Table C.4 SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL treatment discharges: Average length of stay in treatment (mean), maximum length of stay, and standard deviation of the mean: TEDS 2005
SHORT-TERM RESID: Gender	Mean						Maximum						Standard deviation
	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other
All	25.9	26.7	27.3	18.5	26.2	36.6	1,406	1,406	1,176	1,209	1,375	1,308	46.4	35.0	40.9	57.9	62.0	97.1
Male	25.9	26.6	26.2	18.7	27.5	39.2	1,406	1,406	1,095	1,209	1,190	1,242	46.5	34.1	42.8	59.2	61.1	101.7
Female	25.8	26.8	29.2	18.2	23.0	31.8	1,375	1,366	1,176	1,151	1,375	1,308	46.3	37.2	37.4	55.5	63.9	88.2
SHORT-TERM RESID: Age	Mean						Maximum						Standard deviation
	9.3	7.4	16.8	11.4	12.3	7.4	1,440	1,416	1,440	1,402	1,282	1,292	55.7	41.2	89.5	72.6	57.2	40.0
All	25.9	26.7	27.3	18.5	26.2	36.6	1,406	1,406	1,176	1,209	1,375	1,308	46.5	35.0	40.9	58.0	62.2	97.5
<21	33.2	34.7	37.8	24.0	30.3	39.2	1,155	900	892	1,038	1,126	1,155	55.5	46.0	44.7	67.6	69.4	92.3
21-30	25.6	27.0	27.4	18.0	23.9	36.4	1,406	1,406	994	1,172	1,091	1,242	50.2	39.9	42.8	60.0	56.0	102.2
31-40	25.3	26.1	26.4	17.4	27.2	38.3	1,375	1,135	1,176	1,201	1,375	1,308	47.7	33.7	44.3	55.2	72.6	105.8
41-50	24.6	25.2	24.2	18.5	25.4	37.4	1,366	1,366	977	1,209	924	860	40.6	30.4	33.8	56.9	53.5	92.5
>50	23.3	24.1	23.9	17.1	23.3	26.7	849	684	575	699	383	849	31.7	24.2	32.0	45.2	32.2	68.9
SHORT-TERM RESID: Race/ethnicity	Mean						Maximum						Standard deviation
	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other
All	25.9	26.7	27.3	18.6	26.2	37.0	1,406	1,406	1,176	1,209	1,375	1,308	46.5	35.1	41.0	58.1	62.2	98.0
White	25.9	26.6	25.9	19.4	26.7	37.5	1,375	1,366	1,176	1,172	1,375	1,308	48.3	36.3	41.2	61.0	64.8	105.8
Black	25.7	26.1	27.1	19.2	27.5	35.8	1,261	1,261	983	1,209	1,190	973	45.9	32.9	40.2	61.6	64.6	85.0
Hispanic	25.7	27.3	34.4	14.2	21.5	29.8	1,095	776	1,095	745	807	638	37.5	29.7	39.5	39.9	42.9	73.3
Other	27.8	28.9	30.0	17.4	24.9	57.7	1,406	1,406	484	483	829	646	46.4	40.0	45.2	42.6	57.7	102.3
SHORT-TERM RESID: Primary substance	Mean						Maximum						Standard deviation
	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other
All	25.9	26.7	27.3	18.6	26.2	36.7	1,406	1,406	1,176	1,209	1,375	1,308	46.5	35.0	40.9	58.1	62.2	97.6
Alcohol	24.4	25.0	25.0	18.4	25.5	31.2	1,308	1,147	1,176	1,162	1,190	1,308	42.4	29.7	47.7	56.6	63.6	96.7
Opiates	20.7	24.9	21.7	11.5	18.2	17.0	1,375	1,150	931	1,172	1,375	1,017	36.4	28.8	34.7	41.8	50.9	54.2
