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Percent of Students Reporting Driving a Motor Vehicle One or More Times After Using Alcohol or Drugs, within the Past 12 Months, All Available Years: by Grade, Gender, and County

199519982001200420072010
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
Minnesota9th14%7%11%12%6%9%10%5%7%8%5%7%6%4%5%5%3%4%
12th49%41%45%40%30%35%38%29%33%33%27%30%28%22%25%23%15%19%
All Grades31%23%27%24%16%20%21%15%18%19%15%17%15%12%13%13%8%10%
Aitkin County9th0%22%10%40%5%19%12%10%11%18%22%20%13%4%8%7%2%5%
12th56%29%45%33%27%30%47%33%41%43%26%36%30%31%30%32%23%27%
All Grades45%28%38%38%10%22%28%21%25%30%23%27%21%15%18%16%12%14%
Anoka County9th13%5%9%12%5%8%9%6%7%7%4%6%5%3%4%4%3%4%
12th42%37%40%36%27%31%35%26%30%27%24%26%25%18%21%19%15%17%
All Grades27%19%23%21%14%17%19%13%16%16%13%14%14%9%11%10%8%9%
Becker County9th27%6%18%14%5%9%14%4%9%13%12%13%6%6%6%6%1%4%
12th58%54%56%47%35%40%43%41%42%34%28%31%31%26%28%6%9%8%
All Grades40%28%34%28%17%22%25%21%23%24%19%21%17%14%15%6%5%6%
Beltrami County9th20%18%19%18%8%13%8%11%10%15%13%14%14%8%11%5%7%6%
12th51%42%46%51%30%40%38%29%34%30%36%33%24%36%29%22%23%22%
All Grades33%29%31%31%17%24%21%18%19%21%23%22%18%17%17%11%13%12%
Benton County9th23%11%17%13%5%10%11%7%9%6%6%6%7%2%5%4%4%4%
12th57%49%53%52%38%45%53%39%46%34%24%29%33%20%27%25%16%21%
All Grades39%28%33%30%20%25%30%21%26%17%14%15%20%11%15%14%10%12%
Big Stone County9th22%16%19%33%13%19%N/AN/AN/A10%17%13%N/AN/A12%15%8%12%
12th66%38%50%72%50%61%N/AN/AN/A61%59%60%N/AN/A31%26%48%35%
All Grades44%27%34%55%27%38%N/AN/AN/A33%44%38%N/AN/AN/A20%28%23%
Blue Earth County9th16%11%13%10%4%7%8%5%7%11%4%7%3%3%3%8%2%5%
12th54%42%47%47%38%43%41%27%33%31%38%35%36%31%33%20%20%20%
All Grades34%25%29%26%18%22%22%16%19%20%19%19%19%16%18%14%9%11%
Brown County9th18%11%15%15%5%10%13%7%9%10%8%9%3%0%1%5%5%5%
12th49%35%42%42%32%37%45%47%46%42%39%41%46%33%40%36%26%30%
All Grades32%24%28%29%18%23%28%25%26%24%23%23%24%17%21%19%16%17%
Carlton County9th14%8%10%14%7%10%10%4%7%6%6%6%5%2%4%5%1%3%
12th49%43%46%44%26%35%36%36%36%27%32%30%24%21%22%22%9%16%
All Grades34%25%29%26%16%21%22%18%20%14%16%15%13%11%12%13%5%9%
Carver County9th13%6%9%12%4%8%9%4%7%4%4%4%7%4%6%5%2%3%
12th47%50%49%46%31%38%37%23%30%32%29%30%32%20%26%25%18%21%
All Grades29%26%28%27%16%21%19%11%15%15%14%15%17%11%14%12%8%10%
Cass County9th23%14%18%19%11%15%16%15%16%23%15%19%11%9%10%6%8%7%
12th58%41%50%39%30%34%46%46%46%28%28%28%35%31%33%21%15%18%
All Grades39%25%32%27%19%23%33%27%30%24%20%22%22%18%20%14%11%12%
Chippewa County9th12%9%11%17%4%11%8%11%10%N/AN/AN/A3%6%4%N/AN/AN/A
12th50%13%34%61%25%44%49%33%41%N/AN/AN/A41%22%30%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades29%11%21%42%15%29%31%24%27%N/AN/AN/A19%13%16%N/AN/AN/A
Chisago County9th11%8%10%15%5%10%8%6%7%N/AN/AN/A11%6%8%6%6%6%
12th41%24%32%41%30%36%33%32%32%N/AN/AN/A25%26%26%23%17%20%
All Grades21%13%17%23%12%18%19%18%19%N/AN/AN/A16%14%15%14%10%12%
