Table 3.10 Year 2004 discharges from OUTPATIENT treatment1 by employment status (aged 16 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 27 States and jurisdictions that offered outpatient substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
Employment status	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
		Completed	Transferred	Completed or transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
Total discharges aged 16 and over	377,216	136,594	44,444	181,038	103,009	39,853	53,316
	Number
Employed	131,685	61,962	11,065	73,027	30,854	13,272	14,532
Full time	94,968	46,959	7,240	54,199	20,887	9,666	10,216
Part time	36,717	15,003	3,825	18,828	9,967	3,606	4,316
Unemployed	112,693	33,090	17,130	50,220	34,568	12,700	15,205
Not in labor force	104,099	35,068	14,057	49,125	31,464	10,660	12,850
No. of discharges	348,477	130,120	42,252	172,372	96,886	36,632	42,587
	Column percent
Employed	37.8	47.6	26.2	42.4	31.8	36.2	34.1
Full time	27.3	36.1	17.1	31.4	21.6	26.4	24.0
Part time	10.5	11.5	9.1	10.9	10.3	9.8	10.1
Unemployed	32.3	25.4	40.5	29.1	35.7	34.7	35.7
Not in labor force	29.9	27.0	33.3	28.5	32.5	29.1	30.2
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
Employed	100.0	47.1	8.4	55.5	23.4	10.1	11.0
Full time	100.0	49.4	7.6	57.1	22.0	10.2	10.8
Part time	100.0	40.9	10.4	51.3	27.1	9.8	11.8
Unemployed	100.0	29.4	15.2	44.6	30.7	11.3	13.5
Not in labor force	100.0	33.7	13.5	47.2	30.2	10.2	12.3
Total	100.0	37.3	12.1	49.5	27.8	10.5	12.2
	Median length of stay (days)
Employed	78	105	43		48	61	64
Full time	80	105	45		49	62	62
Part time	73	103	41		45	57	71
Unemployed	57	106	19		41	44	61
Not in labor force	64	100	34		45	49	66
Total	68	104	29		44	52	63
	Average length of stay (days)
Employed	112	137	87		84	95	105
Full time	114	136	87		84	96	103
Part time	109	138	87		82	90	110
Unemployed	99	144	66		77	83	100
Not in labor force	105	138	81		82	89	110
Total	106	139	76		80	89	105
1 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.