Table 3.4 Year 2004 discharges from OUTPATIENT treatment1 by race/ethnicity, according to reason for discharge: TEDS 2004 Number, percent distribution, and median and average lengths of stay |
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[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.] | |||||||
Race/ethnicity | Total | Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment | |||||
Completed | Transferred | Completed
or transferred |
Dropped out |
Terminated | Other | ||
Total discharges | 399,037 | 145,426 | 46,611 | 192,037 | 108,605 | 41,913 | 56,482 |
Number | |||||||
White (non-Hispanic) | 232,398 | 91,123 | 25,942 | 117,065 | 56,898 | 22,758 | 35,677 |
Black (non-Hispanic) | 87,169 | 26,702 | 12,872 | 39,574 | 23,528 | 13,914 | 10,153 |
Hispanic origin | 53,878 | 18,789 | 4,995 | 23,784 | 19,687 | 3,753 | 6,654 |
Other | 22,956 | 7,807 | 2,533 | 10,340 | 7,839 | 1,129 | 3,648 |
No. of discharges | 396,401 | 144,421 | 46,342 | 190,763 | 107,952 | 41,554 | 56,132 |
Column percent | |||||||
White (non-Hispanic) | 58.6 | 63.1 | 56.0 | 61.4 | 52.7 | 54.8 | 63.6 |
Black (non-Hispanic) | 22.0 | 18.5 | 27.8 | 20.7 | 21.8 | 33.5 | 18.1 |
Hispanic origin | 13.6 | 13.0 | 10.8 | 12.5 | 18.2 | 9.0 | 11.9 |
Other | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 6.5 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Row percent | |||||||
White (non-Hispanic) | 100.0 | 39.2 | 11.2 | 50.4 | 24.5 | 9.8 | 15.4 |
Black (non-Hispanic) | 100.0 | 30.6 | 14.8 | 45.4 | 27.0 | 16.0 | 11.6 |
Hispanic origin | 100.0 | 34.9 | 9.3 | 44.1 | 36.5 | 7.0 | 12.4 |
Other | 100.0 | 34.0 | 11.0 | 45.0 | 34.1 | 4.9 | 15.9 |
Total | 100.0 | 36.4 | 11.7 | 48.1 | 27.2 | 10.5 | 14.2 |
Median length of stay (days) | |||||||
White (non-Hispanic) | 70 | 98 | 31 | 43 | 56 | 69 | |
Black (non-Hispanic) | 62 | 102 | 20 | 47 | 50 | 64 | |
Hispanic origin | 77 | 126 | 35 | 47 | 43 | 87 | |
Other | 71 | 116 | 51 | 47 | 38 | 65 | |
Total | 69 | 104 | 29 | 45 | 53 | 70 | |
Average length of stay (days) | |||||||
White (non-Hispanic) | 108 | 134 | 78 | 82 | 96 | 112 | |
Black (non-Hispanic) | 105 | 138 | 73 | 85 | 97 | 112 | |
Hispanic origin | 109 | 155 | 73 | 79 | 68 | 118 | |
Other | 107 | 144 | 93 | 80 | 78 | 105 | |
Total | 107 | 138 | 77 | 82 | 93 | 113 | |
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. |