Demographic: White (Race)

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Population by Race and Gender 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Minnesota 4,355,562 88% 4,379,229 88% 4,392,691 87% 4,403,156 87% 4,415,060 87% 4,425,118 86% 4,440,204 86% 4,455,850 86% 4,648,528 89%
East Central 473,601 96% 485,828 96% 499,743 95% 512,554 95% 522,975 95% 533,167 95% 543,068 94% 548,730 94% 562,661 96%
Metro 2,210,503 83% 2,220,984 83% 2,218,654 82% 2,214,022 82% 2,212,346 81% 2,211,663 81% 2,213,830 80% 2,230,916 80% 2,360,969 84%
Non-Metro 2,145,059 94% 2,158,245 94% 2,174,037 94% 2,189,134 93% 2,202,714 93% 2,213,455 93% 2,226,374 93% 2,224,934 93% 2,287,559 95%
Northwest 173,640 89% 173,091 89% 173,723 89% 174,240 89% 175,113 88% 175,324 88% 175,325 88% 173,862 88% 176,009 89%
Northeast 303,775 94% 303,884 94% 303,168 94% 302,915 94% 302,304 94% 301,598 94% 300,930 94% 300,393 94% 301,188 94%
Southeast 428,646 93% 431,018 93% 432,813 92% 435,113 92% 437,381 92% 438,831 91% 441,078 91% 440,595 91% 459,140 94%
Southwest 478,608 94% 476,481 93% 475,333 93% 473,535 93% 472,022 93% 469,851 93% 469,392 92% 465,411 92% 486,876 96%
West Central 286,789 95% 287,943 95% 289,257 95% 290,777 95% 292,919 95% 294,684 95% 296,581 95% 295,943 95% 301,685 96%

Alcohol Consumption

Students Reporting Any Use of Alcohol in the Past 30 Days 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Minnesota 19,389 18% 33,464 32% 28,778 28% 25,612 26% 24,958 24%
Metro 7,839 17% 13,389 29% 11,525 25% 11,714 25% 11,410 23%
Non-Metro 11,550 19% 20,075 34% 17,253 31% 13,898 28% 13,548 25%
Students Reporting Having 5 or More Drinks in a Row on at Least One Occasion within the Past 2 Weeks 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Minnesota 17,084 26% 18,243 26% 16,327 24% 15,006 23% 13,975 21%
Metro 6,771 24% 6,955 24% 6,262 21% 6,679 21% 6,290 20%
Non-Metro 10,313 27% 11,288 28% 10,065 26% 8,327 24% 7,685 21%
Students Reporting Driving a Motor Vehicle One or More Times After Using Alcohol or Drugs, within the Past 12 Months 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Minnesota 11,529 27% 12,526 20% 11,522 19% 10,202 17% 8,275 14%
Metro 4,199 24% 4,323 17% 3,877 14% 4,228 15% 3,489 13%
Non-Metro 7,330 30% 8,203 23% 7,645 22% 5,974 19% 4,786 15%
Students Reporting Ever Riding with Friends After Using Alcohol or Drugs 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Minnesota 23,865 36% 25,793 34% 23,285 33% 20,880 31% 18,690 27%
Metro 8,935 31% 9,278 31% 8,555 28% 8,933 28% 8,340 25%
Non-Metro 14,930 39% 16,515 35% 14,730 37% 11,947 33% 10,350 28%
Students Reporting That They First Had More than a Few Sips of Alcohol at Age 13 or Younger 2007
Number Percent
Minnesota 22,362 22%
Metro 9,302 19%
Non-Metro 13,060 25%
Average Age at Which Students Reported First Drinking More than a Few Sips of Alcohol 2007
Minnesota 13
Metro 13
Non-Metro 12
Adults Reporting Any Use of Alcohol in the Past 30 Days 2004/2005
Minnesota 63%
East Central 61%
Metro 67%
Non-Metro 59%
Northwest 55%
Northeast 58%
Southeast 59%
Southwest 60%
West Central 57%
Adults Reporting Having 5 or More Drinks (4 or More for Females) in a Row on at Least One Occasion within the Past 30 Days 2004/2005
Minnesota 19%
East Central 21%
Metro 19%
Non-Metro 19%
Northwest 21%
Northeast 19%
Southeast 17%
Southwest 20%
West Central 18%
Students Reporting Having 5 or More Drinks in a Row on at Least One Occasion within the Past 2 Weeks 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Minnesota 5,952 9% 6,251 9% 5,610 8% 5,105 8% 4,204 6%
Metro 2,221 8% 2,233 8% 2,066 7% 2,108 7% 1,870 6%
Non-Metro 3,731 10% 4,018 10% 3,544 9% 2,997 9% 2,334 6%

