Table 9.2 Year 2004 discharges from METHADONE 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 23 States and jurisdictions that offered methadone outpatient 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	31,828	3,859	5,555	9,414	14,084	4,096	4,234
	Number
Male	18,894	2,376	2,770	5,146	8,613	2,408	2,727
Female	12,930	1,481	2,785	4,266	5,471	1,686	1,507
No. of discharges	31,824	3,857	5,555	9,412	14,084	4,094	4,234
	Column percent
Male	59.4	61.6	49.9	54.7	61.2	58.8	64.4
Female	40.6	38.4	50.1	45.3	38.8	41.2	35.6
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
Male	100.0	12.6	14.7	27.2	45.6	12.7	14.4
Female	100.0	11.5	21.5	33.0	42.3	13.0	11.7
Total	100.0	12.1	17.5	29.6	44.3	12.9	13.3
	Median length of stay (days)
Male	114	163	105		88	136	156
Female	117	151	113		92	144	162
Total	115	159	108		90	139	159
	Average length of stay (days)
Male	222	268	238		184	232	274
Female	228	273	236		191	248	282
Total	224	270	237		187	239	277
1 Clients includes methadone outpatient (n = 30,343; 95 percent) and methadone intensive outpatient (n = 1,485; 5 percent).
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 2.1.2006.