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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, Gender, and County

199519982001200420072010
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
Minnesota9th23%18%20%23%18%20%18%15%16%16%15%15%13%13%13%10%10%10%
12th42%28%35%43%26%34%41%26%33%37%26%32%35%25%30%29%21%24%
All Grades31%22%26%31%21%26%27%20%23%25%20%22%23%18%20%18%15%16%
Aitkin County9th20%20%20%54%29%39%21%40%29%33%27%30%24%13%18%22%18%20%
12th53%25%41%40%17%27%60%39%51%40%17%32%42%30%36%22%29%26%
All Grades47%24%37%50%26%36%38%40%39%37%23%31%32%20%26%22%23%23%
Anoka County9th24%19%21%24%18%21%16%16%16%14%15%14%13%11%12%9%11%10%
12th39%25%32%39%25%32%39%25%32%33%26%29%31%23%27%23%18%21%
All Grades30%21%25%29%21%25%25%20%22%22%19%20%21%16%18%15%14%15%
Becker County9th33%14%24%23%22%23%19%18%19%18%20%20%12%9%11%10%9%10%
12th54%30%42%47%29%38%43%41%42%42%30%37%40%22%31%22%15%18%
All Grades41%20%31%33%25%29%28%29%28%31%24%27%24%14%19%15%12%14%
Beltrami County9th29%21%25%22%21%21%17%19%18%26%23%24%20%21%21%10%11%11%
12th49%34%41%54%33%43%53%31%43%32%35%33%30%28%29%25%16%20%
All Grades36%26%31%34%26%30%31%23%27%29%28%28%24%23%23%16%13%14%
Benton County9th15%13%14%29%22%25%24%15%20%13%17%15%15%19%17%9%11%10%
12th39%26%32%48%27%38%49%25%37%39%28%33%41%25%33%38%22%30%
All Grades24%18%21%37%24%31%35%19%27%23%21%22%27%22%24%23%16%20%
Big Stone County9th32%29%30%28%34%32%N/AN/AN/A30%35%32%N/AN/A30%19%12%16%
12th56%40%47%68%52%60%N/AN/AN/A59%49%53%N/AN/A39%29%38%33%
All Grades43%34%38%49%41%44%N/AN/AN/A43%44%43%N/AN/AN/A24%25%24%
Blue Earth County9th27%23%25%24%17%20%23%14%18%19%15%17%11%13%12%12%8%10%
12th50%28%39%45%26%36%43%28%35%38%29%34%42%25%33%30%21%25%
All Grades36%25%31%32%21%26%31%21%26%27%21%24%26%19%22%20%13%17%
Brown County9th28%20%24%23%22%22%23%23%23%21%24%22%9%8%9%18%8%13%
12th48%28%37%39%32%36%58%29%43%45%31%37%45%36%40%34%28%30%
All Grades36%23%29%31%27%29%39%26%32%31%27%29%26%22%24%25%18%21%
Carlton County9th17%27%22%22%14%18%19%12%15%12%14%13%15%7%11%9%9%9%
12th41%35%38%43%20%31%43%21%33%32%28%30%28%18%23%32%12%22%
All Grades29%31%30%30%17%23%29%15%23%19%20%20%21%12%16%20%10%15%
Carver County9th25%20%22%18%17%18%22%14%18%10%14%12%14%13%13%9%6%8%
12th55%34%44%52%31%41%42%24%32%38%33%35%39%25%32%29%26%27%
All Grades37%25%31%32%23%27%28%17%23%21%22%21%23%18%20%17%14%15%
Cass County9th29%24%26%25%24%25%23%20%22%23%26%25%23%19%21%18%14%16%
12th43%28%36%42%25%33%44%36%41%43%34%38%35%34%34%29%23%26%
All Grades35%25%30%31%25%28%34%26%30%31%29%30%29%25%27%23%19%21%
Chippewa County9th16%14%15%21%12%16%13%25%18%N/AN/AN/A11%11%11%N/AN/AN/A
12th29%7%18%53%11%33%43%28%35%N/AN/AN/A40%23%30%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades21%11%16%38%11%25%28%27%27%N/AN/AN/A23%17%20%N/AN/AN/A
Chisago County9th16%18%17%31%18%25%18%14%16%N/AN/AN/A21%15%18%15%14%14%
12th29%10%19%33%25%29%36%26%31%N/AN/AN/A43%38%40%33%25%29%
All Grades20%15%18%32%20%26%26%19%23%N/AN/AN/A30%24%27%24%18%21%
Clay County9th20%15%18%18%16%17%14%20%17%16%12%14%15%12%14%8%9%9%