Alcohol Consequences

Liquor Law Arrests and Apprehensions 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Minnesota 31,040 29,161 32,514 27,646 27,005 24,960 25,739 24,367 26,192 26,020 23,768 21,875

Alcohol Risk & Protective Factors

Students Reporting Any Alcohol Use in the Past 30 Days, Who Bought the Alcohol from Someone or Somewhere 1998 2001 2004 2007
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Minnesota 3,268 11% 3,176 12% 2,456 11% 2,280 10%
Metro 1,508 13% 1,421 14% 1,087 10% 1,141 11%
Non-Metro 1,760 10% 1,755 11% 1,369 11% 1,139 9%
Students Reporting Any Alcohol Use in the Past 30 Days, Who Got the Alcohol from Someone or Somewhere 1998 2001 2004 2007
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Minnesota 27,383 93% 23,859 92% 21,379 92% 20,720 90%
Metro 10,822 92% 9,515 91% 9,830 92% 9,579 90%
Non-Metro 16,561 94% 14,344 92% 11,549 92% 11,141 89%
Students Reporting Any Alcohol Use in the Past 30 Days, Who Took the Alcohol from Someone or Somewhere 1998 2001 2004 2007
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Minnesota 8,617 29% 6,973 27% 6,344 27% 5,996 26%
Metro 3,762 32% 3,035 29% 3,028 28% 2,883 27%
Non-Metro 4,855 27% 3,938 25% 3,316 26% 3,113 25%
Students Reporting that they Believe People Put themselves at Great or Moderate Risk of Harm by Frequently Binge Drinking 2007
Number Percent
Minnesota 82,994 82%
Metro 40,597 84%
Non-Metro 42,397 80%
Students Reporting that they Believe their Close Friends Would Disapprove or Greatly Disapprove if they Frequently Binge Drink 2007
Number Percent
Minnesota 78,778 77%
Metro 38,511 79%
Non-Metro 40,267 76%

Tobacco Consumption

Students Reporting Smoking a Cigarette on One or More Days within the Past 30 Days 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Minnesota 18,452 17% 21,586 19% 16,822 16% 14,972 15% 12,940 12%
Metro 8,211 18% 8,892 18% 6,696 14% 6,593 13% 5,669 11%
Non-Metro 10,241 17% 12,694 20% 10,126 17% 8,379 16% 7,271 13%
Students Reporting Smoking Cigarettes on 20 or More Days within the past 30 Days 2001 2004 2007
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Minnesota 9,464 9% 6,566 6% 5,024 5%
Metro 3,672 8% 2,709 6% 2,066 4%
Non-Metro 5,792 10% 3,857 7% 2,958 5%
Students Reporting Use of Chewing Tobacco or Snuff within the Past 30 Days 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Minnesota 6,300 6% 4,141 4% 3,069 3% 3,385 3% 5,359 5%
Metro 2,359 5% 1,420 3% 894 2% 1,139 2% 1,921 4%
Non-Metro 3,941 7% 2,721 4% 2,175 4% 2,246 4% 3,438 6%
Students Reporting They First Smoked All or Part of a Cigarette at Age 13 or Younger 2007
Number Percent
Minnesota 14,745 14%
Metro 5,737 11%
Non-Metro 9,008 16%
Average Age at Which Students First Reported Smoking All or Part of a Cigarette 2007
Minnesota 12
Metro 12
Non-Metro 12
Students Reporting They First Smoked a Cigar or Used Chewing Tobacco at Age 13 or Younger 2007
Number Percent
Minnesota 6,498 6%
Metro 2,443 5%
Non-Metro 4,055 7%
Average Age at Which Students Reported First Smoking a Cigar or Using Chewing Tobacco 2007
Minnesota 13
Metro 13
Non-Metro 13
Adults Reporting Smoking Cigarettes on One or More Days Within the Past 30 Days 2004/2005
Minnesota 22%
East Central 24%
Metro 21%
Non-Metro 23%
Northwest 23%
Northeast 26%
Southeast 22%
Southwest 22%
West Central 22%

