Table 7.3 Discharges aged 12 and older from detoxification. 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 substance abuse detoxification and reported these data to TEDS.]
Characteristics at admission	No. of detoxifica- tion 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
	326,365			77.0	4
Gender
Male	242,820	74.5	74.2	77.1	4
Female	83,529	25.5	25.8	76.8	4
Total	326,349	100.0	100.0	77.0	4
Age at admission
12 to 20 years	13,634	4.0	4.9	73.0	5
21 to 30 years	76,138	21.8	28.3	72.1	5
31 to 40 years	76,128	22.8	25.2	75.2	4
41 to 50 years	105,391	33.4	28.7	79.6	4
Over 50 years	55,074	18.1	12.8	82.5	4
Total	326,365	100.0	100.0	77.0	4
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	187,477	57.3	61.3	76.1	4
Black (non-Hispanic)	69,387	22.2	19.4	79.6	4
Hispanic origin	47,117	14.7	14.3	77.8	4
Other	18,139	5.8	4.9	80.1	3
Total	322,120	100.0	100.0	77.3	4
Primary substance
Alcohol	178,070	57.6	44.5	81.3	4
Opiates	101,400	28.3	40.5	70.1	5
Marijuana/hashish	6,486	1.9	2.1	75.2	6
Cocaine	23,437	7.1	7.3	76.5	4
Stimulants	9,695	2.9	3.1	76.1	4
Other/unknown	7,277	2.2	2.4	75.4	6
Total	326,365	100.0	100.0	77.0	4
Frequency of use
No use in the past month	5,682	1.7	1.8	75.9	6
Some use	73,908	25.3	14.2	85.7	3
Daily use	245,176	73.0	84.0	74.4	5
Total	324,766	100.0	100.0	77.0	4
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	77,626	32.1	42.6	71.4	4
1 or more	147,333	67.9	57.4	79.7	4
Total	224,959	100.0	100.0	76.9	4
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	34,572	11.1	9.4	79.9	3
Self or individual	198,401	58.9	69.8	73.9	5
Health care/community	90,010	30.0	20.8	82.8	4
Total	322,983	100.0	100.0	77.0	4
Employment status¹
Employed	42,766	14.4	11.7	80.7	4
Unemployed/Not in labor force	267,743	85.6	88.3	76.6	4
Total	310,509	100.0	100.0	77.2	4
Years of education¹
Fewer than 12 years	90,523	28.8	30.7	76.1	4
12 years (or GED)	141,909	45.6	46.7	76.7	4
More than 12 years	77,086	25.6	22.6	79.3	4
Total	309,518	100.0	100.0	77.2	4
¹Includes 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.