Clay County9th19%11%15%8%8%8%7%10%9%8%5%7%5%3%4%5%2%3%
12th41%44%42%50%32%42%46%41%44%43%40%42%32%18%25%22%17%20%
All Grades30%27%29%28%18%23%23%24%24%26%21%23%17%10%14%12%7%9%
Clearwater County9th14%20%18%26%12%20%9%2%5%N/AN/AN/A13%7%10%6%8%7%
12th61%42%51%44%42%43%56%43%50%N/AN/AN/A36%25%30%31%48%38%
All Grades39%30%34%34%27%31%30%16%23%N/AN/AN/A24%16%20%17%23%20%
Cook County9th67%10%31%18%7%11%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th45%29%36%30%21%25%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades53%21%34%22%12%16%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cottonwood County9th14%2%8%13%4%8%9%4%6%11%3%6%9%3%6%5%2%4%
12th47%25%38%28%28%28%44%30%38%34%43%39%26%28%27%30%14%22%
All Grades31%12%22%19%16%17%27%14%20%22%24%23%15%15%15%17%8%13%
Crow Wing County9th18%15%16%14%7%11%13%8%10%10%8%9%6%7%7%6%0%3%
12th50%42%46%29%25%27%33%31%32%26%19%23%24%20%22%17%17%17%
All Grades33%26%29%20%14%17%21%17%19%16%13%14%15%13%14%14%11%12%
Dakota County9th9%7%8%11%5%8%7%3%5%6%5%5%5%2%4%4%2%3%
12th49%41%45%38%26%32%35%23%29%34%24%29%26%23%24%26%14%19%
All Grades27%23%25%22%13%17%19%11%15%19%14%16%14%11%13%14%7%10%
Dodge County9th11%9%10%14%5%10%16%10%12%14%7%10%4%10%7%6%6%6%
12th63%45%53%49%34%41%38%37%38%25%27%26%26%15%21%30%18%24%
All Grades32%27%29%28%17%22%28%21%24%18%16%17%15%12%13%16%11%14%
Douglas County9th15%8%11%16%7%11%11%8%9%5%9%7%5%4%4%4%4%4%
12th52%47%50%55%44%49%52%44%48%42%33%37%27%28%28%26%8%17%
All Grades29%23%25%31%23%27%29%23%26%21%19%20%15%15%15%13%6%9%
Faribault County9th14%13%14%9%17%13%15%6%11%4%11%8%3%1%2%N/AN/AN/A
12th58%56%57%52%48%50%37%42%40%48%25%37%23%31%27%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades34%35%35%32%31%32%25%23%24%26%17%22%13%15%13%N/AN/AN/A
Fillmore County9th16%12%14%15%11%13%13%5%9%11%0%6%5%7%6%2%4%3%
12th52%46%49%41%34%38%42%31%37%36%33%35%33%27%30%31%18%25%
All Grades34%32%33%28%21%25%28%18%23%22%17%19%17%16%16%18%11%15%
Freeborn County9th8%4%6%14%7%11%13%3%8%5%7%6%4%4%4%6%10%8%
12th50%46%48%39%18%28%28%27%28%20%19%20%28%27%27%26%21%23%
All Grades29%25%27%24%12%17%20%14%17%11%13%12%16%13%14%15%16%15%
Goodhue County9th15%7%11%14%5%9%14%10%12%10%3%6%5%3%4%0%1%1%
12th54%40%46%38%35%36%41%40%40%35%23%29%32%16%24%23%14%19%
All Grades34%24%29%25%19%22%25%22%23%21%11%16%16%8%12%13%9%11%
Grant County9th13%19%16%0%0%0%10%7%8%0%3%2%8%3%5%N/AN/AN/A
12th56%44%50%58%25%48%39%33%36%61%50%55%38%32%34%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades35%32%34%31%7%20%25%20%22%29%26%27%22%18%20%N/AN/AN/A
Hennepin County9th10%4%7%9%3%6%6%3%4%7%3%5%4%2%3%3%2%2%
12th43%36%40%31%23%27%28%22%25%27%22%24%24%18%21%20%14%17%
All Grades25%19%22%18%11%14%15%11%13%15%11%13%12%9%10%11%8%9%
Houston County9th15%4%10%23%6%14%6%7%6%13%10%12%7%4%5%5%0%3%
12th65%55%61%54%42%49%44%42%43%29%35%32%42%38%40%26%34%30%
All Grades38%27%33%38%19%29%21%21%21%22%23%22%23%19%21%14%18%16%
Hubbard County9th18%2%10%23%12%17%10%5%8%9%13%11%18%10%14%12%11%12%
