54.5%87.5%68.4%N/AN/AN/A0.0%0.0%0.0%

About the Indicator:

This question was not asked on the 2016 survey.

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.