Table 3.11 Year 2004 discharges from OUTPATIENT treatment¹ by education (aged 18 and over), according to reason for discharge: TEDS 2004 Number, percent distribution, and median and average lengths of stay
[Based on linked admission and discharge data reported by 27 States and jurisdictions that offered outpatient substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
Years of education	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
Years of education	Total	Completed	Transferred	Completed or transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
Total discharges aged 18 and over	346,049	124,001	41,188	165,189	94,849	36,869	49,142
	Number
0 to 8 years	21,441	7,566	2,809	10,375	6,432	2,309	2,325
9 to 11 years	95,272	29,645	12,661	42,306	29,605	12,216	11,145
12 years (or GED)	150,177	57,733	17,042	74,775	41,775	15,783	17,844
More than 12 years	64,979	27,128	8,149	35,277	15,867	6,027	7,808
No. of discharges	331,869	122,072	40,661	162,733	93,679	36,335	39,122
	Column percent
0 to 8 years	6.5	6.2	6.9	6.4	6.9	6.4	5.9
9 to 11 years	28.7	24.3	31.1	26.0	31.6	33.6	28.5
12 years (or GED)	45.3	47.3	41.9	45.9	44.6	43.4	45.6
More than 12 years	19.6	22.2	20.0	21.7	16.9	16.6	20.0
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
0 to 8 years	100.0	35.3	13.1	48.4	30.0	10.8	10.8
9 to 11 years	100.0	31.1	13.3	44.4	31.1	12.8	11.7
12 years (or GED)	100.0	38.4	11.3	49.8	27.8	10.5	11.9
More than 12 years	100.0	41.7	12.5	54.3	24.4	9.3	12.0
Total	100.0	36.8	12.3	49.0	28.2	10.9	11.8
	Median length of stay (days)
0 to 8 years	70	119	29		45	50	63
9 to 11 years	62	106	23		42	50	60
12 years (or GED)	69	104	31		44	53	62
More than 12 years	69	100	28		44	54	59
Total	67	105	28		43	52	61
	Average length of stay (days)
0 to 8 years	110	150	81		84	93	100
9 to 11 years	101	142	71		78	91	103
12 years (or GED)	107	139	79		80	93	103
More than 12 years	108	137	77		84	95	102
Total	106	140	76		80	93	103
¹ Excludes records where methadone use was planned.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 2.1.2006.