12th53%44%48%42%51%47%44%47%46%46%23%35%31%37%34%38%25%32%
All Grades33%23%27%30%28%29%24%24%24%24%17%20%24%23%23%24%17%20%
Isanti County9th15%6%10%11%5%8%13%8%11%12%11%11%7%7%7%N/AN/AN/A
12th46%35%40%35%33%34%35%32%34%36%25%31%17%16%17%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades26%18%22%21%16%19%22%16%19%23%17%20%11%10%10%N/AN/AN/A
Itasca County9th17%0%9%16%10%13%11%8%10%7%6%6%4%10%7%11%6%8%
12th54%36%46%30%31%31%47%32%39%40%39%40%26%20%23%15%10%13%
All Grades45%26%36%20%15%17%28%21%24%18%16%17%13%15%14%13%8%10%
Jackson County9th23%6%13%10%7%8%12%3%7%4%4%4%23%7%15%5%0%3%
12th43%51%47%51%41%46%49%40%44%61%52%57%34%35%34%48%31%40%
All Grades35%34%34%30%23%26%27%18%22%31%26%29%29%17%24%26%17%22%
Kanabec County9th20%5%13%15%10%13%9%5%7%N/AN/AN/A7%9%8%3%5%4%
12th41%33%37%36%29%32%34%45%41%N/AN/AN/A19%32%25%37%16%27%
All Grades25%12%19%23%17%20%21%25%23%N/AN/AN/A13%20%16%20%10%15%
Kandiyohi County9th16%7%11%16%6%11%8%4%6%5%3%4%3%4%3%3%3%3%
12th56%38%48%43%30%36%41%25%34%30%24%27%29%31%29%19%18%18%
All Grades35%21%28%27%18%22%23%13%18%14%11%13%12%11%12%10%9%9%
Kittson County9th10%16%13%16%22%19%5%6%6%10%8%9%4%0%3%8%10%9%
12th65%54%60%52%42%48%72%59%66%45%54%50%43%48%46%53%28%41%
All Grades41%38%40%34%31%33%39%33%36%29%32%31%23%30%26%27%18%23%
Koochiching County9th6%18%12%18%6%12%11%10%11%16%12%14%N/AN/AN/A9%6%8%
12th55%55%55%40%59%49%42%48%45%34%49%42%N/AN/AN/A26%44%35%
All Grades35%34%34%27%27%27%26%28%27%24%29%27%N/AN/AN/A16%22%19%
Lac Qui Parle County9th14%14%14%19%12%16%11%7%9%13%5%9%3%6%4%2%7%4%
12th50%35%42%63%59%61%49%37%42%40%42%41%45%25%35%31%18%25%
All Grades32%26%29%37%33%35%28%21%24%26%24%25%27%16%21%15%12%14%
Lake County9th25%3%15%22%5%16%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th39%55%47%47%28%38%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades32%27%29%34%18%27%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Lake of the Woods County9th24%12%18%13%15%14%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th73%53%62%43%31%37%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades43%31%37%28%24%26%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Le Sueur County9th16%7%12%16%4%10%13%6%9%9%6%7%6%5%6%10%4%7%
12th54%50%52%52%39%46%38%36%38%48%44%46%33%29%31%40%17%28%
All Grades34%29%31%33%19%26%25%18%21%26%26%26%18%15%16%24%9%16%
Lincoln County9th32%6%19%16%4%10%20%4%13%8%6%7%9%7%8%0%0%0%
12th70%44%57%73%49%61%43%40%42%60%36%52%33%38%36%45%40%42%
All Grades52%27%40%45%26%36%33%21%28%36%18%28%20%24%22%28%21%24%
Lyon County9th21%9%15%14%5%10%17%8%12%14%5%10%5%6%6%6%0%3%
12th47%49%48%38%39%38%49%40%45%35%30%33%42%26%35%18%13%15%
All Grades34%29%32%25%21%23%33%23%28%23%17%20%25%15%20%11%7%8%
McLeod County9th15%12%14%18%5%11%13%7%10%2%4%3%7%2%5%2%9%5%
12th59%41%50%41%30%36%29%23%25%27%27%27%24%20%22%16%10%13%
All Grades35%25%30%28%15%22%19%14%16%13%14%14%13%9%11%8%10%9%
Mahnomen County9th23%19%21%N/AN/AN/A7%14%10%N/AN/A28%3%9%6%5%9%7%
