Table 5.3 Discharges from short-term residential 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 42 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
	177,511			73.7	27
Gender
Male	117,082	67.0	63.1	74.8	27
Female	60,407	33.0	36.9	71.5	27
	177,489	100.0	100.0	73.7	27
Age at admission
Under 21 years	21,491	11.5	14.0	69.6	28
21 to 30 years	48,674	26.3	30.8	70.4	27
31 to 40 years	44,997	25.2	25.8	73.2	27
41 to 50 years	46,013	27.2	22.5	77.2	27
Over 50 years	16,121	9.9	6.9	80.1	27
	177,296	100.0	100.0	73.7	27
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	112,845	64.8	60.9	74.9	27
Black (non-Hispanic)	40,169	22.0	24.8	71.2	27
Hispanic origin	16,294	9.0	9.8	71.9	28
Other	7,569	4.2	4.5	72.4	28
	176,877	100.0	100.0	73.7	27
Primary substance
Alcohol	68,494	41.5	30.5	79.2	27
Opiates	27,901	14.4	19.4	67.5	26
Marijuana	21,539	11.7	13.3	71.1	28
Cocaine	38,440	21.0	23.4	71.5	27
Stimulants	15,086	8.1	9.7	69.9	28
Other/unknown	6,051	3.4	3.6	72.5	27
	177,511	100.0	100.0	73.7	27
Frequency of use in past month
No use	24,786	15.0	12.2	77.6	28
Some use	61,112	35.9	33.1	75.3	27
Daily use	87,966	49.1	54.7	71.6	27
	173,864	100.0	100.0	73.8	27
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	64,517	37.6	37.8	73.7	28
1 or more	106,909	62.4	62.2	73.9	27
	171,426	100.0	100.0	73.8	27
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	41,101	24.7	20.5	77.2	28
Individual	51,658	28.3	33.4	70.5	27
Health care/community	81,309	47.0	46.0	74.2	27
	174,068	100.0	100.0	73.8	27
Employment status
Employed	29,026	18.1	12.3	80.6	26
Unemployed/Not in labor force	146,280	81.9	87.7	72.5	27
	175,306	100.0	100.0	73.9	27
Years of education
Fewer than 12 years	61,490	33.1	40.9	69.7	28
12 years (or GED)	67,598	38.7	38.4	74.1	27
More than 12 years	45,958	28.2	20.7	79.4	27
	175,046	100.0	100.0	73.9	27
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 8.31.09.