12th40%27%34%53%38%46%49%31%40%43%35%40%34%23%29%23%15%19%
All Grades29%20%25%34%25%30%28%25%26%30%22%26%23%18%21%14%11%13%
Clearwater County9th22%16%18%45%27%37%18%15%16%N/AN/AN/A21%25%23%17%12%14%
12th47%48%48%49%32%40%66%33%51%N/AN/AN/A36%22%29%42%33%38%
All Grades33%29%31%46%29%38%39%21%30%N/AN/AN/A28%24%26%28%19%24%
Cook County9th33%19%25%17%24%21%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th40%35%37%75%40%56%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades37%27%31%40%30%34%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cottonwood County9th9%12%10%22%24%23%16%16%16%17%8%12%14%18%16%10%6%8%
12th42%15%29%31%21%25%39%17%29%41%17%26%27%26%27%27%15%22%
All Grades22%13%17%25%23%24%27%17%22%28%13%19%19%22%20%19%11%15%
Crow Wing County9th22%24%23%27%16%21%20%20%20%18%17%17%21%17%19%26%11%18%
12th43%28%35%36%26%31%42%37%40%29%24%26%38%24%31%30%19%24%
All Grades30%26%28%30%20%25%29%26%27%21%19%20%29%20%25%29%16%22%
Dakota County9th20%17%19%24%17%20%15%13%14%15%15%15%13%10%11%8%10%9%
12th39%26%33%41%23%32%36%22%29%36%26%31%35%26%30%31%19%25%
All Grades28%21%24%30%19%24%24%16%20%25%20%22%23%17%20%18%14%16%
Dodge County9th27%17%22%29%27%28%19%17%18%22%19%20%15%18%17%10%13%11%
12th60%34%46%47%29%37%44%28%37%36%33%34%33%17%25%29%21%25%
All Grades39%24%32%36%28%32%31%22%26%28%24%26%24%17%20%18%17%17%
Douglas County9th26%19%22%29%20%24%21%18%19%14%18%16%10%5%7%13%8%11%
12th41%34%37%57%32%43%54%34%43%40%25%32%37%23%31%26%13%20%
All Grades31%24%27%40%25%32%35%24%29%25%21%23%22%13%17%19%10%15%
Faribault County9th19%22%21%21%23%22%17%10%13%10%15%13%16%8%12%N/AN/AN/A
12th56%37%46%47%37%43%41%21%30%49%31%40%30%23%27%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades34%29%32%35%29%32%27%15%21%29%23%26%23%15%19%N/AN/AN/A
Fillmore County9th19%15%17%28%25%27%22%11%16%25%18%21%13%7%10%12%13%13%
12th38%28%33%51%36%44%30%22%26%60%34%46%37%35%36%42%22%32%
All Grades27%21%24%39%30%35%26%16%21%39%26%32%23%19%21%28%18%23%
Freeborn County9th21%12%16%34%18%25%12%17%15%9%16%13%16%12%14%7%10%9%
12th36%29%33%42%13%27%30%22%26%26%18%22%38%24%32%29%28%29%
All Grades28%19%24%37%16%26%20%19%20%16%17%16%26%17%21%17%19%18%
Goodhue County9th19%20%19%23%16%19%30%15%22%25%14%19%14%17%15%6%7%6%
12th37%22%29%45%27%36%49%34%41%36%28%32%45%21%33%30%32%31%
All Grades26%20%23%33%21%27%37%23%30%29%20%24%26%19%22%19%21%20%
Grant County9th27%13%20%14%13%14%23%8%15%11%5%8%27%9%18%N/AN/AN/A
12th45%23%34%55%11%41%40%31%35%56%29%42%28%26%27%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades35%17%26%34%13%25%32%19%25%32%17%24%28%18%22%N/AN/AN/A
Hennepin County9th18%15%17%18%12%15%14%12%13%13%11%12%10%11%11%8%8%8%
12th36%24%30%34%21%27%32%23%27%32%23%27%31%23%27%27%21%24%
All Grades25%19%22%24%15%19%21%16%18%21%16%18%18%16%17%17%14%15%
Houston County9th31%11%22%42%30%35%15%17%16%21%22%22%14%15%14%9%8%8%
12th64%36%52%65%43%56%46%41%43%46%40%43%49%29%39%43%44%44%
All Grades45%20%34%53%35%44%27%27%27%34%31%32%30%21%25%24%26%25%
Hubbard County9th33%20%26%24%28%26%22%6%14%22%26%24%26%21%24%15%15%15%
