Table 2.3 Discharges aged 12 and older from outpatient treatment. Characteristics at admission, by treatment completion/transfer: 2009 Number, percent distribution, treatment completion/transfer rate, and median length of stay (LOS)
[Based on linked admission and discharge data reported by the 44 States and jurisdictions that offered outpatient substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
Characteristics at admission	No. of outpatient treatment discharges	Completed treatment or transferred to further treatment (percent distribution)	Did not complete treatment or transfer to further treatment (percent distribution)	Rate of treatment completion or transfer to further treatment	Median LOS (days) among treatment completers
	685,256			53.4	124
Gender
Male	467,424	69.1	67.2	54.1	121
Female	217,718	30.9	32.8	51.9	130
Total	685,142	100.0	100.0	53.4	124
Age at admission
12 to 20 years	134,273	19.0	20.3	51.7	113
21 to 30 years	211,808	30.7	31.1	53.1	124
31 to 40 years	144,552	21.0	21.2	53.1	129
41 to 50 years	133,375	19.5	19.4	53.6	131
Over 50 years	61,248	9.8	7.9	58.6	127
Total	685,256	100.0	100.0	53.4	124
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	389,215	62.0	55.4	55.9	120
Black (non-Hispanic)	127,367	16.4	22.5	45.3	128
Hispanic origin	101,514	15.2	15.6	52.4	146
Other	42,537	6.4	6.4	53.1	135
Total	660,633	100.0	100.0	53.1	126
Primary substance
Alcohol	295,928	48.4	37.2	59.9	119
Opiates	65,500	7.2	12.3	40.1	135
Marijuana/hashish	179,072	24.4	28.2	49.8	120
Cocaine	62,560	7.9	10.5	46.4	147
Stimulants	59,517	9.1	8.2	56.2	157
Other/unknown	22,679	3.0	3.7	48.3	112
Total	685,256	100.0	100.0	53.4	124
Frequency of use
No use in the past month	293,828	47.7	39.4	58.3	124
Some use	267,348	39.3	40.6	52.7	123
Daily use	108,781	13.0	20.0	42.9	133
Total	669,957	100.0	100.0	53.6	125
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	326,581	53.8	46.6	57.3	119
1 or more	320,410	46.2	53.4	50.1	133
Total	646,991	100.0	100.0	53.7	123
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	378,338	63.6	47.2	60.9	125
Self or individual	124,272	14.4	23.0	42.1	119
Health care/community	173,015	22.0	29.8	46.0	127
Total	675,625	100.0	100.0	53.6	124
Employment status1
Employed	223,864	40.0	28.2	61.8	126
Unemployed/Not in labor force	425,067	60.0	71.8	48.8	125
Total	648,931	100.0	100.0	53.3	125
Years of education1
Fewer than 12 years	194,490	29.7	35.2	49.3	131
12 years (or GED)	264,914	44.7	43.1	54.4	125
More than 12 years	143,232	25.5	21.7	57.4	122
Total	602,636	100.0	100.0	53.4	126
1 Includes only discharges aged 16 and above for employment status and aged 18 and older for years of education.
NOTE: In LOS calculations, missing values of the associated variables were excluded.
SOURCE: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set(TEDS). Data received through 10.10.11.