Table 7.2 Discharges from hospital residential treatment. Characteristics at admission, by reason for discharge: TEDS 2006 Number
[Based on linked admission and discharge data reported by 15 States and jurisdictions that offered hospital residential substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
Characteristics at admission	Reason for discharge (number)
	Total	Completed	Transferred to further treatment	Dropped out	Terminated by facility	Other
All hospital residential treatment discharges	6,240	4,354	1,076	563	159	88
Gender
Male	4,123	2,873	732	358	105	55
Female	2,117	1,481	344	205	54	33
No. of discharges	6,240	4,354	1,076	563	159	88
Age at admission
Under 21 years	857	660	80	63	42	12
21 to 30 years	1,345	889	251	133	49	23
31 to 40 years	1,601	1,076	297	177	28	23
41 to 50 years	1,684	1,155	336	139	32	22
Over 50 years	709	543	105	46	7	8
No. of discharges	6,196	4,323	1,069	558	158	88
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	4,330	3,043	779	349	105	54
Black (non-Hispanic)	864	544	161	118	23	18
Hispanic origin	621	485	67	55	6	8
Other	393	259	65	38	24	7
No. of discharges	6,208	4,331	1,072	560	158	87
Primary substance
Alcohol	2,872	2,059	533	191	54	35
Opiates	1,042	788	92	133	21	8
Marijuana	684	496	101	43	29	15
Cocaine	876	558	181	97	25	15
Stimulants	459	245	111	70	25	8
Other/unknown	307	208	58	29	5	7
No. of discharges	6,240	4,354	1,076	563	159	88
Frequency of use in past month
No use	681	472	111	58	34	6
Some use	1,571	1,025	330	142	49	25
Daily use	3,817	2,740	606	343	75	53
No. of discharges	6,069	4,237	1,047	543	158	84
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	2,158	1,558	365	187	30	18
1 or more	3,689	2,576	639	320	109	45
No. of discharges	5,847	4,134	1,004	507	139	63
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	1,020	731	188	54	28	19
Individual	2,697	1,905	443	264	51	34
Health care/community	2,260	1,576	388	202	66	28
No. of discharges	5,977	4,212	1,019	520	145	81
Employment status
Employed	1,349	961	255	94	17	22
Unemployed/Not in labor force	4,775	3,331	795	447	137	65
No. of discharges	6,124	4,292	1,050	541	154	87
Years of education
Fewer than 12 years	1,902	1,353	272	183	63	31
12 years (or GED)	2,329	1,617	419	222	40	31
More than 12 years	1,926	1,340	367	142	53	24
No. of discharges	6,157	4,310	1,058	547	156	86
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 9.03.08.