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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, Race, Gender, and Region

20072010
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
Minnesota6thWhite19%12%15%18%10%14%
African-American or Black25%23%24%21%18%20%
Native American30%28%29%30%25%28%
Asian American/Pacific Islander22%13%17%18%10%14%
Hispanic/Latino30%28%29%29%24%27%
All Races Combined20%14%17%19%12%15%
9thWhite31%30%30%25%22%24%
African-American or Black35%37%36%28%29%28%
Native American42%51%47%43%49%46%
Asian American/Pacific Islander35%33%34%30%25%28%
Hispanic/Latino43%47%45%46%42%44%
All Races Combined32%31%31%27%24%26%
12thWhite21%16%19%18%13%16%
African-American or Black22%18%20%20%18%19%
Native American33%33%33%32%32%32%
Asian American/Pacific Islander21%18%19%20%13%17%
Hispanic/Latino26%29%27%33%21%27%
All Races Combined22%17%19%19%14%16%
All GradesWhite24%20%22%20%16%18%
African-American or Black28%27%28%23%21%22%
Native American35%38%36%35%34%34%
Asian American/Pacific Islander27%22%24%23%16%20%
Hispanic/Latino34%35%35%36%30%33%
All Races Combined25%21%23%22%17%19%
Metro6thWhite15%10%13%14%8%11%
African-American or Black24%23%24%22%19%21%
Native American25%27%26%26%18%23%
Asian American/Pacific Islander22%14%18%18%10%14%
Hispanic/Latino29%28%29%30%25%27%
All Races Combined18%14%16%17%12%15%
9thWhite27%27%27%22%20%21%
African-American or Black33%36%34%26%30%28%
Native American39%46%43%38%45%41%
Asian American/Pacific Islander35%32%33%30%26%28%
Hispanic/Latino43%47%45%48%44%46%
All Races Combined30%31%30%26%24%25%
12thWhite18%14%16%15%12%13%
African-American or Black21%18%19%20%17%19%
Native American30%30%30%20%27%23%
Asian American/Pacific Islander21%17%19%20%13%16%
Hispanic/Latino24%26%25%35%21%27%
All Races Combined19%16%17%17%13%15%
All GradesWhite20%18%19%17%13%15%
African-American or Black27%27%27%23%22%23%
Native American31%35%33%29%27%28%
Asian American/Pacific Islander26%21%24%23%17%20%
Hispanic/Latino33%35%34%38%31%34%
All Races Combined23%21%22%20%16%18%
Non-Metro6thWhite22%14%18%21%12%17%
African-American or Black26%21%24%20%10%15%
Native American35%30%32%33%30%31%
Asian American/Pacific Islander20%12%16%19%9%14%
Hispanic/Latino32%28%30%28%24%26%
All Races Combined23%16%20%22%14%18%
9thWhite34%32%33%29%25%27%
African-American or Black42%42%42%34%21%29%
Native American44%55%50%46%52%49%
Asian American/Pacific Islander36%38%37%31%23%26%
Hispanic/Latino42%46%44%43%38%41%
All Races Combined36%34%35%30%27%29%
12thWhite24%18%21%20%15%18%
African-American or Black27%17%23%22%25%23%
Native American36%35%36%37%34%35%
Asian American/Pacific Islander24%22%23%23%13%18%
Hispanic/Latino28%35%31%31%21%26%
All Races Combined24%19%22%21%16%19%
All GradesWhite27%22%25%23%18%21%
African-American or Black33%28%31%26%16%22%
Native American39%40%40%38%38%38%
Asian American/Pacific Islander27%24%25%24%16%20%
Hispanic/Latino35%36%35%34%28%31%
All Races Combined28%24%26%25%19%22%

About the Indicator: N/A indicates that the data are unavailable or were not collected.

Counts by race/ethnicity may not equal the state total, as students were allowed to select all applicable categories.

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.