Table 4.11 Year 2004 discharges from INTENSIVE 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 intensive 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	100,686	37,509	18,318	55,827	24,073	13,892	6,894
	Number
0 to 8 years	5,387	1,562	1,147	2,709	1,497	843	338
9 to 11 years	27,511	8,501	5,245	13,746	7,462	4,336	1,967
12 years (or GED)	43,670	16,753	7,976	24,729	10,092	5,936	2,913
More than 12 years	22,504	10,177	3,732	13,909	4,695	2,633	1,267
No. of discharges	99,072	36,993	18,100	55,093	23,746	13,748	6,485
	Column percent
0 to 8 years	5.4	4.2	6.3	4.9	6.3	6.1	5.2
9 to 11 years	27.8	23.0	29.0	25.0	31.4	31.5	30.3
12 years (or GED)	44.1	45.3	44.1	44.9	42.5	43.2	44.9
More than 12 years	22.7	27.5	20.6	25.2	19.8	19.2	19.5
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
0 to 8 years	100.0	29.0	21.3	50.3	27.8	15.6	6.3
9 to 11 years	100.0	30.9	19.1	50.0	27.1	15.8	7.1
12 years (or GED)	100.0	38.4	18.3	56.6	23.1	13.6	6.7
More than 12 years	100.0	45.2	16.6	61.8	20.9	11.7	5.6
Total	100.0	37.3	18.3	55.6	24.0	13.9	6.5
	Median length of stay (days)
0 to 8 years	39	61	42		22	34	29
9 to 11 years	41	53	44		26	37	37
12 years (or GED)	41	51	42		26	35	35
More than 12 years	41	47	38		28	36	35
Total	41	50	42		26	36	36
	Average length of stay (days)
0 to 8 years	70	92	74		49	61	66
9 to 11 years	74	86	94		54	61	75
12 years (or GED)	70	80	78		52	60	67
More than 12 years	66	72	75		52	59	66
Total	70	80	82		52	60	69
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.