Table 5.2 Year 2004 discharges from SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL 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 25 States and jurisdictions that offered short-term residential substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
Gender	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
		Completed	Transferred	Completed or transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
Total discharges	78,423	48,222	11,189	59,411	11,025	4,906	3,081
	Number
Male	52,670	32,805	7,497	40,302	6,862	3,457	2,049
Female	25,745	15,414	3,690	19,104	4,162	1,447	1,032
No. of discharges	78,415	48,219	11,187	59,406	11,024	4,904	3,081
	Column percent
Male	67.2	68.0	67.0	67.8	62.2	70.5	66.5
Female	32.8	32.0	33.0	32.2	37.8	29.5	33.5
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
Male	100.0	62.3	14.2	76.5	13.0	6.6	3.9
Female	100.0	59.9	14.3	74.2	16.2	5.6	4.0
Total	100.0	61.5	14.3	75.8	14.1	6.3	3.9
	Median length of stay (days)
Male	21	24	19		7	14	11
Female	20	25	18		7	13	9
Total	20	25	19		7	14	10
	Average length of stay (days)
Male	26	28	27		18	29	22
Female	25	27	31		15	23	19
Total	26	27	28		17	28	21
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.