Youth Inhalants Use

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FemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotal
Minnesota11th***1.1%1.8%1.4%
8th***1.8%1.9%1.8%
9th***1.6%1.5%1.6%
All Grades***1.5%1.7%1.6%
Aitkin County11th***2.1%5.4%3.8%
8th***0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th***1.7%0.0%1.0%
All Grades***1.6%2.4%2.0%
Anoka County11th***1.5%2.8%2.1%
8th***2.1%2.1%2.1%
9th***1.5%1.4%1.4%
All Grades***1.7%2.1%1.9%
Becker County11th***0.9%3.6%2.3%
8th***3.5%2.7%3.1%
9th***1.6%1.6%1.6%
All Grades***2.0%2.6%2.3%
Beltrami County11th***1.4%1.3%1.3%
8th***2.4%3.1%2.7%
9th***5.4%0.5%2.8%
All Grades***3.1%1.6%2.4%
Benton County11th***0.0%0.0%0.0%
8th***1.5%2.1%1.7%
9th***2.7%1.3%2.0%
All Grades***1.6%1.3%1.5%
Big Stone County11th******
8th******
9th******
All Grades******
Blue Earth County11th***0.4%0.7%0.5%
8th***1.3%1.6%1.4%
9th***0.9%1.5%1.2%
All Grades***0.9%1.3%1.1%
Brown County11th***2.3%5.9%4.1%
8th***2.9%1.8%2.3%
9th***2.8%4.9%3.9%
All Grades***2.7%4.1%3.4%
Carlton County11th***0.6%2.6%1.6%
8th***1.6%1.0%1.3%
9th***2.3%2.6%2.5%
All Grades***1.5%2.0%1.8%
Carver County11th***0.0%1.5%0.8%
8th***2.8%1.8%2.3%
9th***0.9%0.5%0.7%
All Grades***1.5%1.2%1.4%
Cass County11th***2.5%1.3%1.9%
8th***0.9%0.8%0.8%
9th***5.8%2.4%4.1%
All Grades***3.2%1.5%2.3%
Chippewa County11th******
8th******
9th******
All Grades******
Chisago County11th******
8th******
9th******
All Grades******
Clay County11th***1.2%2.2%1.7%
8th***2.2%2.4%2.3%
9th***2.3%1.3%1.8%
All Grades***1.9%2.0%1.9%
Clearwater County11th***0.0%5.7%3.0%
8th***0.0%5.3%2.5%
9th***4.8%0.0%1.9%
All Grades***1.7%2.9%2.4%
Cook County11th******
8th******
9th******
All Grades******
Cottonwood County11th***0.0%0.0%0.0%
8th***0.0%2.0%1.1%
9th***2.2%2.1%2.2%
All Grades***0.8%1.4%1.1%
Crow Wing County11th******
8th******
9th******
All Grades******
Dakota County11th***0.9%0.9%0.9%
8th***1.3%1.7%1.5%
9th***1.2%1.3%1.2%
All Grades***1.1%1.3%1.2%
Dodge County11th***0.0%0.0%0.0%
8th***0.9%0.9%0.9%
9th***0.8%1.8%1.3%
All Grades***0.6%1.0%0.8%
Douglas County11th***0.0%2.8%1.5%
8th***1.2%1.9%1.6%
9th***1.3%0.0%0.7%
All Grades***0.9%1.6%1.2%
Faribault County11th***1.9%3.5%2.7%
8th***2.2%5.5%4.0%
9th***0.0%1.7%1.0%
All Grades***1.4%3.5%2.5%
Fillmore County11th***0.0%0.0%0.0%
8th***1.6%0.0%0.8%
9th***4.2%0.0%2.2%
All Grades***2.0%0.0%1.0%
Freeborn County11th***0.0%1.2%0.6%
8th***3.4%2.8%3.1%
9th***0.0%2.0%1.0%
All Grades***1.3%2.1%1.7%
Goodhue County11th***4.1%1.3%3.0%
8th***1.6%4.1%2.8%
9th***1.0%0.9%0.9%
All Grades***2.3%2.2%2.3%
Grant County11th***9.5%2.8%5.3%
8th***6.8%6.9%6.8%
9th***6.3%0.0%3.0%
All Grades***7.2%3.0%5.1%
Hennepin County11th***0.9%1.2%1.0%
8th***2.0%1.6%1.8%
9th***1.1%1.2%1.2%
All Grades***1.4%1.4%1.4%
Houston County11th***0.0%6.7%2.9%
8th***1.1%0.0%0.6%
9th***0.0%2.8%1.6%
All Grades***0.4%2.9%1.6%
Hubbard County11th***1.4%5.6%3.5%
8th***1.3%0.0%0.7%
9th***4.6%2.8%3.8%
All Grades***2.6%2.9%2.7%
Isanti County11th***2.6%0.7%1.6%
8th***2.2%3.4%2.8%
9th***1.7%3.6%2.6%
All Grades***2.1%2.6%2.4%
Itasca County11th***0.0%1.4%0.8%
8th***7.5%1.6%4.5%
9th***6.0%1.7%3.9%
All Grades***5.1%1.6%3.3%