12th33%26%29%43%37%40%45%35%40%41%17%30%44%27%37%35%22%29%
All Grades33%23%27%32%32%32%31%18%25%30%22%26%35%24%30%23%18%21%
Isanti County9th25%21%23%18%11%14%20%17%18%15%15%15%21%18%20%N/AN/AN/A
12th36%30%32%36%20%28%43%19%32%47%21%34%29%17%24%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades28%24%26%25%15%20%28%18%23%29%17%23%24%18%21%N/AN/AN/A
Itasca County9th23%27%25%27%23%25%20%20%20%11%17%14%15%21%18%17%14%16%
12th43%20%32%44%26%36%53%32%42%45%25%36%35%28%31%30%17%24%
All Grades37%23%30%32%24%28%35%26%31%22%19%21%23%24%24%23%15%19%
Jackson County9th16%18%17%21%14%17%16%13%14%19%13%16%22%13%18%15%12%14%
12th54%41%47%51%24%38%47%35%40%64%44%54%51%38%46%50%36%43%
All Grades34%29%31%35%18%27%28%22%25%40%27%33%37%23%31%32%24%28%
Kanabec County9th27%22%25%29%30%30%20%14%17%N/AN/AN/A9%12%10%15%16%15%
12th36%28%31%32%21%26%34%24%29%N/AN/AN/A37%29%33%30%25%28%
All Grades29%24%26%30%26%28%26%19%22%N/AN/AN/A23%20%21%22%20%21%
Kandiyohi County9th27%21%24%21%16%18%12%8%10%13%16%14%10%14%12%5%7%6%
12th47%27%37%36%26%31%44%33%39%36%28%32%33%28%31%17%19%18%
All Grades35%23%29%27%21%24%25%18%22%21%21%21%18%18%18%11%12%11%
Kittson County9th20%14%17%21%38%30%5%5%5%9%10%9%7%0%4%21%0%12%
12th43%48%45%44%19%33%49%37%43%39%21%30%44%37%40%43%22%33%
All Grades32%29%30%32%30%31%28%20%24%25%15%20%24%23%23%30%10%21%
Koochiching County9th12%27%20%25%19%22%17%15%16%25%27%26%N/AN/AN/A12%2%7%
12th55%38%48%47%42%45%42%34%38%20%44%33%N/AN/AN/A40%39%40%
All Grades33%31%32%34%27%31%28%24%26%23%34%29%N/AN/AN/A23%18%20%
Lac Qui Parle County9th16%18%17%27%26%27%15%14%15%20%9%14%10%7%9%10%10%10%
12th40%23%31%52%47%49%36%26%30%41%37%39%42%24%33%22%24%23%
All Grades28%21%24%36%35%35%24%20%22%30%23%26%28%16%21%15%16%16%
Lake County9th33%22%28%23%26%24%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th48%24%36%49%23%36%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades39%23%31%35%24%30%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Lake of the Woods County9th17%27%22%26%32%29%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th44%33%38%31%21%25%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades26%29%28%28%25%27%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Le Sueur County9th40%19%29%33%15%25%25%22%23%23%12%17%25%18%21%18%11%14%
12th52%36%44%51%39%45%50%30%40%49%36%42%38%29%34%37%21%29%
All Grades45%27%36%41%26%34%37%25%30%34%24%28%31%22%26%26%15%20%
Lincoln County9th23%5%14%31%18%24%23%15%19%18%18%18%14%14%14%5%16%11%
12th54%27%40%57%45%51%42%22%34%50%29%43%50%33%41%53%23%38%
All Grades37%16%26%44%30%37%33%18%27%34%22%29%30%24%27%33%19%26%
Lyon County9th26%14%20%29%16%23%27%16%21%24%19%22%12%14%13%10%6%8%
12th42%34%38%39%32%36%52%32%43%49%29%39%44%31%38%25%16%19%
All Grades33%22%28%34%24%29%40%23%31%34%24%29%29%21%25%16%11%13%
McLeod County9th26%24%25%27%21%24%19%16%17%15%15%15%14%16%15%8%12%10%
12th53%46%50%45%21%33%49%27%37%34%27%31%31%25%28%15%12%13%
All Grades37%32%34%35%21%28%31%21%25%23%20%22%20%20%20%11%12%11%
Mahnomen County9th26%35%32%N/AN/AN/A15%33%24%N/AN/A16%14%16%15%27%26%27%
