Table 2.8a Odds ratios for client characteristics associated with treatment completion or transfer to further treatment: TEDS 2005 Univariate logistic regression
[Based on linked admissions and discharge data reported to TEDS by 34 States and jurisdictions.]
Variable	Odds ratio (95% CI) & p-value
	All discharges	Type of service
	All discharges	Outpatient	Intensive outpatient	Short-term residential	Long-term residential	Hospital residential	Detoxification	Outpatient opioid replacement¹	Opioid replacement detoxification¹
Gender (Male vs. Female)	1.148****	1.089****	1.243****	1.097****	0.956***	1.246***	0.978*	0.765****	0.841****
Gender (Male vs. Female)	(1.140-1.157)	(1.078-1.101)	(1.216-1.271)	(1.068-1.126)	(0.933-0.979)	(1.101-1.409)	(0.959-0.997)	(0.734-0.798)	(0.785-0.901)
Age at admission (Over age 40 vs. 40 years & younger)	1.358****	1.112****	1.167****	1.534****	1.349****	1.203**	1.382****	ns	ns
Age at admission (Over age 40 vs. 40 years & younger)	(1.348-1.368)	(1.099-1.125)	(1.139-1.195)	(1.493-1.576)	(1.315-1.383)	(1.059-1.365)	(1.359-1.405)	ns	ns
Race/ethnicity (Non-Hispanic White vs. All other)	1.188****	1.355****	1.375****	1.175****	1.334****	1.327****	0.828****	ns	1.217****
Race/ethnicity (Non-Hispanic White vs. All other)	(1.180-1.196)	(1.341-1.370)	(1.345-1.405)	(1.146-1.205)	(1.303-1.365)	(1.166-1.509)	(0.814-0.842)	ns	(1.142-1.297)
Primary substance (Alcohol vs. Other substances)	1.892****	1.671****	1.564****	1.714****	1.450****	1.725****	1.556****
Primary substance (Alcohol vs. Other substances)	(1.878-1.905)	(1.653-1.688)	(1.529-1.600)	(1.669-1.759)	(1.412-1.489)	(1.519-1.959)	(1.531-1.582)
Frequency of use (Less than daily use vs. Daily use)	0.862****	1.306****	1.244****	1.242****	1.155****	ns	2.115****	1.366****	1.223**
Frequency of use (Less than daily use vs. Daily use)	(0.856-0.868)	(1.289-1.323)	(1.214-1.274)	(1.211-1.275)	(1.126-1.181)	ns	(2.067-2.164)	(1.297-1.440)	(1.078-1.387)
Age at 1st use (Less than age 18 vs. Age 18 & over)	1.027****	0.985*	1.215****	1.068****	1.097****	1.257***	1.120****	ns	ns
Age at 1st use (Less than age 18 vs. Age 18 & over)	(1.020-1.035)	(0.974-0.997)	(1.187-1.243)	(1.041-1.096)	(1.066-1.128	(1.105-1.429)	(1.101-1.140)	ns	ns
Prior treatment (No prior tx vs. Prior tx)	1.118****	1.253****	1.120****	0.867****	1.192****	1.361****	1.140****	1.228****	1.299****
Prior treatment (No prior tx vs. Prior tx)	(1.110-1.127)	(1.239-1.267)	(1.095-1.146)	(0.843-0.891)	(1.162-1.222)	(1.179-1.571)	(1.116-1.164)	(1.167-1.292)	(1.210-1.394)
Referral source (Criminal justice referral vs. Other)	1.014***	1.660****	1.366****	1.312****	1.155****	1.298**	0.902****	0.877**	2.130****
Referral source (Criminal justice referral vs. Other)	(1.007-1.021)	(1.643-1.677)	(1.335-1.397)	(1.269-1.356)	(1.127-1.183)	(1.089-1.548)	(0.879-0.924)	(0.797-0.966)	(1.813-2.503)
Employment status (Employed full or part time vs. Unemployed or Not in labor force)	1.174****	1.520****	1.542****	1.653****	2.010****	1.782****	1.206****	ns	ns
	(1.165-1.183)	(1.504-1.537)	(1.504-1.581)	(1.594-1.714)	(1.923-2.100)	(1.508-2.107)	(1.179-1.234)	ns	ns
Education (12 years or more of education vs. Fewer than 12)	1.278****	1.209****	1.287****	1.379****	1.270****	ns	1.034***	1.123****	1.206****
Education (12 years or more of education vs. Fewer than 12)	(1.269-1.287)	(1.197-1.222)	(1.259-1.315)	(1.343-1.415)	(1.241-1.300)	ns	(1.016-1.053)	(1.076-1.171)	(1.128-1.290)
¹ Opiate discharges only.
ns Not statistically significant (p > 0.05).
** p < 0.0001; * p < 0.001; ** p < 0.01; * p < 0.05
NOTE: Grey rectangle indicates that the variable was not entered in a univariate model.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 10.03.06.