Table 3.2 Year 2004 discharges from OUTPATIENT treatment¹ by gender, 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.]
Gender	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
Gender	Total	Completed	Transferred	Completed or transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
Total discharges	399,037	145,426	46,611	192,037	108,605	41,913	56,482
	Number
Male	269,389	103,071	28,008	131,079	71,554	29,565	37,191
Female	129,557	42,302	18,603	60,905	37,035	12,334	19,283
No. of discharges	398,946	145,373	46,611	191,984	108,589	41,899	56,474
	Column percent
Male	67.5	70.9	60.1	68.3	65.9	70.6	65.9
Female	32.5	29.1	39.9	31.7	34.1	29.4	34.1
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
Male	100.0	38.3	10.4	48.7	26.6	11.0	13.8
Female	100.0	32.7	14.4	47.0	28.6	9.5	14.9
Total	100.0	36.4	11.7	48.1	27.2	10.5	14.2
	Median length of stay (days)
Male	70	103	32		46	53	68
Female	64	105	25		43	53	75
Total	69	104	29		45	53	70
	Average length of stay (days)
Male	107	136	79		83	91	108
Female	108	143	74		81	98	120
Total	107	138	77		82	93	112
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.