Table 6.4 Year 2005 discharges from LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL treatment¹ by race/ethnicity, 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.]
Race/ethnicity	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
Race/ethnicity	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
White (non-Hispanic)	59,013	25,135	7,405	32,540	16,282	5,432	4,759
Black (non-Hispanic)	30,755	10,531	4,288	14,819	10,047	2,919	2,970
Hispanic origin	18,990	6,438	2,127	8,565	7,278	1,168	1,979
Other	7,708	2,907	1,263	4,170	2,294	648	596
No. of discharges	116,466	45,011	15,083	60,094	35,901	10,167	10,304
	Column percent
White (non-Hispanic)	50.7	55.8	49.1	54.1	45.4	53.4	46.2
Black (non-Hispanic)	26.4	23.4	28.4	24.7	28.0	28.7	28.8
Hispanic origin	16.3	14.3	14.1	14.3	20.3	11.5	19.2
Other	6.6	6.5	8.4	6.9	6.4	6.4	5.8
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0	42.6	12.5	55.1	27.6	9.2	8.1
Black (non-Hispanic)	100.0	34.2	13.9	48.2	32.7	9.5	9.7
Hispanic origin	100.0	33.9	11.2	45.1	38.3	6.2	10.4
Other	100.0	37.7	16.4	54.1	29.8	8.4	7.7
Total	100.0	38.6	13.0	51.6	30.8	8.7	8.8
	Median length of stay (days)
White (non-Hispanic)	49	89	32		22	43	38
Black (non-Hispanic)	61	113	32		30	55	52
Hispanic origin	55	92	36		25	57	36
Other	45	89	34		21	39	36
Total	53	90	32		25	47	41
	Average length of stay (days)
White (non-Hispanic)	79	110	63		47	68	65
Black (non-Hispanic)	108	165	81		69	92	88
Hispanic origin	94	155	58		57	101	70
Other	70	105	57		40	57	61
Total	89	129	67		55	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.