Tobacco Consequences

No data was found for White (Race) in the category Tobacco Consequences

Tobacco Risk & Protective Factors

Students Reporting Any Tobacco Use in the Past 30 Days, Who Bought theTobacco from Someone or Somewhere 1998 2001 2004 2007
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Minnesota 14,599 61% 11,755 61% 8,939 60% 8,397 60%
Metro 6,076 62% 4,694 61% 3,909 60% 3,734 60%
Non-Metro 8,523 60% 7,061 61% 5,030 60% 4,663 59%
Students Reporting Any Tobacco Use in the Past 30 Days, Who Got the Tobacco from Someone or Somewhere 1998 2001 2004 2007
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Minnesota 18,006 75% 13,568 71% 10,192 69% 9,862 70%
Metro 7,455 76% 5,498 72% 4,507 69% 4,377 70%
Non-Metro 10,551 74% 8,070 70% 5,685 68% 5,485 69%
Students Reporting Any Tobacco Use in the Past 30 Days, Who Took the Tobacco from Someone or Somewhere 1998 2001 2004 2007
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Minnesota 6,322 26% 4,338 23% 3,259 22% 2,830 20%
Metro 2,654 27% 1,802 24% 1,475 23% 1,237 20%
Non-Metro 3,668 26% 2,536 22% 1,784 21% 1,593 20%
Students Reporting that they Believe People Put themselves at Great or Moderate Risk of Harm by Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day 2007
Number Percent
Minnesota 91,958 91%
Metro 44,288 92%
Non-Metro 47,670 90%
Students Reporting that they Believe their Close Friends Would Disapprove or Greatly Disapprove if they Smoke One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day 2007
Number Percent
Minnesota 88,332 87%
Metro 42,765 88%
Non-Metro 45,567 86%

