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    Demographic: Gay or Lesbian (Sexual Orientation)

    Population

    No data was found for Gay or Lesbian (Sexual Orientation) in the category Population

    Alcohol Use

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Any Use of Alcohol in the Past 30 Days, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 210.0 35.7% 226.0 24.0% 216.0 19.1%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting That They First Had More than a Few Sips of Alcohol at Age 13 or Younger, 2013 - 2016: by Location

    2013 2016
    Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 190.0 32.7% 233.0 24.9%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Having 5 or More Drinks in a Row on at Least One Occasion, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 122.0 21.0% 109.0 11.6% 74.0 6.6%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting They Drank Alcohol or Used Drugs Before They Last Had Sexual Intercourse, 2013: by Location

    2013
    Number Percent
    Minnesota 76.0 27.3%

    Alcohol Consequences

    No data was found for Gay or Lesbian (Sexual Orientation) in the category Alcohol Consequences

    Alcohol Treatment

    No data was found for Gay or Lesbian (Sexual Orientation) in the category Alcohol Treatment

    Alcohol Intervening Variables

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting that they Believe People Put themselves at Great or Moderate Risk of Harm by Frequently Binge Drinking, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 397.0 72.2% 693.0 75.6% 856.0 77.7%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Any Alcohol Use in the Past 30 Days, Who Bought the Alcohol from Someone or Somewhere, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 43 20.5% 7 3.2%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Any Alcohol Use in the Past 30 Days, Who Got the Alcohol from Someone or Somewhere, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 162 77.1% 163 75.5%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Any Alcohol Use in the Past 30 Days, Who Took the Alcohol from Someone or Somewhere, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 91 43.3% 80 37.0%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Their Parents Would Think It's Very Wrong or Wrong for Them to Have One or Two Drinks of an Alcohol Beverage Nearly Every Day, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 453 82.2% 787 86.6% 987 90.1%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting They Strongly Agree or Agree That Parents and Other Adults Should Clearly Communicate with Their Children about the Importance of Not Using Alcohol, 2013: by Location

    2013
    Number Percent
    Minnesota 395 72.9%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting They Strongly Agree or Agree That Drinking Alcohol is Never a Good Thing for Anyone Their Age to Do, 2013: by Location

    2013
    Number Percent
    Minnesota 307 56.7%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting They Think Most Students in Their School Drink Alcohol Monthly or More Often, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 380 70.2% 605 67.2% 632 59.1%

    Tobacco and Nicotine Use

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Smoking a Cigarette on One or More Days within the Past 30 Days, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 134 22.8% 127 13.5% 71 6.3%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Using an E-Cigarette on One or More Days within the Past 30 Days, 2016 - 2019: by Location

    2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 166 17.7% 248 21.8%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Any Tobacco or Nicotine Use on One or More Days within the Past 30 Days, 2016 - 2019: by Location

    2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 218 23.3% 263 23.3%

    Tobacco and Nicotine Consequences

    No data was found for Gay or Lesbian (Sexual Orientation) in the category Tobacco and Nicotine Consequences

    Tobacco and Nicotine Intervening Variables

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting that they Believe People Put themselves at Great or Moderate Risk of Harm by Smoking Cigarettes, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 436.0 79.0% 749.0 81.8% 930.0 84.4%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Their Parents Would Think It's Very Wrong or Wrong for Them to Smoke Cigarettes, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 452 81.7% 803 88.5% 1,007 92.0%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting that they Believe People Put Themselves at Great or Moderate Risk of Harm by Using E-Cigarettes, 2019: by Location

    2019
    Number Percent
    Minnesota 596.0 54.2%

    Illicit Drug Use

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Any Use of Marijuana in the Past 30 Days, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 160 27.5% 148 15.9% 151 13.5%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting they First Smoked Marijuana at Age 13 or Younger, 2013 - 2016: by Location

    2013 2016
    Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 118.0 20.3% 104.0 11.2%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Use of Inhalants within the Past 12 Months, 2013 - 2016: by Location

    2013 2016
    Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota * * 38 4.1%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Methamphetamine Use within the Past 12 Months, 2013 - 2016: by Location

    2013 2016
    Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota * * 17 1.8%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Use of MDMA/Ecstasy within the Past 12 Months, 2013 - 2016: by Location

    2013 2016
    Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota * * 31 3.4%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Use of Crack/Cocaine within the Past 12 Months, 2013 - 2016: by Location