Jackson County11th***0.0%10.3%4.4%
8th***0.0%5.0%2.9%
9th***2.3%0.0%1.2%
All Grades***1.0%4.5%2.7%
Kanabec County11th***5.2%1.4%3.1%
8th***3.4%3.1%3.3%
9th***1.4%3.8%2.7%
All Grades***3.2%2.8%3.0%
Kandiyohi County11th***0.9%2.9%2.0%
8th***3.1%0.0%1.6%
9th***0.6%3.4%2.1%
All Grades***1.6%2.1%1.9%
Kittson County11th***0.0%0.0%0.0%
8th***0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th***0.0%6.3%2.9%
All Grades***0.0%1.8%0.8%
Koochiching County11th******
8th******
9th******
All Grades******
Lac Qui Parle County11th***6.3%0.0%2.9%
8th***3.4%4.3%3.8%
9th***0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades***3.1%1.7%2.4%
Lake County11th******
8th******
9th******
All Grades******
Lake of the Woods County11th******
8th******
9th******
All Grades******
Le Sueur County11th***1.7%1.1%1.4%
8th***1.7%0.0%0.8%
9th***0.8%2.3%1.6%
All Grades***1.4%1.1%1.2%
Lincoln County11th******
8th******
9th******
All Grades******
Lyon County11th***2.0%0.0%1.1%
8th***1.6%0.7%1.1%
9th***0.0%2.9%1.5%
All Grades***1.1%1.4%1.2%
McLeod County11th******
8th******
9th******
All Grades******
Mahnomen County11th***0.0%0.0%0.0%
8th***4.0%7.9%6.3%
9th***3.2%2.9%3.0%
All Grades***2.7%3.9%3.4%
Marshall County11th***0.0%0.0%0.0%
8th***0.0%7.0%3.9%
9th***0.0%3.2%1.4%
All Grades***0.0%3.6%1.9%
Martin County11th******
8th******
9th******
All Grades******
Meeker County11th***0.0%1.4%0.7%
8th***1.7%0.9%1.3%
9th***1.0%0.9%0.9%
All Grades***1.0%1.0%1.0%
Mille Lacs County11th***0.0%2.8%1.4%
8th***2.2%1.3%1.7%
9th***1.1%1.9%1.5%
All Grades***1.2%1.9%1.5%
Morrison County11th***1.8%2.8%2.2%
8th***1.2%4.5%2.7%
9th***2.7%3.0%2.9%
All Grades***1.9%3.4%2.6%
Mower County11th***0.0%0.0%0.0%
8th***0.6%1.8%1.2%
9th***0.7%2.5%1.6%
All Grades***0.5%1.6%1.1%
Murray County11th***2.7%0.0%1.3%
8th***0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th***0.0%2.4%1.3%
All Grades***0.9%0.9%0.9%
Nicollet County11th******
8th******
9th******
All Grades******
Nobles County11th***1.2%1.3%1.3%
8th***0.9%1.1%1.0%
9th***0.0%1.0%0.6%
All Grades***0.7%1.1%0.9%
Norman County11th***3.6%0.0%2.0%
8th***2.2%3.6%3.0%
9th***3.2%0.0%1.6%
All Grades***2.9%1.8%2.3%
Olmsted County11th***0.8%0.5%0.7%
8th***1.8%1.1%1.5%
9th***0.4%0.7%0.5%
All Grades***1.1%0.8%0.9%
Otter Tail County11th***1.4%1.4%1.4%
8th***1.5%1.6%1.5%
9th***1.8%0.4%1.1%
All Grades***1.6%1.2%1.4%
Pennington County11th******
8th******
9th******
All Grades******
Pine County11th***3.7%4.2%3.9%
8th***0.0%2.5%1.2%
9th***3.3%1.6%2.4%
All Grades***2.1%2.6%2.4%
Pipestone County11th******
8th******
9th******
All Grades******
Polk County11th***2.9%1.8%2.4%
8th***3.1%3.2%3.2%
9th***2.0%1.7%1.9%
All Grades***2.7%2.3%2.5%
Pope County11th***0.0%2.8%1.7%
8th***0.0%7.1%4.1%
9th***0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades***0.0%3.7%2.1%
Ramsey County11th***1.6%1.9%1.8%
8th***1.6%2.1%1.8%
9th***1.8%1.6%1.7%
All Grades***1.7%1.9%1.8%
Red Lake County11th***0.0%5.3%2.4%
8th***0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th***0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades***0.0%1.6%0.8%
Redwood County11th***0.0%1.7%0.9%
8th***4.2%3.0%3.6%
9th***1.5%3.2%2.4%
All Grades***2.1%2.7%2.4%
