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Youth Perceptions of Friends’ Disapproval of Marijuana Use

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Percent of Total 9th Students Reporting that they Believe their Close Friends Would Disapprove or Greatly Disapprove if they Smoke Marijuana Once or Twice a Week, All Available Years: by Region

Minnesota (2013): 73.5% Minnesota (2016): 74.9% Minnesota (2019): 69.1% Minnesota (2022): 74.6% East Central (2013): 75.9% East Central (2016): 76.9% East Central (2019): 69.7% East Central (2022): 75.9% Metro (2013): 70.5% Metro (2016): 74.1% Metro (2019): 68.2% Metro (2022): 74.6% Non-Metro (2013): 76.5% Non-Metro (2016): 75.8% Non-Metro (2019): 70.1% Non-Metro (2022): 74.6% Northwest (2013): 74.5% Northwest (2016): 72.9% Northwest (2019): 66.5% Northwest (2022): 73.1% Northeast (2013): 71.5% Northeast (2016): 71.7% Northeast (2019): 65.1% Northeast (2022): 66.8% Southeast (2013): 79.1% Southeast (2016): 75.9% Southeast (2019): 70.5% Southeast (2022): 75.1% Southwest (2013): 77.4% Southwest (2016): 76.5% Southwest (2019): 72.9% Southwest (2022): 76.2% West Central (2013): 79.6% West Central (2016): 78.5% West Central (2019): 72.5% West Central (2022): 75.8%
2013201620192022
Minnesota73.5%74.9%69.1%74.6%
East Central75.9%76.9%69.7%75.9%
Metro70.5%74.1%68.2%74.6%
Non-Metro76.5%75.8%70.1%74.6%
Northwest74.5%72.9%66.5%73.1%
Northeast71.5%71.7%65.1%66.8%
Southeast79.1%75.9%70.5%75.1%
Southwest77.4%76.5%72.9%76.2%
West Central79.6%78.5%72.5%75.8%

About the Indicator: The Minnesota Student Survey question about peer disapproval changed in 2013. In prior years, students were asked about the extent to which their close friends would approve or disapprove of them smoking marijuana once or twice a week. In 2013, this question was dropped and students were instead asked how wrong their friends would feel it would be for them to smoke marijuana. Therefore, 9th grade trend data are available only for 2013 and 2016.

"N/A" indicates that the data are unavailable or were not collected. "*" indicates the data are unreliable as a result of small sample sizes or other reasons.