Table 6.11 Year 2005 discharges from LONG-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 34 States and jurisdictions that offered long-term residential substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
Years of education	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
		Completed	Transferred	Completed or transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
Total discharges aged 18 and over	108,388	42,013	13,785	55,798	33,891	9,049	9,650
	Number
Fewer than 12 years	39,704	13,908	4,745	18,653	13,979	3,361	3,711
12 years (or GED)	45,908	18,170	5,967	24,137	14,049	3,791	3,931
More than 12 years	22,103	9,717	3,003	12,720	5,743	1,827	1,813
No. of discharges	107,715	41,795	13,715	55,510	33,771	8,979	9,455
	Column percent
Fewer than 12 years	36.9	33.3	34.6	33.6	41.4	37.4	39.2
12 years (or GED)	42.6	43.5	43.5	43.5	41.6	42.2	41.6
More than 12 years	20.5	23.2	21.9	22.9	17.0	20.3	19.2
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
Fewer than 12 years	100.0	35.0	12.0	47.0	35.2	8.5	9.3
12 years (or GED)	100.0	39.6	13.0	52.6	30.6	8.3	8.6
More than 12 years	100.0	44.0	13.6	57.5	26.0	8.3	8.2
Total	100.0	38.8	12.7	51.5	31.4	8.3	8.8
	Median length of stay (days)
Fewer than 12 years	51	90	33		23	49	39
12 years (or GED)	53	90	31		25	46	42
More than 12 years	51	87	31		27	45	44
Total	52	90	32		24	47	41
	Average length of stay (days)
Fewer than 12 years	90	138	68		55	85	70
12 years (or GED)	86	126	64		52	74	69
More than 12 years	85	113	65		55	72	72
Total	87	127	65		54	78	70
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.