Table 5.3 Discharges aged 12 and older from long-term residential 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 long-term residential substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
Characteristics at admission	No. of long-term residential 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
	135,390			61.8	90
Gender
Male	87,595	63.9	66.0	61.1	90
Female	47,774	36.1	34.0	63.2	89
Total	135,369	100.0	100.0	61.8	90
Age at admission
12 to 20 years	18,580	13.2	14.6	59.3	82
21 to 30 years	40,931	28.8	32.6	58.9	90
31 to 40 years	31,872	23.7	23.2	62.3	90
41 to 50 years	31,931	24.4	22.2	64.0	90
Over 50 years	12,076	9.9	7.3	68.7	89
Total	135,390	100.0	100.0	61.8	90
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	72,978	56.7	51.4	64.1	88
Black (non-Hispanic)	30,134	20.6	25.7	56.5	107
Hispanic origin	19,851	14.3	15.8	59.5	90
Other	10,575	8.4	7.1	65.6	76
Total	133,538	100.0	100.0	61.8	90
Primary substance
Alcohol	41,992	32.8	28.1	65.5	81
Opiates	26,604	17.2	23.6	54.2	104
Marijuana/hashish	19,902	13.9	16.0	58.4	90
Cocaine	22,960	15.9	18.6	58.1	92
Stimulants	20,716	17.9	11.1	72.3	90
Other/unknown	3,216	2.2	2.6	57.9	77
Total	135,390	100.0	100.0	61.8	90
Frequency of use
No use in the past month	48,231	37.7	32.7	65.2	94
Some use	42,373	32.7	29.5	64.3	79
Daily use	44,027	29.6	37.8	56.0	89
Total	134,631	100.0	100.0	61.9	90
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	40,277	32.6	27.4	65.7	89
1 or more	91,370	67.4	72.6	60.0	90
Total	131,647	100.0	100.0	61.8	90
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	50,725	41.1	33.0	66.9	92
Self or individual	34,420	25.0	27.1	60.0	64
Health care/community	48,292	33.9	39.9	58.0	90
Total	133,437	100.0	100.0	61.9	90
Employment status1
Employed	9,303	8.3	5.1	72.4	60
Unemployed/Not in labor force	121,539	91.7	94.9	60.9	90
Total	130,842	100.0	100.0	61.7	90
Years of education1
Fewer than 12 years	43,373	33.1	37.7	58.6	90
12 years (or GED)	52,961	43.1	41.8	62.4	90
More than 12 years	28,042	23.8	20.5	65.2	87
Total	124,376	100.0	100.0	61.7	90
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.