Table 6.2 Year 2005 discharges from LONG-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 34 States and jurisdictions that offered long-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	117,142	45,422	15,166	60,588	36,003	10,214	10,337
	Number
Male	76,120	30,104	8,971	39,075	23,541	7,005	6,499
Female	41,011	15,316	6,195	21,511	12,458	3,208	3,834
No. of discharges	117,131	45,420	15,166	60,586	35,999	10,213	10,333
	Column percent
Male	65.0	66.3	59.2	64.5	65.4	68.6	62.9
Female	35.0	33.7	40.8	35.5	34.6	31.4	37.1
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
Male	100.0	39.5	11.8	51.3	30.9	9.2	8.5
Female	100.0	37.3	15.1	52.5	30.4	7.8	9.3
Total	100.0	38.8	12.9	51.7	30.7	8.7	8.8
	Median length of stay (days)
Male	57	90	31		27	48	43
Female	47	89	36		21	44	39
Total	53	90	32		25	47	41
	Average length of stay (days)
Male	91	130	67		58	79	76
Female	83	125	67		48	76	66
Total	88	128	67		54	78	72
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.