Other Drug Consumption

Students Reporting Any Use of Marijuana in the Past 30 Days 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Minnesota 8,209 8% 12,748 12% 11,837 11% 9,676 10% 9,429 9%
Metro 4,598 10% 6,155 13% 5,559 12% 5,101 11% 5,128 10%
Non-Metro 3,611 6% 6,593 11% 6,278 11% 4,575 9% 4,301 8%
Students Reporting Using Marijuana on 3 or More Occasions within the Past 30 Days 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Minnesota 5,008 5% 8,074 7% 7,588 7% 285 4% 5,723 6%
Metro 2,892 6% 3,950 8% 3,600 8% 219 4% 3,123 6%
Non-Metro 2,116 3% 4,124 7% 3,988 7% 66 6% 2,600 5%
Students Reporting Use of Inhalants within the Past 12 Months 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Minnesota 7,426 7% 5,636 5% 3,882 4% 3,653 4% 2,830 3%
Metro 3,345 7% 2,203 5% 1,546 3% 1,704 4% 1,295 3%
Non-Metro 4,081 7% 3,433 6% 2,336 4% 1,949 4% 1,535 3%
Students Reporting Methamphetamine Use within the Past 12 Months 2001 2004 2007
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Minnesota 3,580 5% 2,778 4% 1,004 2%
Metro 1,485 5% 1,347 4% 462 1%
Non-Metro 2,095 6% 1,431 4% 542 2%
Students Reporting Use of Someone Else's Prescription Drugs within the Past 12 Months 1995 1998 2001 2004
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Minnesota 9,390 9% 6,604 6% 6,066 6% 5,976 6%
Metro 4,107 9% 2,912 6% 2,732 6% 3,115 7%
Non-Metro 5,283 9% 3,692 6% 3,334 6% 2,861 6%
Students Reporting Use of Any Prescription Drugs Not Prescribed by Their Doctor or that They Took Only to Get High within the Past 12 Months 2007
Number Percent
Minnesota 6th 302 1%
Metro 6th 139 1%
Non-Metro 6th 163 1%
Students Reporting Any Use of Prescription Pain Relievers Not Prescribed for Them by Their Doctor within the Past 12 Months 2007
Number Percent
Minnesota 3,416 5%
Metro 1,853 6%
Non-Metro 1,563 4%
Students Reporting Any Use of ADD or ADHD Drugs Not Prescribed for Them by Their Doctor within the Past 12 Months 2007
Number Percent
Minnesota 2,800 4%
Metro 1,563 5%
Non-Metro 1,237 4%
Students Reporting Any Use of Stimulants or Diet Pills Not Prescribed for Them by Their Doctor within the Past 12 Months 2007
Number Percent
Minnesota 1,998 3%
Metro 1,010 3%
Non-Metro 988 3%
Students Reporting Any Use of Tranquilizers or Sedatives Not Prescribed for Them by Their Doctor within the Past 12 Months 2007
Number Percent
Minnesota 1,466 2%
Metro 768 2%
Non-Metro 698 2%
Students Reporting Use of MDMA/Ecstasy within the Past 12 Months 2001 2004 2007
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Minnesota 3,379 5% 1,854 3% 2,017 3%
Metro 1,849 6% 1,050 3% 1,224 4%
Non-Metro 1,530 4% 804 2% 793 2%
Students Reporting Use of Crack/Cocaine within the Past 12 Months 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Minnesota 1,929 3% 3,847 6% 3,180 5% 2,753 4% 2,266 3%
Metro 933 3% 1,634 6% 1,314 4% 1,433 5% 1,272 4%
Non-Metro 996 3% 2,213 6% 1,866 5% 1,320 4% 994 3%
Students Reporting Use of LSD, PCP or Other Psychedelics within the Past 12 Months 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Minnesota 4,049 6% 4,471 6% 3,652 5% 2,255 3% 2,429 4%
Metro 2,360 8% 2,222 8% 1,797 6% 1,247 4% 1,352 4%
Non-Metro 1,689 4% 2,249 6% 1,855 5% 1,008 3% 1,077 3%
Students Reporting Use of Heroin within the Past 12 Months 2007
Number Percent
Minnesota 654 1%
Metro 336 1%
Non-Metro 318 1%
Students Reporting they first Smoked Marijuana at Age 13 or Younger 2007
Number Percent
Minnesota 5,850 6%
Metro 2,834 6%
Non-Metro 3,016 6%
Average Age at Which Students Reported First Smoking Marijuana 2007
Minnesota 13
Metro 13
Non-Metro 13
Students Reporting they first Used Other Drugs at Age 13 or Younger 2007
Number Percent
Minnesota 2,870 3%
Metro 1,355 3%
Non-Metro 1,515 3%
Average Age at Which Students Reported First Trying Drugs, Other Than Marijuana 2007
Minnesota 13
Metro 13
Non-Metro 13
Adults Reporting Any Use of Marijuana in the Past 30 Days 2004/2005
Minnesota 4%
East Central 3%
Metro 5%
Non-Metro 3%
Northwest 4%
Northeast 3%
Southeast 3%
Southwest 2%
West Central 4%
Adults Reporting Methamphetamine Use within the Past 12 Months 2004/2005
Minnesota 1%
East Central 0%
Metro 1%
Non-Metro 0%
Northwest 1%
Northeast 1%
Southeast 0%
Southwest 0%
West Central 1%
Adults Reporting Use of Club Drugs MDMA, Ecstasy, Ketamine or GHB within the Past 12 Months 2004/2005
Minnesota 1%
East Central 0%
Metro 1%
Non-Metro 0%
Northwest 1%
Northeast 0%
Southeast 0%
Southwest 0%
West Central 0%
Adults Reporting Use of Crack/Cocaine in the Past 12 Months 2004/2005
Minnesota 1%
East Central 1%
Metro 1%
Non-Metro 1%
Northwest 1%
Northeast 1%
Southeast 1%
Southwest 1%
West Central 1%
Adults Reporting Any Use of Prescription Pain Relievers Not Prescribed for Them by Their Doctor within the Past 12 Months 2004/2005
Minnesota 2%
East Central 2%
Metro 2%
Non-Metro 1%
Northwest 3%
Northeast 2%
Southeast 1%
Southwest 1%
West Central 2%
Adults Reporting Any Use of Tranquilizers or Sedatives Not Prescribed for Them by Their Doctor within the Past 12 Months 2004/2005
Minnesota 5%
East Central 4%
Metro 7%
Non-Metro 4%
Northwest 5%
Northeast 5%
Southeast 4%
Southwest 4%
West Central 3%
Adults Reporting Use of Hallucinogens or Psychedelics in the Past 12 Months 2004/2005
Minnesota 1%
East Central 1%
Metro 1%
Non-Metro 1%
Northwest 1%
Northeast 1%
Southeast 1%
Southwest 1%
West Central 1%
Adults Reporting Use of Heroin in the Past 12 Months 2004/2005
Minnesota 0%
East Central 0%
Metro 0%
Non-Metro 0%
Northwest 0%
Northeast 0%
Southeast 0%
Southwest 0%
West Central 0%

