Table 5.11 Year 2005 discharges from SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL 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 31 States and jurisdictions that offered short-term residential 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	122,326	69,106	21,145	90,251	18,852	8,449	4,774
	Number
Fewer than 12 years	37,082	19,628	6,293	25,921	6,700	3,009	1,452
12 years (or GED)	52,634	29,639	9,718	39,357	7,906	3,528	1,843
More than 12 years	31,210	19,410	4,994	24,404	3,983	1,774	1,049
No. of discharges	120,926	68,677	21,005	89,682	18,589	8,311	4,344
	Column percent
Fewer than 12 years	30.7	28.6	30.0	28.9	36.0	36.2	33.4
12 years (or GED)	43.5	43.2	46.3	43.9	42.5	42.4	42.4
More than 12 years	25.8	28.3	23.8	27.2	21.4	21.3	24.1
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
Fewer than 12 years	100.0	52.9	17.0	69.9	18.1	8.1	3.9
12 years (or GED)	100.0	56.3	18.5	74.8	15.0	6.7	3.5
More than 12 years	100.0	62.2	16.0	78.2	12.8	5.7	3.4
Total	100.0	56.8	17.4	74.2	15.4	6.9	3.6
	Median length of stay (days)
Fewer than 12 years	20	25	21		6	12	8
12 years (or GED)	21	25	21		7	14	8
More than 12 years	21	25	22		7	14	9
Total	21	25	21		7	13	8
	Average length of stay (days)
Fewer than 12 years	23	26	26		15	22	21
12 years (or GED)	25	26	26		17	25	27
More than 12 years	25	25	26		21	26	30
Total	24	26	26		17	24	26
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.