Table 4.11 Year 2005 discharges from INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT treatment¹ by years of education (aged 18 and over), 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 32 States and jurisdictions that offered intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
Years of education	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
Years of education	Total	Completed	Transferred	Completed or transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
Total discharges aged 18 and over	119,751	42,768	22,607	65,375	29,694	15,047	9,635
	Number
Fewer than 12 years	40,059	11,986	7,954	19,940	11,143	5,770	3,206
12 years (or GED)	50,811	18,534	9,748	28,282	12,246	6,265	4,018
More than 12 years	26,675	11,567	4,736	16,303	5,859	2,709	1,804
No. of discharges	117,545	42,087	22,438	64,525	29,248	14,744	9,028
	Column percent
Fewer than 12 years	34.1	28.5	35.4	30.9	38.1	39.1	35.5
12 years (or GED)	43.2	44.0	43.4	43.8	41.9	42.5	44.5
More than 12 years	22.7	27.5	21.1	25.3	20.0	18.4	20.0
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
Fewer than 12 years	100.0	29.9	19.9	49.8	27.8	14.4	8.0
12 years (or GED)	100.0	36.5	19.2	55.7	24.1	12.3	7.9
More than 12 years	100.0	43.4	17.8	61.1	22.0	10.2	6.8
Total	100.0	35.8	19.1	54.9	24.9	12.5	7.7
	Median length of stay (days)
Fewer than 12 years	45	63	46		29	42	43
12 years (or GED)	44	57	44		29	40	39
More than 12 years	44	53	43		29	38	36
Total	44	57	44		29	40	40
	Average length of stay (days)
Fewer than 12 years	80	98	93		56	70	77
12 years (or GED)	75	88	82		55	69	71
More than 12 years	73	83	79		52	67	70
Total	76	90	85		55	69	73
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.