Table 5.7 Year 2005 discharges from SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL treatment¹ by age at first use, 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.]
Age at first use	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
Age at first use	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
12 years or under	16,851	9,405	2,920	12,325	2,416	1,497	613
13 to 14 years	19,764	11,472	3,234	14,706	2,798	1,577	683
15 to 17 years	32,341	18,966	5,281	24,247	4,685	2,287	1,122
18 to 21 years	24,159	13,502	4,238	17,740	3,759	1,738	922
Over 21 years	29,669	15,512	6,089	21,601	4,793	2,045	1,230
No. of discharges	122,784	68,857	21,762	90,619	18,451	9,144	4,570
	Column percent
12 years or under	13.7	13.7	13.4	13.6	13.1	16.4	13.4
13 to 14 years	16.1	16.7	14.9	16.2	15.2	17.2	14.9
15 to 17 years	26.3	27.5	24.3	26.8	25.4	25.0	24.6
18 to 21 years	19.7	19.6	19.5	19.6	20.4	19.0	20.2
Over 21 years	24.2	22.5	28.0	23.8	26.0	22.4	26.9
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
12 years or under	100.0	55.8	17.3	73.1	14.3	8.9	3.6
13 to 14 years	100.0	58.0	16.4	74.4	14.2	8.0	3.5
15 to 17 years	100.0	58.6	16.3	75.0	14.5	7.1	3.5
18 to 21 years	100.0	55.9	17.5	73.4	15.6	7.2	3.8
Over 21 years	100.0	52.3	20.5	72.8	16.2	6.9	4.1
Total	100.0	56.1	17.7	73.8	15.0	7.4	3.7
	Median length of stay (days)
12 years or under	21	25	22		8	15	11
13 to 14 years	21	25	23		7	15	10
15 to 17 years	21	25	21		7	14	9
18 to 21 years	21	24	21		6	12	9
Over 21 years	21	25	23		7	13	9
Total	21	25	22		7	14	9
	Average length of stay (days)
12 years or under	28	28	32		21	28	38
13 to 14 years	28	29	30		21	32	35
15 to 17 years	25	26	27		19	24	33
18 to 21 years	23	25	25		16	23	25
Over 21 years	25	26	26		17	24	32
Total	26	27	27		18	26	32
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.