12th42%58%52%N/AN/AN/A54%55%54%N/AN/A44%36%33%35%25%6%15%
All Grades32%36%34%N/AN/AN/A29%31%30%N/AN/AN/A18%16%17%14%7%11%
Marshall County9th18%5%13%20%8%14%28%17%24%9%17%12%6%5%5%9%0%4%
12th61%45%56%51%50%51%50%41%45%44%37%40%21%31%26%31%14%22%
All Grades42%25%36%35%28%32%38%30%34%25%29%27%13%17%15%19%6%12%
Martin County9th13%8%10%15%7%11%12%9%10%8%10%9%3%2%3%0%3%1%
12th58%42%51%48%41%45%40%40%40%33%31%32%28%21%24%13%10%11%
All Grades39%26%33%30%23%27%27%24%26%18%20%19%14%11%12%6%6%6%
Meeker County9th10%10%10%14%6%9%7%2%4%11%8%10%5%2%3%6%2%4%
12th58%53%55%36%32%34%40%24%30%26%20%23%21%37%29%20%17%19%
All Grades37%33%35%24%16%20%19%12%15%19%14%16%11%15%13%12%9%11%
Mille Lacs County9th17%9%13%17%7%13%12%4%8%12%9%11%9%5%7%7%6%6%
12th52%34%44%37%32%35%25%33%29%25%19%22%28%30%29%18%17%18%
All Grades32%18%26%25%17%21%18%15%17%18%13%16%17%15%16%12%11%11%
Morrison County9th17%13%15%27%12%20%19%10%15%17%7%12%5%7%6%8%3%5%
12th53%58%56%59%44%52%45%45%45%58%60%59%29%27%28%33%15%23%
All Grades35%36%35%41%26%33%30%23%27%36%33%34%16%16%16%19%9%14%
Mower County9th10%17%13%10%7%9%14%8%11%8%7%8%4%6%5%3%4%4%
12th61%59%60%50%40%45%41%39%40%25%23%24%35%23%29%33%19%26%
All Grades38%43%40%27%20%23%26%19%22%16%14%15%17%13%15%18%11%14%
Murray County9th14%7%10%23%12%17%17%5%10%17%11%14%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th26%44%37%50%43%46%59%44%52%50%47%48%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades21%29%26%36%27%31%39%20%29%33%32%32%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Nicollet County9th31%9%21%8%9%9%11%3%7%13%10%12%2%14%8%N/AN/A6%
12th64%39%52%55%37%46%34%35%34%20%23%22%31%21%26%N/AN/A19%
All Grades47%24%36%34%24%29%22%17%19%16%16%16%15%17%16%N/AN/AN/A
Nobles County9th4%10%7%15%10%12%17%6%11%6%5%6%7%2%4%8%5%6%
12th74%50%63%40%46%43%45%34%40%41%20%30%26%22%24%25%3%13%
All Grades41%31%36%28%27%27%30%18%24%23%13%18%15%10%12%15%4%9%
Norman County9th16%6%11%16%6%11%11%8%9%12%6%9%3%3%3%11%0%7%
12th45%60%52%57%29%43%56%36%47%41%41%41%35%33%34%35%23%31%
All Grades32%35%33%36%17%27%36%21%29%23%24%24%19%18%19%24%11%19%
Olmsted County9th10%7%9%10%4%6%6%4%5%7%2%4%2%4%3%3%2%2%
12th44%35%39%34%23%28%33%23%27%19%18%19%23%18%20%19%14%16%
All Grades24%19%21%20%12%15%15%11%13%12%9%10%11%10%11%9%7%8%
Otter Tail County9th21%6%13%16%15%15%14%3%8%14%4%10%5%3%4%5%1%3%
12th55%49%53%59%43%51%48%49%49%37%29%33%34%23%28%27%14%20%
All Grades38%25%32%35%28%31%28%22%25%24%15%20%17%11%14%15%8%12%
Pennington County9th18%13%15%10%5%7%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A10%3%7%5%N/AN/AN/A
12th62%52%58%41%42%41%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A27%20%29%25%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades34%26%31%24%15%20%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A11%17%14%N/AN/AN/A
Pine County9th22%11%17%11%6%9%20%10%15%20%11%15%8%9%8%3%6%4%
12th41%45%43%56%32%44%44%40%42%42%39%40%40%26%32%19%13%16%
All Grades30%25%28%35%19%26%30%22%26%31%24%28%21%17%19%10%9%9%
