Table 4.3 Discharges from intensive outpatient treatment. Characteristics at admission, by treatment completion/transfer: TEDS 2007 Number, percent distribution, treatment completion/transfer rate, and median LOS
[Based on linked admission and discharge data reported by 44 States and jurisdictions that offered intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
Characteristics at admission	No. of intensive outpatient 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
	179,335			56.0	72
Gender
Male	110,285	62.3	60.5	56.8	68
Female	68,996	37.7	39.5	54.8	79
	179,281	100.0	100.0	56.0	72
Age at admission
Under 21 years	30,956	17.1	17.6	55.3	79
21 to 30 years	54,811	30.2	31.2	55.2	72
31 to 40 years	42,544	23.6	24.0	55.5	71
41 to 50 years	37,701	21.3	20.8	56.6	68
Over 50 years	12,791	7.8	6.3	61.0	66
	178,803	100.0	100.0	56.0	71
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	107,875	63.2	57.4	58.3	65
Black (non-Hispanic)	40,207	19.8	26.2	49.0	80
Hispanic origin	18,390	10.3	10.4	55.7	92
Other	11,463	6.7	6.1	58.3	64
	177,935	100.0	100.0	56.0	72
Primary substance
Alcohol	67,545	40.9	33.5	60.8	64
Opiates	17,910	8.9	11.3	50.1	65
Marijuana	40,271	21.9	23.2	54.5	82
Cocaine	30,042	15.0	19.0	50.1	72
Stimulants	18,117	10.3	9.9	57.0	92
Other/unknown	5,450	3.1	3.0	56.2	79
	179,335	100.0	100.0	56.0	72
Frequency of use in past month
No use	71,995	45.5	35.3	62.1	79
Some use	66,187	35.2	40.8	52.3	68
Daily use	37,465	19.3	23.9	50.7	56
	175,647	100.0	100.0	56.0	72
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	75,896	45.4	42.4	57.7	76
1 or more	96,232	54.6	57.6	54.7	64
	172,128	100.0	100.0	56.0	71
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	78,325	47.9	40.0	60.4	82
Individual	40,096	20.7	25.4	50.9	59
Health care/community	57,895	31.4	34.6	53.6	66
	176,316	100.0	100.0	56.0	71
Employment status
Employed	51,665	31.8	25.9	61.1	69
Unemployed/Not in labor force	125,088	68.2	74.1	54.1	73
	176,753	100.0	100.0	56.1	72
Years of education
Fewer than 12 years	70,748	37.4	43.7	52.2	84
12 years (or GED)	67,319	39.1	37.0	57.4	67
More than 12 years	38,129	23.5	19.3	60.8	63
	176,196	100.0	100.0	56.1	71
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 8.31.09.