Table 4.3 Discharges aged 12 and older from short-term residential treatment. Characteristics at admission, by treatment completion/transfer: 2009 Number, percent distribution, treatment completion/transfer rate, and median length of stay (LOS)
[Based on linked admission and discharge data reported by the 43 States and jurisdictions that offered short-term residential substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
Characteristics at admission	No. of short-term residential treatment discharges	Completed treatment or transferred to further treatment (percent distribution)	Did not complete treatment or transfer to further treatment (percent distribution)	Rate of treatment completion or transfer to further treatment	Median LOS (days) among treatment completers
	178,808			70.1	27
Gender
Male	118,896	67.6	63.9	71.3	27
Female	59,901	32.4	36.1	67.8	27
Total	178,797	100.0	100.0	70.1	27
Age at admission
12 to 20 years	22,401	11.8	14.2	66.1	28
21 to 30 years	53,462	28.5	33.2	66.8	27
31 to 40 years	40,638	22.5	23.2	69.4	27
41 to 50 years	43,610	25.6	21.4	73.7	27
Over 50 years	18,697	11.5	7.9	77.3	27
Total	178,808	100.0	100.0	70.1	27
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	117,278	66.8	63.5	71.1	27
Black (non-Hispanic)	36,495	19.9	21.9	68.0	27
Hispanic origin	16,804	9.0	10.5	66.6	27
Other	7,686	4.4	4.1	71.7	28
Total	178,263	100.0	100.0	70.1	27
Primary substance
Alcohol	73,313	44.4	33.0	75.9	27
Opiates	38,904	20.0	25.9	64.4	26
Marijuana/hashish	23,762	12.8	14.4	67.5	28
Cocaine	25,151	13.5	15.4	67.3	27
Stimulants	12,306	6.5	7.8	66.1	28
Other/unknown	5,372	2.8	3.4	65.7	27
Total	178,808	100.0	100.0	70.1	27
Frequency of use
No use in the past month	23,130	13.7	11.5	73.7	28
Some use	61,741	35.8	32.5	72.2	27
Daily use	92,577	50.5	56.0	68.0	26
Total	177,448	100.0	100.0	70.2	27
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	58,961	31.7	37.8	66.7	28
1 or more	116,930	68.3	62.2	72.4	27
Total	175,891	100.0	100.0	70.5	27
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	40,024	24.6	18.2	76.1	28
Self or individual	56,043	29.9	36.1	66.2	26
Health care/community	80,298	45.5	45.6	70.2	27
Total	176,365	100.0	100.0	70.3	27
Employment status1
Employed	24,355	15.6	10.2	78.6	24
Unemployed/Not in labor force	149,132	84.4	89.8	69.2	27
Total	173,487	100.0	100.0	70.5	27
Years of education1
Fewer than 12 years	50,780	28.9	34.3	67.0	27
12 years (or GED)	71,245	42.9	42.6	70.8	27
More than 12 years	44,320	28.1	23.1	74.6	26
Total	166,345	100.0	100.0	70.6	27
1 Includes only discharges aged 16 and above for employment status and aged 18 and older for years of education.
NOTE: In LOS calculations, missing values of the associated variables were excluded.
SOURCE: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 10.10.11.