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Youth MDMA/Ecstasy Use

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Percent of Students Reporting Use of MDMA/Ecstasy within the Past 12 Months, All Available Years: by Grade, Race, Gender, and Region

2001200420072010
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
Minnesota9thWhite4%3%4%3%2%3%2%2%2%2%2%2%
African-American or Black9%4%6%7%3%5%6%3%4%5%2%3%
Native American10%8%9%7%5%6%5%6%5%4%6%5%
Asian American/Pacific Islander7%4%6%5%4%4%3%2%3%2%2%2%
Hispanic/Latino9%8%9%8%6%7%6%5%6%5%4%5%
All Races Combined5%4%4%3%3%3%3%2%2%3%2%2%
12thWhite8%6%7%4%2%3%5%3%4%5%3%4%
African-American or Black11%5%8%7%4%6%10%3%6%9%3%6%
Native American14%9%11%9%6%7%9%5%7%10%8%9%
Asian American/Pacific Islander11%7%9%8%4%6%6%2%4%5%2%4%
Hispanic/Latino14%7%11%8%5%6%7%5%6%8%3%6%
All Races Combined8%6%7%5%3%4%6%3%4%6%4%5%
All GradesWhite6%4%5%3%2%3%4%3%3%3%3%3%
African-American or Black10%4%7%7%3%5%7%3%5%6%2%4%
Native American11%8%10%8%5%6%6%5%6%6%6%6%
Asian American/Pacific Islander8%5%7%6%4%5%4%2%3%3%2%3%
Hispanic/Latino11%8%9%8%6%7%7%5%6%6%4%5%
All Races Combined6%4%5%4%3%3%4%3%3%4%3%3%
Metro9thWhite5%4%4%3%2%3%3%2%3%2%2%2%
African-American or Black7%4%5%7%3%5%6%3%4%5%2%3%
Native American10%8%9%9%6%7%7%6%6%5%6%5%
Asian American/Pacific Islander7%4%6%5%4%4%3%2%3%2%2%2%
Hispanic/Latino8%8%8%9%6%7%6%6%6%4%4%4%
All Races Combined6%4%5%4%3%3%3%3%3%3%3%3%
12thWhite10%8%9%6%3%4%7%4%6%7%4%6%
African-American or Black9%5%7%7%3%5%9%3%5%8%3%5%
Native American16%8%12%11%8%10%12%6%9%12%14%13%
Asian American/Pacific Islander12%8%9%8%4%6%6%3%4%5%3%4%
Hispanic/Latino15%8%11%11%4%7%7%6%7%8%4%6%
All Races Combined10%8%9%6%3%5%7%4%6%7%4%6%
All GradesWhite7%5%6%4%3%3%5%3%4%4%3%4%
African-American or Black8%4%6%7%3%5%7%3%5%6%2%4%
Native American12%8%10%10%7%8%8%6%7%7%9%8%
Asian American/Pacific Islander9%6%7%6%4%5%4%2%3%3%2%3%
Hispanic/Latino10%8%9%9%5%7%6%6%6%6%4%5%
All Races Combined8%6%6%5%3%4%5%3%4%5%3%4%
Non-Metro9thWhite4%3%3%2%2%2%2%2%2%1%2%1%
African-American or Black16%6%12%5%5%5%6%4%5%5%1%4%
Native American10%9%10%6%4%5%4%5%4%4%5%4%
Asian American/Pacific Islander6%4%5%8%3%5%5%3%4%2%2%2%
Hispanic/Latino12%9%10%6%7%6%7%4%5%6%4%5%
All Races Combined4%3%4%3%3%3%2%2%2%2%2%2%
12thWhite7%4%5%3%2%2%4%2%3%4%3%3%
African-American or Black19%11%16%8%6%7%14%3%9%13%9%11%
Native American12%9%11%8%3%6%8%5%6%9%5%7%
Asian American/Pacific Islander7%3%5%6%3%4%5%2%3%8%2%4%
Hispanic/Latino13%5%10%5%6%6%7%3%5%8%1%5%
All Races Combined7%4%5%3%2%3%4%2%3%4%3%3%
All GradesWhite5%3%4%3%2%2%3%2%2%2%2%2%
African-American or Black17%7%13%6%5%6%8%4%6%8%4%6%
Native American11%9%10%7%4%5%5%5%5%6%5%5%
Asian American/Pacific Islander7%4%5%7%3%5%5%2%4%4%2%3%
Hispanic/Latino12%8%10%6%7%6%7%4%5%7%3%5%
All Races Combined5%3%4%3%2%3%3%2%3%3%2%3%

About the Indicator: Other drug consumption by youth is measured here as the number of students reporting any use of MDMA, GHB or Ketamine in the past 12 months.  Student were asked whether they used MDMA, E,X, Ecstasy, GHB, G, Liquid E, Liquid X, Ketamine or Special K.  N/A or * indicates that the data are unavailable or were not collected.

In 2010, reported past 12 month MDMA/Ecstasy use among 12th graders was lower in Minnesota than the national average (rate ratio = 1.02:1.00).  State 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.

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.