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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
[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
Race/ethnicity	Total	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.