Cocaine	26.2	27.0	27.2	19.7	26.7	34.4	1,406	1,406	892	1,209	1,091	1,111	47.6	38.2	31.9	62.5	62.4	92.9
Marijuana	34.0	33.8	36.1	28.0	34.3	47.8	1,189	1,107	427	1,038	1,189	1,155	57.6	46.0	40.1	77.1	75.4	104.1
Stimulants	28.3	30.9	30.0	18.7	22.4	45.2	1,028	1,028	484	992	389	983	49.1	45.8	34.8	53.4	37.0	108.4
Other/unk	36.8	26.4	34.2	33.1	40.9	91.4	1,095	1,018	1,095	798	894	830	76.3	42.8	73.6	75.9	84.3	142.2
SHORT-TERM RESID: Frequency	Mean						Maximum						Standard deviation
	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other
All	25.6	26.5	27.1	18.3	26.0	33.6	1,406	1,406	1,176	1,209	1,375	1,308	45.3	34.4	40.3	57.5	62.1	90.1
No past mth	34.1	34.1	29.6	39.3	42.5	36.4	1,261	1,261	1,176	943	829	1,155	58.9	46.6	48.3	92.3	80.3	90.9
1-3 past mth	31.6	30.2	33.3	28.7	32.5	55.4	1,091	723	669	798	1,091	688	54.5	43.5	39.6	71.8	79.2	107.1
1-2 past wk	26.0	24.8	29.4	21.4	30.1	40.0	1,189	912	767	1,162	1,189	892	47.3	29.7	37.4	72.4	80.7	100.2
3-6 past wk	24.0	26.0	25.3	15.4	21.8	32.0	1,366	1,366	977	1,201	906	1,308	40.4	32.0	32.8	52.0	47.5	94.3
Daily	23.2	24.8	25.4	15.6	22.3	29.0	1,406	1,406	1,095	1,209	1,375	1,242	40.8	30.7	40.1	49.8	55.1	84.3
SHORT-TERM RESID: Age at 1st use	Mean						Maximum						Standard deviation
	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other
All	25.6	26.6	27.4	18.4	25.8	32.1	1,406	1,406	1,176	1,209	1,375	1,242	45.5	34.3	41.1	58.3	62.1	90.3
12 & under	28.1	27.8	32.3	21.4	28.4	38.4	1,375	1,150	994	972	1,375	1,155	50.9	33.6	56.0	60.9	69.7	110.4
13-14	28.3	28.6	30.2	21.1	32.1	34.7	1,406	1,406	788	1,209	1,189	1,017	53.7	43.1	43.8	69.1	78.7	95.0
15-17	25.4	26.4	26.8	18.8	23.5	32.9	1,242	1,135	892	1,154	1,091	1,242	44.4	33.2	40.3	59.6	56.0	95.0
18-21	23.5	25.1	25.3	15.6	22.7	25.4	1,190	1,018	1,176	982	1,190	983	39.2	30.6	38.1	45.9	57.2	68.8
>21	24.5	25.9	25.7	17.1	24.4	31.8	1,366	1,366	1,095	1,201	1,079	973	42.0	31.5	32.8	57.3	50.6	86.1
SHORT-TERM RESID: Prior treatment	Mean						Maximum						Standard deviation
	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other
All	26.1	27.2	27.3	19.7	27.4	28.2	1,406	1,406	1,176	1,209	1,375	1,308	46.7	36.9	40.2	60.8	64.1	82.0
No prior	27.7	28.2	29.2	22.5	29.8	28.7	1,406	1,406	1,176	1,201	1,190	1,308	53.6	42.6	36.3	74.3	74.1	96.4
1 prior	25.8	27.3	24.6	18.6	29.4	24.8	1,375	1,366	982	741	1,375	1,103	43.7	36.0	38.1	48.0	76.5	68.5
2 prior	25.6	27.6	26.0	17.3	23.8	25.2	1,261	1,261	994	704	924	484	44.1	40.2	54.0	44.4	43.4	56.4
