Table 8.11 Year 2005 discharges from DETOXIFICATION1 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 33 States and jurisdictions that offered substance abuse detoxification 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	313,004	201,903	38,219	240,122	50,975	8,373	13,534
	Number
Fewer than 12 years	100,498	64,184	12,414	76,598	17,528	3,090	3,282
12 years (or GED)	139,981	89,897	16,729	106,626	23,393	3,711	6,251
More than 12 years	66,514	43,453	8,735	52,188	9,554	1,415	3,357
No. of discharges	306,993	197,534	37,878	235,412	50,475	8,216	12,890
	Column percent
Fewer than 12 years	32.7	32.5	32.8	32.5	34.7	37.6	25.5
12 years (or GED)	45.6	45.5	44.2	45.3	46.3	45.2	48.5
More than 12 years	21.7	22.0	23.1	22.2	18.9	17.2	26.0
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
Fewer than 12 years	100.0	63.9	12.4	76.2	17.4	3.1	3.3
12 years (or GED)	100.0	64.2	12.0	76.2	16.7	2.7	4.5
More than 12 years	100.0	65.3	13.1	78.5	14.4	2.1	5.0
Total	100.0	64.3	12.3	76.7	16.4	2.7	4.2
	Median length of stay (days)
Fewer than 12 years	4	4	4		2	3	2
12 years (or GED)	3	4	4		2	2	1
More than 12 years	3	4	4		2	3	1
Total	3	4	4		2	3	1
	Average length of stay (days)
Fewer than 12 years	10	8	16		13	11	7
12 years (or GED)	9	7	16		10	11	6
More than 12 years	10	8	18		12	14	5
Total	9	7	17		11	12	6
1 Includes free-standing residential detoxification (n = 234,725; 74 percent), hospital detoxification (n = 68,377; 22 percent), and ambulatory detoxification (n = 11,973; 4 percent). 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.