Table 3.3 Discharges aged 12 and older from intensive outpatient 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 44 States and jurisdictions that offered intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
Characteristics at admission	No. of intensive outpatient 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
	200,259			55.6	85
Gender
Male	125,929	63.7	61.9	56.3	80
Female	74,292	36.3	38.1	54.4	92
Total	200,221	100.0	100.0	55.6	85
Age at admission
12 to 20 years	34,159	16.0	18.3	52.3	87
21 to 30 years	64,972	31.8	33.3	54.5	86
31 to 40 years	44,446	22.3	22.1	55.8	85
41 to 50 years	40,353	20.9	19.3	57.5	80
Over 50 years	16,329	9.0	7.0	61.7	81
Total	200,259	100.0	100.0	55.6	85
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	119,099	62.8	57.8	57.6	83
Black (non-Hispanic)	42,966	19.5	24.8	49.6	82
Hispanic origin	20,683	10.5	10.6	55.3	95
Other	13,856	7.3	6.7	57.8	80
Total	196,604	100.0	100.0	55.6	85
Primary substance
Alcohol	78,970	42.6	35.5	60.0	80
Opiates	26,181	11.7	14.9	49.6	65
Marijuana/hashish	50,201	23.9	26.6	52.9	87
Cocaine	22,581	10.6	12.1	52.4	86
Stimulants	17,302	8.9	8.3	57.6	121
Other/unknown	5,024	2.4	2.7	52.3	91
Total	200,259	100.0	100.0	55.6	85
Frequency of use
No use in the past month	82,430	45.8	36.8	61.0	90
Some use	71,856	34.3	39.2	52.3	80
Daily use	42,818	19.9	24.0	51.0	71
Total	197,104	100.0	100.0	55.6	84
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	82,409	42.6	40.9	56.5	92
1 or more	114,455	57.4	59.1	54.8	78
Total	196,864	100.0	100.0	55.5	85
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	94,458	51.5	42.9	60.1	91
Self or individual	46,277	21.6	25.6	51.5	70
Health care/community	57,222	26.8	31.5	51.7	83
Total	197,957	100.0	100.0	55.7	85
Employment status1
Employed	49,669	28.8	22.6	61.4	88
Unemployed/Not in labor force	140,936	71.2	77.4	53.5	84
Total	190,605	100.0	100.0	55.6	85
Years of education1
Fewer than 12 years	60,543	31.0	37.7	50.8	92
12 years (or GED)	76,511	44.1	41.5	57.2	80
More than 12 years	41,071	24.9	20.7	60.2	78
Total	178,125	100.0	100.0	55.7	84
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.