Table 5.2 Year 2005 discharges from SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL 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 31 States and jurisdictions that offered short-term residential 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	128,756	72,221	22,452	94,673	19,760	9,300	5,023
	Number
Male	87,764	50,715	14,327	65,042	12,948	6,542	3,232
Female	40,982	21,505	8,124	29,629	6,809	2,756	1,788
No. of discharges	128,746	72,220	22,451	94,671	19,757	9,298	5,020
	Column percent
Male	68.2	70.2	63.8	68.7	65.5	70.4	64.4
Female	31.8	29.8	36.2	31.3	34.5	29.6	35.6
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
Male	100.0	57.8	16.3	74.1	14.8	7.5	3.7
Female	100.0	52.5	19.8	72.3	16.6	6.7	4.4
Total	100.0	56.1	17.4	73.5	15.3	7.2	3.9
	Median length of stay (days)
Male	21	25	21		7	14	10
Female	21	25	25		7	13	9
Total	21	25	22		7	14	10
	Average length of stay (days)
Male	26	27	26		19	27	39
Female	26	27	29		18	23	32
Total	26	27	27		19	26	37
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.