Pipestone County9th0%14%8%16%13%14%18%11%15%5%10%7%9%2%5%N/AN/AN/A
12th55%20%44%70%50%60%49%56%53%43%33%38%35%22%29%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades38%17%29%44%32%38%31%30%31%25%21%23%23%11%16%N/AN/AN/A
Polk County9th20%9%14%14%6%10%6%6%6%12%5%8%13%7%10%5%3%4%
12th47%45%46%47%45%46%48%39%44%41%32%37%40%38%39%29%23%26%
All Grades33%23%28%29%22%26%27%22%24%26%17%21%25%22%24%17%12%14%
Pope County9th19%11%15%20%6%13%N/AN/A16%N/AN/A4%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th44%49%46%39%21%29%N/AN/A41%N/AN/A27%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades33%30%31%30%14%21%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Ramsey County9th9%5%7%10%5%8%8%3%6%7%4%5%6%3%4%5%3%4%
12th43%32%37%33%22%28%28%18%23%28%19%23%27%16%21%17%11%14%
All Grades24%17%20%19%12%15%16%9%12%15%10%12%15%8%11%10%7%8%
Red Lake County9th17%0%8%15%11%13%22%4%15%8%14%11%13%20%16%0%0%0%
12th58%44%52%79%62%71%77%50%66%55%25%40%25%28%26%12%15%13%
All Grades36%16%26%42%33%38%51%29%41%30%20%25%19%24%21%6%6%6%
Redwood County9th6%4%4%16%4%10%11%12%12%3%1%2%8%9%8%13%3%7%
12th54%51%53%43%40%42%47%38%42%40%24%33%22%28%25%28%7%20%
All Grades31%23%26%29%21%25%27%24%26%23%11%18%14%17%16%20%4%12%
Renville County9th17%10%14%10%9%10%10%5%7%26%14%19%22%3%11%0%4%2%
12th63%42%52%42%20%32%42%33%38%30%32%31%47%25%34%45%7%27%
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Rice County9th13%12%12%12%6%9%9%3%6%5%4%4%4%2%3%6%4%5%
12th39%40%40%27%24%25%37%32%35%31%22%26%26%13%19%18%10%14%
All Grades25%23%24%17%14%15%19%15%17%17%12%14%12%7%9%10%6%8%
Rock County9th30%14%21%19%21%20%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th43%50%47%18%33%26%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades37%33%35%19%25%22%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Roseau County9th22%13%18%18%6%12%14%8%11%13%13%13%12%10%11%3%4%4%
12th52%57%54%55%42%48%48%47%47%47%35%42%31%26%28%21%22%22%
All Grades36%33%34%35%24%30%32%28%30%31%23%27%21%19%20%13%13%13%
St. Louis County9th15%8%11%13%7%10%12%5%8%8%5%6%8%5%6%4%5%5%
12th52%40%46%38%28%33%39%32%35%37%30%33%32%28%30%23%18%20%
All Grades39%28%34%23%15%19%25%18%22%21%16%19%19%15%17%13%11%12%
Scott County9th16%7%11%11%7%9%11%5%7%7%4%5%5%3%4%4%3%4%
12th42%40%41%43%37%40%36%29%32%37%32%34%28%20%24%23%15%19%
All Grades28%22%25%27%21%24%21%15%18%20%16%18%15%10%12%12%8%10%
Sherburne County9th17%9%13%13%7%10%10%6%8%5%8%7%7%4%5%3%3%3%
12th49%25%37%37%23%31%46%24%35%30%22%26%24%22%23%24%15%20%
All Grades30%16%22%25%15%20%24%13%18%13%12%13%13%11%12%12%7%10%
Sibley County9th11%10%11%11%6%8%9%12%11%9%8%9%2%3%2%2%6%4%
12th43%50%46%45%38%41%44%34%38%48%30%38%20%12%16%14%10%12%
All Grades32%36%34%27%20%24%25%22%23%23%19%21%10%7%8%8%8%8%
Stearns County9th14%9%11%14%5%10%9%4%7%7%5%6%5%4%5%6%3%5%
12th54%44%49%45%36%40%46%32%39%36%31%34%28%22%25%28%15%22%
All Grades32%25%28%28%19%23%26%17%21%21%16%18%16%13%14%16%8%12%
Steele County9th18%9%13%8%7%7%8%4%6%3%4%4%4%3%3%1%2%2%
