Table 3.2 Year 2005 discharges from OUTPATIENT treatment¹ by gender, according to reason for discharge: TEDS 2005 Number, percent distribution, and median and average lengths of stay
[Based on linked admission and discharge data reported by 33 States and jurisdictions that offered outpatient substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
Gender	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
Gender	Total	Completed	Transferred	Completed or transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
Total discharges	592,057	212,078	73,652	285,730	171,454	62,556	72,317
	Number
Male	400,910	151,520	44,744	196,264	113,609	43,282	47,755
Female	190,952	60,487	28,906	89,393	57,802	19,251	24,506
No. of discharges	591,862	212,007	73,650	285,657	171,411	62,533	72,261
	Column percent
Male	67.7	71.5	60.8	68.7	66.3	69.2	66.1
Female	32.3	28.5	39.2	31.3	33.7	30.8	33.9
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
Male	100.0	37.8	11.2	49.0	28.3	10.8	11.9
Female	100.0	31.7	15.1	46.8	30.3	10.1	12.8
Total	100.0	35.8	12.4	48.3	29.0	10.6	12.2
	Median length of stay (days)
Male	78	115	36		46	62	69
Female	71	120	30		44	66	70
Total	76	117	34		45	64	69
	Average length of stay (days)
Male	117	150	98		86	98	119
Female	118	159	95		88	108	125
Total	117	152	97		86	101	121
¹ Excludes records where opioid replacement therapy was planned.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 10.03.06.