Table 6.3 Discharges from long-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 44 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
	132,160			59.7	89
Gender
Male	85,771	64.5	65.5	59.4	90
Female	46,351	35.5	34.5	60.4	89
	132,122	100.0	100.0	59.7	89
Age at admission
Under 21 years	17,809	13.3	13.8	58.7	88
21 to 30 years	38,597	28.0	31.1	57.2	90
31 to 40 years	34,127	25.4	26.5	58.8	90
41 to 50 years	31,562	24.8	22.6	62.0	89
Over 50 years	9,875	8.5	6.0	67.7	84
	131,970	100.0	100.0	59.7	89
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	70,873	56.4	50.6	62.2	86
Black (non-Hispanic)	30,139	20.8	26.3	53.9	98
Hispanic origin	19,540	14.3	15.8	57.2	90
Other	10,605	8.6	7.3	63.4	76
	131,157	100.0	100.0	59.7	89
Primary substance
Alcohol	37,291	30.4	25.0	64.3	75
Opiates	21,111	13.9	19.1	51.9	97
Marijuana	17,276	12.6	13.8	57.6	92
Cocaine	29,117	20.5	24.3	55.5	90
Stimulants	24,875	20.9	15.8	66.3	90
Other/unknown	2,490	1.8	2.1	56.2	66
	132,160	100.0	100.0	59.7	89
Frequency of use in past month
No use	45,938	37.5	31.3	64.1	92
Some use	43,652	34.1	32.0	61.3	79
Daily use	41,582	28.4	36.6	53.6	85
	131,172	100.0	100.0	59.8	89
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	41,340	36.2	31.0	63.1	75
1 or more	79,945	63.8	69.0	57.5	89
	121,285	100.0	100.0	59.5	87
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	49,228	40.2	34.2	63.5	91
Individual	33,713	24.9	27.3	57.5	62
Health care/community	47,379	34.9	38.5	57.4	89
	130,320	100.0	100.0	59.7	89
Employment status
Employed	10,605	9.4	6.1	69.4	54
Unemployed/Not in labor force	120,541	90.6	93.9	58.9	90
	131,146	100.0	100.0	59.8	89
Years of education
Fewer than 12 years	51,686	37.6	42.0	57.1	90
12 years (or GED)	51,815	39.8	38.9	60.4	89
More than 12 years	27,838	22.6	19.1	63.7	79
	131,339	100.0	100.0	59.8	89
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 8.31.09.