12th21%29%26%N/AN/AN/A59%48%54%N/AN/A50%45%31%40%58%21%39%
All Grades24%33%29%N/AN/AN/A34%39%37%N/AN/AN/A28%20%25%41%24%32%
Marshall County9th30%24%27%24%15%20%39%11%27%14%11%13%7%7%7%16%7%12%
12th43%20%33%51%45%48%48%38%43%36%39%37%42%32%37%32%12%22%
All Grades36%22%30%37%28%33%44%25%35%24%27%25%26%19%22%23%9%16%
Martin County9th15%18%17%28%22%25%19%18%19%16%21%19%10%11%10%6%9%7%
12th44%30%37%49%23%36%41%30%35%33%32%32%31%19%25%19%11%15%
All Grades29%23%26%37%22%30%31%24%27%22%26%24%19%14%17%12%10%11%
Meeker County9th16%15%16%25%14%18%18%7%12%17%16%16%16%8%12%7%8%8%
12th39%30%35%37%19%28%41%23%30%31%21%26%30%34%32%29%20%25%
All Grades27%22%24%30%16%22%26%14%20%24%18%21%22%18%20%17%14%15%
Mille Lacs County9th29%16%22%30%24%28%21%18%19%15%21%19%14%19%17%9%12%11%
12th40%26%34%45%31%39%39%25%32%33%21%27%40%33%37%28%23%25%
All Grades33%19%27%36%27%32%29%21%25%23%21%22%25%24%25%18%17%18%
Morrison County9th42%28%35%35%26%31%29%21%25%27%14%21%18%17%17%17%13%15%
12th52%38%45%53%37%45%45%34%40%57%41%48%40%29%34%38%30%34%
All Grades47%33%39%42%30%36%35%26%30%40%27%33%28%22%25%27%22%24%
Mower County9th38%16%28%20%21%20%28%25%27%20%14%17%7%10%9%9%10%9%
12th51%21%38%51%31%41%43%32%38%43%29%35%31%24%27%34%23%29%
All Grades44%18%33%32%25%28%34%28%31%30%21%25%17%16%16%21%16%19%
Murray County9th11%14%13%33%26%29%38%25%31%27%17%22%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th35%28%32%37%27%31%52%21%38%53%39%46%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades23%20%22%35%26%30%45%23%34%40%29%34%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Nicollet County9th32%15%24%21%19%20%25%19%22%25%19%22%14%24%19%N/AN/AN/A
12th28%22%25%71%39%55%40%21%31%12%33%23%38%21%29%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades30%18%24%47%29%38%32%20%26%19%25%22%24%23%23%N/AN/AN/A
Nobles County9th23%11%17%31%22%26%29%17%23%12%13%12%15%10%13%18%9%13%
12th53%24%38%44%29%37%46%34%40%46%21%32%31%25%28%31%17%24%
All Grades37%17%27%38%25%31%37%24%30%27%17%22%22%16%19%23%13%18%
Norman County9th32%17%24%34%18%26%8%19%14%24%7%16%5%12%8%16%13%15%
12th60%46%53%65%30%48%48%28%39%35%26%30%25%12%19%29%21%26%
All Grades45%30%37%49%24%37%29%23%26%29%16%22%15%12%13%23%16%20%
Olmsted County9th21%19%20%19%16%17%14%12%13%11%16%14%6%12%9%6%6%6%
12th37%21%29%39%25%31%38%26%31%24%18%21%29%23%26%21%19%20%
All Grades27%20%23%27%20%23%22%17%19%16%16%16%17%17%17%12%12%12%
Otter Tail County9th27%21%24%26%27%27%20%17%19%24%13%19%15%13%14%14%9%12%
12th45%25%36%48%32%39%49%33%41%38%27%33%39%24%32%31%20%26%
All Grades35%22%29%35%29%32%32%23%28%30%19%25%26%18%22%22%15%19%
Pennington County9th30%27%29%15%17%16%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A18%13%14%13%N/AN/AN/A
12th55%39%48%50%39%46%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A35%29%31%30%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades39%31%35%30%23%27%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A21%21%21%N/AN/AN/A
Pine County9th24%19%21%29%16%22%34%24%29%31%25%28%27%16%22%19%18%19%
12th40%23%31%43%29%36%51%35%44%48%26%37%59%26%41%27%19%23%
