Table 6.3 Discharges aged 12 and older from hospital 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 18 States and jurisdictions that offered hospital residential substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
Characteristics at admission	No. of hospital 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
	4,032			81.8	19
Gender
Male	2,651	65.4	67.2	81.4	19
Female	1,381	34.6	32.8	82.5	20
Total	4,032	100.0	100.0	81.8	19
Age at admission
12 to 20 years	263	5.9	9.1	74.5	28
21 to 30 years	1,010	24.1	29.3	78.7	25
31 to 40 years	974	23.9	25.2	81.0	20
41 to 50 years	1,147	29.4	24.1	84.6	15
Over 50 years	638	16.6	12.4	85.7	12
Total	4,032	100.0	100.0	81.8	19
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	3,104	77.5	78.9	81.5	19
Black (non-Hispanic)	484	12.3	11.3	83.1	22
Hispanic origin	207	5.3	4.5	84.1	21
Other	196	4.8	5.2	80.6	20
Total	3,991	100.0	100.0	81.8	20
Primary substance
Alcohol	2,283	58.4	48.4	84.4	13
Opiates	742	17.9	20.8	79.4	27
Marijuana/hashish	280	6.2	10.1	73.6	25
Cocaine	305	7.8	6.7	83.9	32
Stimulants	250	5.2	10.9	68.0	21
Other/unknown	172	4.5	3.1	86.6	21
Total	4,032	100.0	100.0	81.8	19
Frequency of use
No use in the past month	311	7.3	10.2	76.2	29
Some use	1,038	26.3	25.7	82.1	17
Daily use	2,618	66.4	64.1	82.2	18
Total	3,967	100.0	100.0	81.7	19
No. of prior treatment episodes
None	1,317	33.8	35.0	82.1	18
1 or more	2,555	66.2	65.0	82.9	20
Total	3,872	100.0	100.0	82.6	20
Treatment referral source
Criminal justice/DUI	711	19.8	14.0	86.1	29
Self or individual	1,783	47.2	46.0	81.7	13
Health care/community	1,299	32.9	40.0	78.2	23
Total	3,793	100.0	100.0	81.3	19
Employment status¹
Employed	686	18.6	14.8	85.6	10
Unemployed/Not in labor force	3,142	81.4	85.2	81.8	22
Total	3,828	100.0	100.0	82.5	20
Years of education¹
Fewer than 12 years	985	24.3	29.5	79.4	22
12 years (or GED)	1,758	45.1	44.3	82.7	18
More than 12 years	1,164	30.6	26.2	84.5	17
Total	3,907	100.0	100.0	82.4	19
¹Includes 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.