    2013 2016
    Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota * * 32 3.5%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Use of LSD, PCP or Other Psychedelics within the Past 12 Months, 2013 - 2016: by Location

    2013 2016
    Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota * * 46 5.0%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Use of Heroin within the Past 12 Months, 2013 - 2016: by Location

    2013 2016
    Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota * * 22 2.4%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Use of Synthetic Drugs within the Past 12 Months, 2013 - 2016: by Location

    2013 2016
    Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota * * 25.0 2.7%

    Prescription Drug Misuse

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Any Past 30 Day Use of Prescription Drugs Not Prescribed for Them, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 100.0 17.4% 91.0 9.9% 76.0 6.8%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Any Use of Prescription Pain Relievers Not Prescribed for Them by Their Doctor within the Past 12 Months, 2013 - 2016: by Location

    2013 2016
    Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota * * 72.0 7.9%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Any Use of ADD or ADHD Drugs Not Prescribed for Them by Their Doctor within the Past 12 Months, 2013 - 2016: by Location

    2013 2016
    Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota * * 58.0 6.3%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Any Use of Stimulants or Diet Pills Not Prescribed for Them by Their Doctor within the Past 12 Months, 2013 - 2016: by Location

    2013 2016
    Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota * * 31.0 3.4%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Any Use of Tranquilizers or Sedatives Not Prescribed for Them by Their Doctor within the Past 12 Months, 2013 - 2016: by Location

    2013 2016
    Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota * * 54.0 5.9%

    Drug Consequences

    No data was found for Gay or Lesbian (Sexual Orientation) in the category Drug Consequences

    Drug Intervening Variables

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting that they Believe People Put themselves at Great or Moderate Risk of Harm by Smoking Marijuana Once or Twice a Week, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 269.0 49.3% 352.0 38.5% 379.0 34.5%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting that they Believe People Put themselves at Great or Moderate Risk of Harm by Using Prescription Drugs Not Prescribed for Them, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 269.0 49.3% 727.0 79.5% 923.0 84.0%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Their Parents Would Think It's Very Wrong or Wrong for Them to Smoke Marijuana, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 432 79.3% 738 81.1% 856 78.2%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Their Parents Would Think It's Very Wrong or Wrong for Them to Use Prescription Drugs Not Prescribed for Them, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 474 86.5% 624 69.0% 1,033 94.4%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Their Friends Would Feel it is Wrong or Very Wrong for Them to Use Prescription Drugs not Prescribed for Them, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 372.0 68.3% 704.0 77.8% 890.0 82.0%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting They Think Their Friends Would Feel it is Wrong or Very Wrong for Them to Smoke Marijuana, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 252.0 46.1% 451.0 49.8% 527.0 48.5%

    Drug Treatment

    No data was found for Gay or Lesbian (Sexual Orientation) in the category Drug Treatment

    Risk Factors

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Ever Having Had a Boyfriend or Girlfriend in a Dating or Serious Relationship Who Hit, Slapped, or Physically Hurt Them on Purpose, 2013: by Location

    2013
    Number Percent
    Minnesota 84.0 13.9%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting They Were Bullied or Harassed Weekly or More Often in the Past 30 Days, 2013 - 2016: by Location

    2013 2016
    Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 236 37.6% 257 26.1%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting They Were Bullied or Harassed Once or More in the Past 30 Days, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 410 65.4% 560 57.0% 623 54.5%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting They Live with Someone Who Uses Illegal Drugs or Abuses Prescription Drugs, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 102 16.8% 85 9.0% 110 9.6%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting a Parent or Guardian is Currently or Ever Has Been in Prison, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 162 26.9% 231 24.4% 279 23.9%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting They Were Verbally Abused by Someone in Their Household, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 170 28.1% 261 27.7% 301 26.6%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting They Live with Someone Who Drinks Too Much Alcohol, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 129 21.3% 169 17.8% 208 18.2%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting That a Parent or Other Adult Has Ever Hit, Beat, Kicked or Physically Hurt Them in Any Way, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 162 26.9% 211 22.4% 251 22.2%

    Resilience Factors

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting They Strongly Agree or Agree That They Feel Safe at School, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 498.0 77.8% 815.0 82.1% 915.0 78.7%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting They Can Talk to Their Mother Most or Some of the Time about Problems They Are Having, 2013 - 2016: by Location