All Grades30%20%25%36%22%29%41%28%35%40%26%33%40%21%30%23%18%20%
Pipestone County9th18%45%32%27%22%24%21%30%25%11%15%13%16%13%14%N/AN/AN/A
12th67%13%45%65%29%47%49%36%43%51%41%46%33%20%27%N/AN/AN/A
All Grades43%32%38%46%25%35%33%32%33%31%27%29%25%16%20%N/AN/AN/A
Polk County9th23%16%20%24%19%21%19%16%17%19%17%18%22%13%18%17%5%11%
12th45%22%34%44%31%38%43%31%37%47%30%39%30%28%29%36%24%30%
All Grades33%19%26%33%23%28%30%23%27%32%23%27%26%20%23%26%14%20%
Pope County9th27%15%20%27%11%18%N/AN/A20%N/AN/A27%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th38%45%41%43%25%34%N/AN/A50%N/AN/A26%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades32%25%29%35%18%26%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Ramsey County9th20%16%18%22%17%20%15%13%14%17%15%16%14%13%13%10%11%10%
12th36%23%29%38%23%31%31%19%25%34%22%27%35%24%29%25%19%22%
All Grades26%19%23%28%20%24%22%16%18%23%18%20%23%17%20%16%15%15%
Red Lake County9th45%20%31%30%35%33%26%24%25%15%21%18%19%5%13%0%19%11%
12th71%60%67%65%28%47%69%44%59%42%17%30%43%21%33%37%33%35%
All Grades57%31%44%45%32%39%48%34%42%29%19%24%31%13%22%18%24%22%
Redwood County9th17%17%17%10%5%7%15%12%14%10%11%10%13%22%17%18%10%14%
12th36%21%28%43%37%40%48%30%39%43%23%34%31%26%29%28%20%25%
All Grades25%19%22%26%19%22%30%20%25%27%16%22%20%24%22%22%13%18%
Renville County9th17%15%16%22%18%20%14%19%17%33%18%23%25%4%13%13%12%13%
12th43%22%32%35%7%23%48%22%35%36%30%33%43%28%35%48%21%34%
All Grades28%18%23%29%13%22%30%20%25%34%24%28%36%18%26%28%16%23%
Rice County9th22%20%21%23%17%20%21%15%18%16%8%12%16%11%14%10%12%11%
12th40%29%34%42%22%31%47%26%36%34%30%32%32%22%27%21%11%16%
All Grades29%23%26%30%19%24%30%19%24%24%18%21%22%16%19%14%11%13%
Rock County9th37%16%25%25%25%25%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
12th43%28%34%18%14%15%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
All Grades39%21%29%23%22%23%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Roseau County9th26%28%27%22%22%22%18%19%18%20%19%20%19%17%18%14%8%11%
12th39%35%37%53%31%41%46%29%38%51%38%45%32%28%30%31%28%30%
All Grades32%31%31%36%26%31%32%24%28%37%27%32%25%23%24%23%16%20%
St. Louis County9th20%22%21%24%22%23%18%16%17%16%15%15%15%16%16%11%12%12%
12th42%30%36%47%29%38%40%29%35%36%28%32%37%28%33%32%22%27%
All Grades34%27%30%33%25%29%28%22%25%25%21%23%25%21%23%21%17%19%
Scott County9th28%17%22%32%20%26%22%18%20%18%17%18%12%11%12%11%10%11%
12th42%36%39%46%30%38%47%34%40%44%36%40%39%27%33%34%25%29%
All Grades34%25%29%38%25%31%32%24%28%29%25%27%23%18%20%21%15%18%
Sherburne County9th27%18%22%23%16%20%22%14%18%11%16%14%12%15%13%6%9%8%
12th40%24%32%48%25%37%46%29%38%39%20%29%37%26%32%33%22%28%
All Grades31%20%25%35%20%28%30%19%25%20%17%18%22%19%21%18%14%16%
Sibley County9th10%16%13%29%11%20%19%11%14%16%12%14%4%8%6%13%14%13%
12th46%36%42%45%34%39%42%23%31%39%30%34%17%12%15%33%24%29%
All Grades29%26%28%36%21%29%29%16%22%25%21%23%10%10%10%23%19%21%
Stearns County9th23%17%20%27%17%22%19%12%15%16%17%16%13%12%13%9%7%8%
12th49%26%37%50%30%40%52%30%41%44%29%37%37%27%32%28%20%24%