Other Drug Consequences

Total Narcotics Arrests 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Minnesota 15,983 16,444 18,225 12,644 13,656 13,301 14,033 14,394 13,224 12,797 12,447

Other Drug Risk & Protective Factors

Students Reporting that they Believe People Put themselves at Great or Moderate Risk of Harm by Smoking Marijuana Once or Twice a Week 2007
Number Percent
Minnesota 84,097 83%
Metro 39,486 82%
Non-Metro 44,611 84%
Students Reporting that they Believe their Close Friends Would Disapprove or Greatly Disapprove if they Smoke Marijuana Once or Twice a Week 2007
Number Percent
Minnesota 85,496 84%
Metro 40,024 83%
Non-Metro 45,472 86%
Students Reporting that they Believe their Close Friends Would Disapprove or Greatly Disapprove if they Used Other Drugs Once or Twice a Week 2007
Number Percent
Minnesota 92,688 91%
Metro 44,105 91%
Non-Metro 48,583 92%

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Consequences

Admissions to Minnesota Treatment Facilities 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Minnesota 21,619 74% 21,921 74% 22,781 73% 22,188 73% 23,603 73% 26,582 73% 27,884 75% 28,733 76% 29,037 75% 30,388 76% 30,753 75% 31,361 74% 34,202 76% 34,943 73%
Admissions to Minnesota Treatment Facilities by Primary Substance 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Minnesota Alcohol 15,095 70% 15,055 69% 14,891 65% 14,227 64% 15,559 66% 16,957 64% 17,188 62% 16,924 59% 16,005 55% 16,074 53% 15,393 50% 17,142 55% 19,538 57% 20,711 60%
Marijuana 3,756 17% 4,216 19% 4,528 20% 4,477 20% 4,557 19% 5,331 20% 5,369 19% 5,657 20% 5,686 20% 5,582 18% 5,112 17% 5,066 16% 5,295 15% 5,495 16%
Methamphetamines 672 3% 506 2% 1,047 5% 1,113 5% 862 4% 1,438 5% 2,302 8% 2,958 10% 3,725 13% 4,982 16% 6,158 20% 4,463 14% 4,184 12% 3,103 9%
Crack/Cocaine 1,312 6% 1,381 6% 1,401 6% 1,513 7% 1,674 7% 1,643 6% 1,590 6% 1,654 6% 1,814 6% 1,808 6% 1,950 6% 2,048 7% 2,071 6% 1,595 5%
Sedatives, hypnotics, and anxiolytics 119 1% 116 1% 124 1% 128 1% 131 1% 162 1% 168 1% 147 1% 157 1% 147 0% 179 1% 196 1% 203 1% 220 1%
Opioids 409 2% 420 2% 537 2% 500 2% 569 2% 717 3% 950 3% 1,113 4% 1,339 5% 1,519 5% 1,676 5% 2,114 7% 2,624 8% 3,169 9%
Hallucinogens, phencyclidine, inhalants, and all other 163 1% 147 1% 152 1% 138 1% 186 1% 228 1% 201 1% 181 1% 176 1% 141 0% 155 1% 203 1% 198 1% 230 1%
Amphetamines (other than methamphetamines) and stimulants 93 0% 80 0% 101 0% 92 0% 65 0% 106 0% 116 0% 99 0% 135 0% 135 0% 130 0% 129 0% 89 0% 121 0%