Table 8.11 Year 2004 discharges from DETOXIFICATION¹ 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 26 States and jurisdictions that offered substance abuse detoxification 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	208,822	129,892	28,399	158,291	34,295	4,442	11,794
	Number
0 to 8 years	14,111	9,045	1,791	10,836	2,634	297	344
9 to 11 years	46,918	28,167	6,989	35,156	8,692	1,128	1,942
12 years (or GED)	96,461	61,601	12,146	73,747	16,159	2,127	4,428
More than 12 years	46,059	28,776	6,796	35,572	6,306	733	3,448
No. of discharges	203,549	127,589	27,722	155,311	33,791	4,285	10,162
	Column percent
0 to 8 years	6.9	7.1	6.5	7.0	7.8	6.9	3.4
9 to 11 years	23.0	22.1	25.2	22.6	25.7	26.3	19.1
12 years (or GED)	47.4	48.3	43.8	47.5	47.8	49.6	43.6
More than 12 years	22.6	22.6	24.5	22.9	18.7	17.1	33.9
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
0 to 8 years	100.0	64.1	12.7	76.8	18.7	2.1	2.4
9 to 11 years	100.0	60.0	14.9	74.9	18.5	2.4	4.1
12 years (or GED)	100.0	63.9	12.6	76.5	16.8	2.2	4.6
More than 12 years	100.0	62.5	14.8	77.2	13.7	1.6	7.5
Total	100.0	62.7	13.6	76.3	16.6	2.1	5.0
	Median length of stay (days)
0 to 8 years	3	3	4		2	2	2
9 to 11 years	3	4	4		2	2	1
12 years (or GED)	3	3	4		2	2	1
More than 12 years	3	3	4		2	2	1
Total	3	3	4		2	2	1
	Average length of stay (days)
0 to 8 years	9	7	17		9	13	18
9 to 11 years	13	10	27		15	19	11
12 years (or GED)	10	8	23		11	13	7
More than 12 years	11	8	22		14	18	5
Total	11	8	23		13	16	8
¹ Includes free-standing residential detoxification (n = 189,870; 90 percent), hospital detoxification (n = 14,672; 7 percent), and ambulatory detoxification (n = 6,619; 3 percent). 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.