All Grades33%21%27%37%23%29%34%20%27%29%22%25%23%19%21%18%12%15%
Steele County9th24%15%19%19%18%18%13%6%9%13%14%14%11%10%10%7%10%8%
12th38%28%33%46%19%32%43%17%31%22%19%21%35%30%32%28%15%21%
All Grades31%20%25%29%19%23%25%10%18%18%17%17%21%19%20%16%12%14%
Stevens County9th20%12%16%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A10%16%13%15%12%13%N/AN/A15%
12th53%31%43%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A33%20%26%17%21%19%N/AN/A20%
All Grades39%21%30%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A21%18%20%16%16%16%N/AN/AN/A
Swift County9th19%23%21%19%13%16%20%17%18%N/AN/AN/A19%9%14%9%5%7%
12th46%21%32%45%38%42%45%32%38%N/AN/AN/A35%21%27%29%17%23%
All Grades30%22%26%32%25%29%30%24%27%N/AN/AN/A26%16%21%20%12%16%
Todd County9th20%17%18%27%22%24%27%21%23%13%20%16%10%17%13%15%6%10%
12th36%35%36%50%24%38%38%24%30%38%20%29%21%19%20%23%17%20%
All Grades27%25%26%36%23%30%32%22%27%24%20%22%14%18%16%19%12%15%
Traverse County9thN/AN/AN/A42%39%41%N/AN/A23%N/AN/A15%N/AN/A14%N/AN/A24%
12thN/AN/AN/A70%36%56%N/AN/A57%N/AN/A70%N/AN/A23%N/AN/A23%
All GradesN/AN/AN/A56%38%48%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Wabasha County9th17%18%18%33%20%27%27%23%25%16%20%18%15%13%14%14%9%11%
12th43%36%40%39%28%35%45%34%40%45%30%38%49%35%42%32%24%28%
All Grades29%27%28%36%23%30%34%27%30%29%24%27%31%23%27%23%16%20%
Wadena County9th22%5%13%20%10%15%17%11%15%17%10%13%9%10%10%11%5%8%
12th38%30%34%39%22%30%36%22%29%41%27%35%31%14%23%30%18%23%
All Grades30%17%23%30%16%22%25%16%21%29%17%24%20%12%15%21%12%16%
Waseca County9th19%11%15%19%20%20%15%20%17%17%8%12%14%16%15%N/AN/A13%
12th45%26%34%46%26%37%46%28%35%38%35%37%37%24%31%N/AN/A27%
All Grades28%18%23%34%23%28%27%24%26%28%20%24%25%21%23%N/AN/AN/A
Washington County9th25%19%22%22%15%18%20%15%17%17%15%16%14%12%13%9%11%10%
12th41%26%33%42%26%34%37%25%31%38%25%32%36%30%33%29%20%24%
All Grades32%22%26%30%20%24%26%19%23%27%19%23%24%20%22%17%15%16%
Watonwan County9th29%24%26%24%29%26%28%27%28%20%10%15%11%13%12%19%14%16%
12th58%34%46%44%32%38%54%40%48%40%35%37%47%16%31%20%35%29%
All Grades44%29%36%34%30%32%40%32%36%29%22%25%28%14%21%19%24%22%
Wilkin County9th23%16%19%50%29%39%21%3%10%13%24%18%14%16%15%10%14%12%
12th66%50%58%63%41%50%66%39%49%53%33%41%28%28%28%43%6%23%
All Grades45%31%38%56%35%44%40%19%27%28%28%28%21%22%22%24%10%17%
Winona County9th23%22%23%22%20%21%20%16%18%16%14%15%13%16%14%9%13%11%
12th43%33%38%44%26%35%35%28%32%42%19%30%39%23%31%25%20%23%
All Grades32%27%29%32%23%27%26%20%23%27%16%22%25%19%22%16%16%16%
Wright County9th24%25%25%22%19%21%21%16%19%17%15%16%10%10%10%7%8%7%
12th49%27%38%39%27%33%40%21%31%42%29%35%35%29%32%29%18%24%
All Grades34%26%30%29%22%25%29%18%24%27%20%24%21%18%19%16%12%14%
Yellow Medicine County9th28%15%22%33%21%26%34%22%29%35%25%30%19%17%18%14%5%10%
12th56%38%47%57%39%48%66%41%53%52%44%49%49%34%42%36%33%35%
All Grades39%25%32%45%28%36%49%32%41%44%34%39%34%25%30%25%19%22%

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.

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.