Table 5.3 Discharges aged 12 and older from long-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 46 States and jurisdictions that offered intensive outpatient 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
	138,068			61.6	90
Gender
Male	89,433	63.9	66.2	60.7	70
Female	48,605	36.1	33.8	63.1	90
Total	138,038	100.0	100.0	61.6	90
Age at admission
12 to 20 years	18,223	12.6	14.2	58.8	85
21 to 30 years	39,968	27.9	30.7	59.3	90
31 to 40 years	34,304	24.7	25.1	61.2	90
41 to 50 years	33,979	25.3	23.5	63.3	90
Over 50 years	11,594	9.5	6.6	69.9	85
Total	138,068	100.0	100.0	61.6	90
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	73,638	55.8	50.7	63.8	88
Black (non-Hispanic)	31,901	21.2	26.7	56.0	102
Hispanic origin	20,158	14.3	15.5	59.5	90
Other	11,088	8.7	7.1	66.1	83
Total	136,785	100.0	100.0	61.6	90
Primary substance
Alcohol	41,622	32.0	27.2	65.3	79
Opiates	23,577	15.1	20.3	54.4	96
Marijuana	19,217	12.9	15.5	57.2	90
Cocaine	28,148	19.3	22.1	58.2	90
Stimulants	22,328	18.6	12.3	70.8	90
Other/unknown	3,176	2.1	2.6	56.0	87
Total	138,068	100.0	100.0	61.6	90
Frequency of use
No use in the past month	49,344	38.4	32.2	65.8	91
Some use	44,226	33.2	30.9	63.4	81
Daily use	43,302	28.4	36.9	55.4	89
Total	136,872	100.0	100.0	61.7	90
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	42,917	34.1	29.1	65.0	89
1 or more	90,511	65.9	70.9	59.7	90
Total	133,428	100.0	100.0	61.4	90
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	51,994	40.6	35.1	65.3	91
Individual	33,954	24.6	26.1	60.4	62
Health care/community	49,021	34.8	38.7	59.4	89
Total	134,969	100.0	100.0	61.9	90
Employment status1
Employed	11,110	9.7	6.1	71.6	58
Unemployed/Not in labor force	122,264	90.3	93.9	60.6	90
Total	133,374	100.0	100.0	61.5	90
Years of education1
Fewer than 12 years	44,635	33.2	38.2	58.2	90
12 years (or GED)	53,596	42.7	41.4	62.2	90
More than 12 years	28,804	24.1	20.3	65.5	83
Total	127,035	100.0	100.0	61.6	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 5.06.10.