12th53%39%46%44%29%36%37%23%31%22%19%20%33%28%30%23%10%17%
All Grades38%24%30%23%15%18%20%12%17%13%11%12%16%14%15%11%6%8%
Stevens County9th13%8%10%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A11%5%8%7%0%3%N/AN/A8%
12th55%46%50%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A31%37%34%31%25%28%N/AN/A31%
All Grades42%32%37%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A21%21%21%18%12%15%N/AN/AN/A
Swift County9th7%4%5%4%4%4%9%8%8%N/AN/AN/A8%2%5%10%0%6%
12th64%49%55%47%54%50%44%43%43%N/AN/AN/A43%30%36%31%27%29%
All Grades32%27%29%27%28%28%23%24%24%N/AN/AN/A24%17%20%21%15%18%
Todd County9th17%4%10%16%9%12%14%10%12%8%12%10%3%8%5%4%2%3%
12th54%45%49%48%34%42%48%31%39%35%27%31%22%19%21%15%20%18%
All Grades36%27%31%29%17%23%29%20%24%20%19%20%12%13%12%10%12%11%
Traverse County9thN/AN/AN/A26%6%17%N/AN/A17%N/AN/A3%N/AN/A4%N/AN/A3%
12thN/AN/AN/A90%43%71%N/AN/A56%N/AN/A69%N/AN/A38%N/AN/A25%
All GradesN/AN/AN/A59%23%43%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Wabasha County9th15%12%14%13%9%11%16%9%12%8%5%6%5%4%4%4%1%2%
12th52%44%48%47%33%41%43%29%36%37%31%34%37%28%33%27%18%23%
All Grades35%31%33%30%19%25%27%17%22%22%15%19%21%16%18%16%9%12%
Wadena County9th16%5%11%11%0%5%12%5%9%9%10%10%3%5%4%4%2%3%
12th51%51%51%52%32%41%47%25%36%37%35%36%34%17%26%21%20%20%
All Grades35%31%33%32%16%23%27%15%21%23%21%22%19%9%13%13%12%12%
Waseca County9th11%6%9%11%9%10%10%11%10%10%2%6%7%3%5%N/AN/A4%
12th63%43%52%45%28%37%43%28%34%38%39%38%25%24%25%N/AN/A32%
All Grades31%25%28%30%17%23%23%20%21%24%20%22%16%14%15%N/AN/AN/A
Washington County9th14%6%10%11%5%8%10%4%7%9%5%7%5%3%4%4%2%3%
12th51%35%42%35%24%29%29%19%24%35%26%30%30%24%27%23%14%18%
All Grades31%19%24%20%13%17%18%10%14%21%14%18%17%12%15%12%7%9%
Watonwan County9th18%8%13%13%7%9%19%7%12%12%6%9%6%8%7%7%0%3%
12th73%57%64%58%39%47%55%28%42%43%47%45%43%28%36%13%25%20%
All Grades46%33%39%36%23%29%37%15%26%26%26%26%24%17%20%9%12%11%
Wilkin County9th21%10%15%37%10%23%11%2%6%10%9%9%3%7%5%13%4%8%
12th59%63%61%67%51%57%62%59%60%40%31%34%26%35%31%32%8%20%
All Grades45%40%42%50%31%40%34%27%30%21%19%20%15%22%18%21%6%14%
Winona County9th10%11%11%7%8%8%9%7%8%3%5%4%6%1%4%6%5%5%
12th48%43%46%43%36%40%35%28%32%39%27%33%39%24%31%20%16%18%
All Grades29%26%27%24%20%22%19%15%17%19%15%17%20%13%16%13%10%11%
Wright County9th16%8%12%15%5%10%11%6%8%8%4%6%3%3%3%2%2%2%
12th48%39%43%37%31%34%39%20%29%34%28%31%26%20%23%22%16%19%
All Grades30%22%26%24%17%20%24%12%17%19%14%16%13%10%12%11%9%10%
Yellow Medicine County9th14%15%14%12%2%6%18%9%14%14%13%13%15%9%12%6%2%4%
12th54%69%62%64%36%51%62%50%56%47%48%48%44%29%37%17%15%16%
All Grades32%45%38%41%16%27%39%32%36%32%29%31%31%19%25%11%8%10%

About the Indicator: As a depressant, alcohol use interferes with coordination, judgment and reaction time thereby increasing the risk of crash involvement.  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.

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.