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Percent of Students Reporting Having 5 or More Drinks in a Row on at Least One Occasion within the Past 2 Weeks, All Available Years: by Grade, Race, Gender, and Region

199519982001200420072010
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
Minnesota9thWhite22%18%20%23%18%20%18%15%16%15%15%15%12%12%12%9%9%9%
African-American or Black22%16%19%25%15%20%17%13%15%16%12%14%15%13%14%9%9%9%
Native American34%29%31%32%29%30%27%27%27%23%27%26%20%23%22%19%19%19%
Asian American/Pacific Islander22%12%17%19%10%14%15%11%13%16%13%15%15%10%12%8%9%9%
Hispanic/Latino39%30%34%37%28%32%25%25%25%24%24%24%19%22%20%19%17%18%
All Races Combined23%18%20%23%18%20%18%15%16%16%15%15%13%13%13%10%10%10%
12thWhite42%28%35%43%27%35%42%27%34%38%28%33%36%26%31%29%21%25%
African-American or Black35%20%28%33%15%24%26%16%21%23%13%18%27%15%21%21%10%15%
Native American49%33%41%48%28%38%44%31%37%33%30%31%40%32%36%39%28%34%
Asian American/Pacific Islander25%16%20%25%11%17%26%13%19%26%16%20%26%16%21%20%13%16%
Hispanic/Latino41%28%35%41%26%34%41%23%32%38%26%31%33%27%30%28%19%23%
All Races Combined42%28%35%43%26%34%41%26%33%37%26%32%35%25%30%29%21%24%
All GradesWhite31%22%26%31%21%26%28%20%24%25%20%23%23%18%21%19%15%16%
African-American or Black26%17%21%27%15%21%20%14%17%18%13%15%19%14%16%14%9%12%
Native American39%29%34%36%29%32%32%28%30%26%28%27%26%26%26%26%22%24%
Asian American/Pacific Islander23%14%18%21%10%15%19%12%15%20%14%17%19%13%16%13%11%12%
Hispanic/Latino40%29%34%38%27%33%31%25%28%28%24%26%24%23%24%22%18%20%
All Races Combined31%22%26%31%21%26%27%20%23%25%20%22%23%18%20%18%15%16%
Metro9thWhite21%17%19%21%16%18%16%14%15%14%14%14%11%11%11%7%8%8%
African-American or Black18%14%16%21%13%17%14%12%13%15%11%13%14%12%13%8%10%9%
Native American33%25%29%28%28%28%26%22%24%21%24%23%20%19%20%17%21%18%
Asian American/Pacific Islander18%11%14%17%8%12%14%9%11%16%12%14%15%10%12%8%9%9%
Hispanic/Latino35%29%32%35%22%28%24%23%24%22%24%23%19%21%20%19%16%18%
All Races Combined21%17%19%21%16%18%16%14%15%15%14%15%12%12%12%9%10%9%
12thWhite39%26%33%39%25%32%37%25%30%36%27%31%35%26%31%29%22%25%
African-American or Black30%19%25%29%13%20%22%15%18%21%11%16%24%14%19%20%10%15%
Native American48%30%39%42%27%34%39%28%33%35%24%30%41%30%35%39%36%38%
Asian American/Pacific Islander22%15%18%22%9%14%24%12%17%24%16%20%24%15%20%20%12%16%
Hispanic/Latino35%25%30%35%29%32%31%21%26%38%25%31%32%27%30%25%19%22%
All Races Combined38%25%32%38%24%31%35%23%29%34%25%29%34%25%29%27%20%24%
All GradesWhite28%21%24%28%19%24%24%18%21%24%19%21%22%18%20%17%15%16%
African-American or Black22%15%18%24%13%18%16%13%15%17%11%14%17%13%15%13%10%11%
Native American37%26%31%32%27%29%30%23%26%26%24%25%27%22%24%23%25%24%
Asian American/Pacific Islander19%12%16%18%8%13%17%10%14%19%13%16%18%12%15%13%10%12%
Hispanic/Latino35%28%31%35%24%29%27%23%25%27%24%26%24%23%23%21%17%19%
All Races Combined28%20%24%28%19%23%23%18%20%23%19%21%23%18%20%17%14%16%
Non-Metro9thWhite23%18%21%25%19%22%19%16%18%16%16%16%14%13%13%11%9%10%
African-American or Black39%37%38%44%33%39%31%17%25%21%23%22%20%18%19%13%2%9%
Native American36%32%34%35%30%33%29%31%30%24%31%28%21%27%24%21%19%20%
Asian American/Pacific Islander35%17%26%27%16%21%20%16%18%20%17%19%14%12%13%8%10%9%
Hispanic/Latino44%30%37%40%37%39%27%28%28%25%23%24%19%23%21%19%19%19%
All Races Combined24%19%21%25%20%23%20%17%18%17%17%17%15%15%15%11%10%11%
12thWhite44%29%37%46%28%37%45%29%37%40%28%34%36%26%31%30%21%25%
African-American or Black60%21%45%45%36%43%42%26%36%30%28%29%38%22%31%26%13%21%
Native American50%35%43%53%30%42%47%34%41%31%35%33%39%33%36%39%25%33%
Asian American/Pacific Islander33%19%25%38%18%27%36%18%27%31%17%23%33%18%25%19%15%17%
Hispanic/Latino49%31%41%48%21%37%53%26%40%36%27%32%34%26%30%32%20%26%
All Races Combined44%29%37%46%28%37%45%29%37%39%28%33%36%26%31%30%21%25%
All GradesWhite32%23%27%34%23%28%31%22%26%27%21%24%24%19%21%20%15%17%
African-American or Black45%32%40%44%33%40%35%20%29%24%24%24%26%19%23%18%6%13%
Native American40%32%36%40%30%35%34%32%33%26%32%29%26%29%28%27%21%25%
Asian American/Pacific Islander34%18%26%30%16%23%26%17%21%25%17%21%21%14%18%13%12%12%
Hispanic/Latino45%30%39%43%32%38%37%27%32%29%24%26%24%24%24%23%19%21%
All Races Combined33%23%28%34%23%29%31%22%26%27%22%24%24%19%22%20%15%17%

About the Indicator: Acute, short-term “binge drinking” is defined as having five or more drinks of alcohol on a single occasion1. Up until 2010, the MSS asked students about past two week binge drinking; in 2013 they were asked about past 30 day binge drinking.  Binge drinking has been associated with alcohol related injuries and deaths, as well as violence and crime. In Minnesota, it is illegal for a person under age 21 to consume alcohol.  N/A indicates that the data are unavailable or were not collected.

In 2010, reported past 2 week binge drinking among 12th graders was higher in Minnesota than the national average (rate ratio =1.05:1.00).  States rates are from the Minnesota Student Survey; national rates are from Monitoring the Future (MTF).  For more national comparisons, click here State Epi Profile.

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

1 United States Department of Agriculture and United States Department of Health and Human Services. Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Chapter 9 – Alcoholic Beverages.  Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office; 2005. p. 43-46.

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.