Table 4.3 Discharges aged 12 and older from short-term residential treatment. Characteristics at admission, by treatment completion/transfer: TEDS 2008 Number, percent distribution, treatment completion/transfer rate, and median length of stay (LOS)
[Based on linked admission and discharge data reported by the 42 States and jurisdictions that offered short-term residential substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
Characteristics at admission	No. of short-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
	187,401			72.8	27
Gender
Male	123,715	66.9	63.6	73.8	27
Female	63,668	33.1	36.4	70.8	27
Total	187,383	100.0	100.0	72.8	27
Age at admission
12 to 20 years	22,940	11.5	14.2	68.4	29
21 to 30 years	52,651	27.3	30.3	70.6	27
31 to 40 years	44,780	23.8	24.2	72.5	27
41 to 50 years	47,758	26.4	23.0	75.5	27
Over 50 years	19,272	11.0	8.3	77.9	27
Total	187,401	100.0	100.0	72.8	27
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	121,514	65.9	62.6	73.8	27
Black (non-Hispanic)	41,338	21.5	23.8	70.8	27
Hispanic origin	16,016	8.4	9.1	71.0	28
Other	7,969	4.2	4.5	71.4	28
Total	186,837	100.0	100.0	72.8	27
Primary substance
Alcohol	76,888	43.4	34.8	76.9	27
Opiates	32,745	16.4	20.4	68.2	27
Marijuana	24,840	12.8	14.5	70.1	28
Cocaine	33,764	17.7	18.9	71.4	27
Stimulants	13,224	6.8	7.9	69.6	29
Other/unknown	5,940	3.1	3.5	70.1	28
Total	187,401	100.0	100.0	72.8	27
Frequency of use
No use in the past month	25,317	14.6	11.4	77.5	28
Some use	63,610	35.4	31.7	75.0	27
Daily use	95,979	50.0	56.9	70.3	27
Total	184,906	100.0	100.0	72.9	27
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	67,969	36.9	37.4	72.9	28
1 or more	115,623	63.1	62.6	73.4	27
Total	183,592	100.0	100.0	73.2	27
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	43,331	24.9	21.0	76.7	29
Individual	58,152	30.3	36.9	69.3	27
Health care/community	80,009	44.8	42.1	74.6	27
Total	181,492	100.0	100.0	73.4	27
Employment status1
Employed	29,525	17.7	12.5	79.5	26
Unemployed/Not in labor force	151,897	82.3	87.5	72.0	27
Total	181,422	100.0	100.0	73.2	27
Years of education1
Fewer than 12 years	53,368	28.8	35.4	69.2	27
12 years (or GED)	72,875	41.8	41.6	73.5	27
More than 12 years	48,224	29.3	23.0	77.9	27
Total	174,467	100.0	100.0	73.4	27
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 5.06.10.