Table 7.11 Year 2005 discharges from HOSPITAL 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 13 States and jurisdictions that offered hospital residential substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
Years of education	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
Years of education	Total	Completed	Transferred	Completed or transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
Total discharges aged 18 and over	6,512	4,255	1,089	5,344	793	241	134
	Number
Fewer than 12 years	1,670	1,087	248	1,335	246	70	19
12 years (or GED)	2,672	1,789	409	2,198	325	92	57
More than 12 years	1,991	1,291	413	1,704	193	64	30
No. of discharges	6,333	4,167	1,070	5,237	764	226	106
	Column percent
Fewer than 12 years	26.4	26.1	23.2	25.5	32.2	31.0	17.9
12 years (or GED)	42.2	42.9	38.2	42.0	42.5	40.7	53.8
More than 12 years	31.4	31.0	38.6	32.5	25.3	28.3	28.3
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
Fewer than 12 years	100.0	65.1	14.9	79.9	14.7	4.2	1.1
12 years (or GED)	100.0	67.0	15.3	82.3	12.2	3.4	2.1
More than 12 years	100.0	64.8	20.7	85.6	9.7	3.2	1.5
Total	100.0	65.8	16.9	82.7	12.1	3.6	1.7
	Median length of stay (days)
Fewer than 12 years	18	21	12		7	13	12
12 years (or GED)	17	20	10		5	11	11
More than 12 years	17	19	11		6	8	12
Total	17	20	11		6	11	11
	Average length of stay (days)
Fewer than 12 years	67	81	33		45	48	35
12 years (or GED)	53	62	29		39	26	53
More than 12 years	32	37	16		28	16	107
Total	50	59	25		38	30	65
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.