    2013 2016
    Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 412.0 63.8% 652.0 64.7%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting They Can Talk to Their Father Most or Some of the Time about Problems They Are Having, 2013 - 2016: by Location

    2013 2016
    Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 283.0 43.9% 429.0 42.4%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Higher Levels of Educational Engagement, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 398.0 62.6% 615.0 62.1% 697.0 60.2%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting That They Feel That Their Community Cares About Them Quite a Bit or Very Much, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 145.0 23.7% 195.0 20.2% 274.0 23.5%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting That They Feel That Their Parents Care About Them Quite a Bit or Very Much, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 427.0 69.4% 697.0 71.9% 848.0 72.5%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting That They Feel That Their Friends Care About Them Quite a Bit or Very Much, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 379.0 62.1% 644.0 66.5% 772.0 66.3%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting That They Have Stronger Relationships with the Adults in Their Schools, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 290.0 49.2% 576.0 48.0%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Higher Levels of Empowerment, as Determined by the Developmental Assets Scale, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 222.0 37.8% 332.0 35.0% 417.0 37.0%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Higher Levels of Positive Identity, as Determined by the Developmental Assets Scale, 2013 - 2019: by Location

    2013 2016 2019
    Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 186.0 31.5% 211.0 22.4% 243.0 21.5%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting That They Feel That Their Relatives Care About Them Quite a Bit or Very Much, 2019: by Location

    2019
    Number Percent
    Minnesota 680.0 58.2%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting That They Feel That Teachers and School Adults Care About Them Quite a Bit or Very Much, 2019: by Location

    2019
    Number Percent
    Minnesota 395.0 33.9%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting They Strongly Agree or Agree That They Feel Safe in Their Neighborhoods, 2019: by Location

    2019
    Number Percent
    Minnesota 1,078.0 91.5%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting They Strongly Agree or Agree That They Feel Safe at Home, 2019: by Location

    2019
    Number Percent
    Minnesota 1,055.0 89.6%

    Adult Mental Health

    No data was found for Gay or Lesbian (Sexual Orientation) in the category Adult Mental Health

    Youth Mental Health

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting They Did Something to Purposely Hurt or Injure Themselves Without Wanting to Die (Such as Cutting, Burning, or Bruising) in the Past Year, 2013 - 2016: by Location

    2013 2016
    Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 235.0 39.2% 417.0 44.0%

    Gay or Lesbian Youth Reporting High Distress Levels for Internalizing Disorders, 2013: by Location

    2013
    Number Percent
    Minnesota 328.0 55.4%

    Gay or Lesbian Youth Reporting High Distress Levels for Externalizing Disorders, 2013: by Location

    2013
    Number Percent
    Minnesota 276.0 46.7%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Past 2-Week Depressive Symptoms, 2019: by Location

    2019
    Number Percent
    Minnesota 565.0 49.0%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Past 2-Week Symptoms of Anxiety, 2019: by Location

    2019
    Number Percent
    Minnesota 631.0 54.6%

    Suicide

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting They Seriously Considered Attempting Suicide in the Last Year, 2013 - 2016: by Location

    2013 2016
    Number Percent Number Percent
    Minnesota 175.0 29.0% 345.0 36.2%

    Students Reporting Gambling Behaviors

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Engaging in Problematic Gambling in the Past Year, 2016: by Location

    2016
    Number Percent
    Minnesota 35.0 16.4%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Gambling Online Monthly or More Often in the Past Year, 2016: by Location

    2016
    Number Percent
    Minnesota 34.0 3.7%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Gambling in a Casino Monthly or More Often in the Past Year, 2016: by Location

    2016
    Number Percent
    Minnesota 27.0 2.9%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Buying Lottery Tickets Monthly or More Often in the Past Year, 2016: by Location

    2016
    Number Percent
    Minnesota 83.0 8.9%

    Gay or Lesbian Students Reporting Betting on Sports or Card Games Monthly or More Often in the Past Year, 2016: by Location

    2016
    Number Percent
    Minnesota 172.0 18.4%

    Alcohol Treatment

    No data was found for Gay or Lesbian (Sexual Orientation) in the category Alcohol Treatment

    Drug Treatment

    No data was found for Gay or Lesbian (Sexual Orientation) in the category Drug Treatment

    Admissions to Treatment by Referral Source

    No data was found for Gay or Lesbian (Sexual Orientation) in the category Admissions to Treatment by Referral Source