Table 5.6 Year 2004 discharges from SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL treatment¹ by frequency of use, 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.]
Frequency of use	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
Frequency of use	Total	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
No use in the past month	8,745	5,429	1,519	6,948	776	660	361
1-3 times in the past month	4,586	3,000	596	3,596	524	354	112
1-2 times per week	6,060	4,105	759	4,864	701	323	172
3-6 times per week	14,036	8,390	2,293	10,683	1,985	842	526
Daily	37,933	21,972	5,471	27,443	6,221	2,445	1,824
No. of discharges	71,360	42,896	10,638	53,534	10,207	4,624	2,995
	Column percent
No use in the past month	12.3	12.7	14.3	13.0	7.6	14.3	12.1
1-3 times in the past month	6.4	7.0	5.6	6.7	5.1	7.7	3.7
1-2 times per week	8.5	9.6	7.1	9.1	6.9	7.0	5.7
3-6 times per week	19.7	19.6	21.6	20.0	19.4	18.2	17.6
Daily	53.2	51.2	51.4	51.3	60.9	52.9	60.9
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
No use in the past month	100.0	62.1	17.4	79.5	8.9	7.5	4.1
1-3 times in the past month	100.0	65.4	13.0	78.4	11.4	7.7	2.4
1-2 times per week	100.0	67.7	12.5	80.3	11.6	5.3	2.8
3-6 times per week	100.0	59.8	16.3	76.1	14.1	6.0	3.7
Daily	100.0	57.9	14.4	72.3	16.4	6.4	4.8
Total	100.0	60.1	14.9	75.0	14.3	6.5	4.2
	Median length of stay (days)
No use in the past month	27	28	22		12	19	13
1-3 times in the past month	21	25	21		8	14	10
1-2 times per week	19	21	20		7	14	10
3-6 times per week	20	26	16		7	14	10
Daily	19	23	19		7	12	10
Total	20	24	20		7	14	10
	Average length of stay (days)
No use in the past month	36	34	46		29	43	32
1-3 times in the past month	28	28	36		20	31	15
1-2 times per week	24	24	30		18	22	27
3-6 times per week	24	27	21		17	25	18
Daily	23	26	25		15	24	19
Total	25	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.