Table 6.3 Discharges from long-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 40 States and jurisdictions that offered long-term residential substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
Characteristics at admission	No. of long- 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
	127,253			57.4	90
Gender
Male	82,697	64.3	65.9	56.8	90
Female	44,498	35.7	34.1	58.5	89
	127,195	100.0	100.0	57.4	90
Age at admission
Under 21 years	18,277	14.1	14.8	56.2	90
21 to 30 years	35,939	27.1	29.9	55.0	90
31 to 40 years	34,574	26.6	28.0	56.1	90
41 to 50 years	30,046	24.7	22.2	60.0	90
Over 50 years	8,327	7.6	5.2	66.4	87
	127,163	100.0	100.0	57.4	90
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	66,687	55.4	49.2	60.2	89
Black (non-Hispanic)	30,957	21.9	28.0	51.2	103
Hispanic origin	19,119	14.5	16.0	54.8	90
Other	9,632	8.2	6.8	61.6	82
	126,395	100.0	100.0	57.3	90
Primary substance
Alcohol	33,628	28.7	23.3	62.4	82
Opiates	20,036	13.5	18.8	49.1	109
Marijuana	16,894	12.8	13.9	55.3	94
Cocaine	29,551	21.0	26.2	52.0	90
Stimulants	24,582	21.9	15.8	65.0	90
Other/unknown	2,562	2.1	2.0	58.6	89
	127,253	100.0	100.0	57.4	90
Frequency of use in past month
No use	41,923	35.3	30.9	60.6	99
Some use	40,583	33.4	31.0	59.2	84
Daily use	42,942	31.4	38.1	52.6	86
	125,448	100.0	100.0	57.4	90
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	39,770	39.1	33.8	64.6	76
1 or more	67,551	60.9	66.2	59.3	89
	107,321	100.0	100.0	61.3	88
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	46,064	39.1	33.9	60.8	93
Individual	33,476	25.7	28.3	55.0	70
Health care/community	45,350	35.2	37.8	55.6	90
	124,890	100.0	100.0	57.3	90
Employment status
Employed	11,118	10.3	6.8	67.0	60
Unemployed/Not in labor force	114,715	89.7	93.2	56.4	90
	125,833	100.0	100.0	57.4	90
Years of education
Fewer than 12 years	51,671	38.9	43.4	54.7	90
12 years (or GED)	49,413	39.4	38.5	58.0	90
More than 12 years	25,498	21.6	18.1	61.6	81
	126,582	100.0	100.0	57.4	90
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 9.03.08.