3 prior	25.1	25.8	24.9	19.5	26.3	32.8	1,209	643	759	1,209	829	567	41.6	29.2	43.4	65.4	52.1	68.6
4 prior	24.6	26.0	23.8	19.8	20.6	32.6	972	421	931	972	200	781	41.5	28.9	43.3	68.6	25.0	85.0
5+ prior	23.5	25.2	24.1	14.6	23.9	33.1	1,135	1,135	1,095	554	294	734	33.9	26.1	47.5	31.1	35.2	75.4
SHORT-TERM RESID: Referral source	Mean						Maximum						Standard deviation
	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other
All	25.9	26.5	27.3	18.8	26.4	37.4	1,406	1,406	1,176	1,209	1,375	1,308	46.8	34.9	41.7	59.0	63.3	98.3
Individual	26.0	25.1	27.6	19.6	29.8	49.4	1,406	1,406	983	1,209	1,375	1,111	53.4	36.0	42.8	62.0	82.5	114.3
Crim justice	33.2	31.3	35.5	33.3	34.5	49.4	1,261	1,261	1,176	1,162	1,189	892	55.0	44.3	44.8	84.0	71.2	99.6
A/D care prov	20.2	24.5	16.7	10.2	15.1	15.7	1,366	1,366	1,095	943	549	1,242	27.9	24.4	23.8	28.9	27.1	61.6
Other hlth care	23.3	22.9	29.5	18.2	21.6	36.1	1,040	761	994	1,040	457	1,017	47.0	30.1	59.0	64.2	37.4	104.5
Oth community	29.4	29.6	33.6	23.5	25.8	32.5	1,308	1,135	977	1,172	692	1,308	50.2	40.4	47.4	66.8	45.2	99.0
SHORT-TERM RESID: Employment (16+)	Mean						Maximum						Standard deviation
	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other
All	25.2	26.4	26.7	17.6	25.3	30.7	1,406	1,406	1,176	1,209	1,375	1,308	44.5	34.2	40.5	56.1	61.2	86.7
Employed	24.4	23.4	26.6	22.0	30.1	33.3	1,366	1,366	983	1,209	1,126	1,308	49.1	34.6	50.0	75.8	73.3	106.0
Full time	23.7	22.8	26.8	21.3	29.3	31.2	1,366	1,366	977	1,209	1,079	1,242	46.3	31.3	51.3	77.5	65.3	96.7
Part time	27.1	26.7	26.1	24.3	32.2	43.1	1,308	1,261	983	704	1,126	1,308	59.1	47.3	46.7	69.8	91.2	141.3
Unemployed	25.3	26.1	25.0	18.6	26.7	43.2	1,406	1,406	1,176	1,201	1,091	1,103	49.5	39.3	46.0	57.1	59.6	102.1
Not in lab force	25.3	27.5	27.7	16.4	23.8	24.9	1,375	1,107	1,095	1,172	1,375	1,111	40.7	31.7	34.2	50.6	59.2	72.4
SHORT-TERM RESID: Education (18+)	Mean						Maximum						Standard deviation
	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other	All	Com- plete	Trans- fer	Drop out	Termi- nated	Other
All	24.3	25.8	25.8	17.1	23.8	25.9	1,406	1,406	1,176	1,209	1,375	1,308	42.3	33.3	39.8	53.0	56.2	78.8
<12	23.2	25.7	25.8	14.6	21.7	21.0	1,406	1,406	994	1,058	982	734	37.8	31.4	36.8	42.0	50.8	58.1
12 or GED	24.8	26.4	25.5	17.3	24.5	27.2	1,366	1,366	1,176	1,154	1,126	1,103	43.9	37.2	41.1	51.2	55.4	80.7
>12	24.9	25.0	26.4	20.7	26.2	30.5	1,375	1,028	1,095	1,209	1,375	1,308	44.5	28.6	41.0	70.2	65.6	97.7
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 10.03.06.