"Percent of Students Reporting That They First Had More than a Few Sips of Alcohol at Age 13 or Younger, All Available Years: by Grade, Gender, and Region" ,,2013,2013,2013,2016,2016,2016 ,,Female,Male,Total,Female,Male,Total Minnesota,11th,16.2%,20.0%,18.1%,13.3%,16.7%,15.0% Minnesota,9th,23.1%,25.2%,24.1%,18.1%,18.3%,18.2% Minnesota,All Grades,19.9%,22.7%,21.3%,15.9%,17.6%,16.7% East Central,11th,19.7%,23.8%,21.8%,16.0%,18.6%,17.3% East Central,9th,25.4%,29.1%,27.2%,20.7%,21.7%,21.2% East Central,All Grades,22.7%,26.6%,24.7%,18.5%,20.3%,19.4% Metro,11th,14.0%,16.9%,15.4%,11.8%,14.5%,13.1% Metro,9th,20.7%,21.3%,21.0%,16.2%,15.0%,15.6% Metro,All Grades,17.5%,19.2%,18.3%,14.3%,14.8%,14.5% Non-Metro,11th,18.6%,23.3%,21.0%,15.1%,19.3%,17.2% Non-Metro,9th,25.6%,29.1%,27.3%,20.5%,22.2%,21.4% Non-Metro,All Grades,22.4%,26.4%,24.4%,18.0%,20.9%,19.4% Northwest,11th,20.3%,23.8%,22.1%,14.8%,22.2%,18.6% Northwest,9th,26.7%,31.2%,28.9%,24.0%,24.4%,24.2% Northwest,All Grades,23.8%,27.8%,25.8%,19.8%,23.5%,21.7% Northeast,11th,21.6%,27.1%,24.2%,15.2%,22.2%,18.8% Northeast,9th,28.0%,32.8%,30.3%,22.4%,23.0%,22.7% Northeast,All Grades,25.2%,30.3%,27.7%,19.3%,22.6%,21.0% Southeast,11th,16.4%,20.7%,18.6%,13.8%,17.3%,15.5% Southeast,9th,24.9%,29.1%,26.9%,18.6%,21.0%,19.8% Southeast,All Grades,20.9%,24.9%,22.9%,16.4%,19.3%,17.8% Southwest,11th,16.7%,22.6%,19.7%,13.5%,19.1%,16.3% Southwest,9th,24.0%,27.1%,25.6%,18.5%,22.8%,20.7% Southwest,All Grades,20.6%,25.0%,22.9%,16.2%,21.1%,18.7% West Central,11th,18.3%,23.6%,20.8%,17.6%,19.5%,18.6% West Central,9th,26.7%,26.8%,26.7%,21.6%,22.1%,21.9% West Central,All Grades,22.6%,25.3%,23.9%,19.7%,20.9%,20.3% Total,11th,,,,,, Total,9th,,,,,, Total,All Grades,,,,,, Sources: Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) SUMN Web Site: http://sumn.org