Renville County11th***0.0%0.0%0.0%
8th***0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th***1.9%0.0%1.1%
All Grades***0.6%0.0%0.3%
Rice County11th***1.3%0.7%1.0%
8th***0.4%1.7%1.1%
9th***0.5%0.0%0.3%
All Grades***0.7%0.9%0.8%
Rock County11th******
8th******
9th******
All Grades******
Roseau County11th***0.0%1.4%0.8%
8th***5.2%0.0%2.5%
9th***1.2%2.1%1.7%
All Grades***2.4%1.2%1.8%
St. Louis County11th***1.1%1.8%1.5%
8th***2.6%1.1%1.9%
9th***1.6%1.1%1.4%
All Grades***1.8%1.3%1.6%
Scott County11th***1.0%0.9%0.9%
8th***1.6%1.2%1.4%
9th***1.9%2.3%2.1%
All Grades***1.5%1.5%1.5%
Sherburne County11th***1.3%2.8%2.1%
8th***1.9%1.9%1.9%
9th***1.5%1.3%1.4%
All Grades***1.6%2.0%1.8%
Sibley County11th***0.0%4.7%2.0%
8th***1.6%0.0%0.8%
9th***0.0%4.3%2.0%
All Grades***0.6%2.6%1.5%
Stearns County11th***1.1%3.0%2.0%
8th***1.3%2.3%1.8%
9th***1.0%2.4%1.7%
All Grades***1.1%2.5%1.8%
Steele County11th***1.0%1.7%1.3%
8th***2.2%2.3%2.2%
9th***0.0%1.0%0.5%
All Grades***1.1%1.6%1.4%
Stevens County11th***0.0%0.0%0.0%
8th***0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th***5.9%0.0%2.6%
All Grades***1.8%0.0%0.9%
Swift County11th******
8th******
9th******
All Grades******
Todd County11th***0.0%3.1%1.6%
8th***2.0%0.0%1.0%
9th***4.6%2.0%3.2%
All Grades***2.1%1.7%1.9%
Traverse County11th******
8th******
9th******
All Grades******
Wabasha County11th***1.5%3.5%2.4%
8th***2.1%1.9%2.0%
9th***2.4%2.1%2.3%
All Grades***2.0%2.4%2.2%
Wadena County11th***1.2%1.6%1.4%
8th***3.9%4.2%4.1%
9th***5.3%0.0%2.9%
All Grades***3.4%2.3%2.9%
Waseca County11th***0.0%0.0%0.0%
8th***1.0%3.9%2.3%
9th***1.0%1.9%1.5%
All Grades***0.7%1.9%1.3%
Washington County11th***0.4%1.9%1.1%
8th***1.3%2.6%2.0%
9th***1.9%1.5%1.7%
All Grades***1.2%2.0%1.6%
Watonwan County11th***0.0%4.0%1.9%
8th***4.0%0.0%1.7%
9th***4.4%2.9%3.6%
All Grades***2.9%2.1%2.5%
Wilkin County11th***5.0%0.0%3.1%
8th***2.9%0.0%1.4%
9th***10.5%2.1%5.8%
All Grades***6.3%0.9%3.6%
Winona County11th***0.6%0.6%0.6%
8th***1.2%1.3%1.3%
9th***1.6%1.6%1.6%
All Grades***1.2%1.2%1.2%
Wright County11th***1.2%2.4%1.8%
8th***1.2%1.7%1.4%
9th***1.3%2.8%2.1%
All Grades***1.2%2.3%1.8%
Yellow Medicine County11th***0.0%2.9%1.5%
8th***0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th***0.0%0.0%0.0%
All Grades***0.0%0.8%0.5%

About the Indicator: Other drug consumption by youth is measured here as the number of students reporting any use of inhalants in the past 12 months.  Students were asked whether they sniffed glue, breathed the contents of aerosol spray cans, or inhaled any other gases or sprays in order to get high.  N/A or * indicates that the data are unavailable or were not collected. As a result of discrepancies in illicit drug use responses, 2013 drug use data are not reliable and are not included here.

In 2010, reported past 12 month use of inhalants among 12th graders was lower in Minnesota than the national average (rate ratio = 0.67:1.00).  The state's rates are from the Minnesota Student Survey; national rates are from Monitoring the Future (MTF).  For more national comparisons, click here State Epi Profile.

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.