Table 5.3 Discharges from short-term residential treatment. Characteristics at admission, by treatment completion/transfer: TEDS 2006 Number, percent distribution, treatment completion/transfer rate, and median LOS
[Based on linked admission and discharge data reported by 39 States and jurisdictions that offered short-term residential substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
Characteristics at admission	No. of short-term residential  treatment discharges	Completed treatment or transferred to further treatment (percent distribution)	Did not complete treatment or transfer to further treatment (percent distribution)	Rate of treatment completion or transfer to further treatment	Median LOS (days) among treatment completers
	157,639			74.3	27
Gender
Male	104,961	67.4	64.3	75.2	27
Female	52,671	32.6	35.7	72.5	27
	157,632	100.0	100.0	74.3	27
Age at admission
Under 21 years	19,115	11.3	14.5	69.4	28
21 to 30 years	42,298	25.5	30.6	70.7	27
31 to 40 years	41,952	26.5	27.0	74.0	27
41 to 50 years	40,964	27.4	21.8	78.4	27
Over 50 years	13,201	9.2	6.0	81.5	26
	157,530	100.0	100.0	74.3	27
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	97,921	63.1	59.9	75.3	27
Black (non-Hispanic)	36,561	22.8	24.5	72.9	27
Hispanic origin	15,922	9.8	11.0	72.2	27
Other	6,833	4.3	4.6	72.9	28
	157,237	100.0	100.0	74.3	27
Primary substance
Alcohol	60,469	41.6	29.0	80.6	27
Opiates	24,381	14.0	19.8	67.2	26
Marijuana	17,805	10.8	12.8	70.8	28
Cocaine	36,448	22.5	25.0	72.2	27
Stimulants	14,274	8.6	10.3	70.8	28
Other/unknown	4,262	2.6	3.1	70.9	28
	157,639	100.0	100.0	74.3	27
Frequency of use in past month
No use	19,325	13.2	10.6	78.4	28
Some use	50,200	33.1	30.7	75.8	27
Daily use	84,992	53.7	58.7	72.7	26
	154,517	100.0	100.0	74.4	27
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	51,944	44.8	46.5	73.7	28
1 or more	62,875	55.2	53.5	75.1	27
	114,819	100.0	100.0	74.5	27
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	31,822	21.8	18.4	77.3	28
Individual	44,758	28.5	32.2	71.8	26
Health care/community	75,456	49.7	49.4	74.3	27
	152,036	100.0	100.0	74.2	27
Employment status
Employed	24,573	17.4	11.4	81.6	25
Unemployed/Not in labor force	130,593	82.6	88.6	73.0	27
	155,166	100.0	100.0	74.4	27
Years of education
Fewer than 12 years	54,820	33.1	40.7	70.3	27
12 years (or GED)	61,256	39.5	38.4	75.0	27
More than 12 years	40,167	27.4	20.9	79.2	27
	156,243	100.0	100.0	74.4	27
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 9.03.08.