Table 5.10 Year 2004 discharges from SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL 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 25 States and jurisdictions that offered short-term residential 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	76,994	47,419	11,053	58,472	10,796	4,709	3,017
	Number
Employed	14,520	10,156	1,618	11,774	1,609	650	487
Full time	11,461	8,169	1,200	9,369	1,229	464	399
Part time	3,059	1,987	418	2,405	380	186	88
Unemployed	28,463	15,959	5,199	21,158	4,315	1,884	1,106
Not in labor force	32,173	20,182	3,839	24,021	4,683	2,094	1,375
No. of discharges	75,156	46,297	10,656	56,953	10,607	4,628	2,968
	Column percent
Employed	19.3	21.9	15.2	20.7	15.2	14.0	16.4
Full time	15.2	17.6	11.3	16.5	11.6	10.0	13.4
Part time	4.1	4.3	3.9	4.2	3.6	4.0	3.0
Unemployed	37.9	34.5	48.8	37.1	40.7	40.7	37.3
Not in labor force	42.8	43.6	36.0	42.2	44.2	45.2	46.3
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
Employed	100.0	69.9	11.1	81.1	11.1	4.5	3.4
Full time	100.0	71.3	10.5	81.7	10.7	4.0	3.5
Part time	100.0	65.0	13.7	78.6	12.4	6.1	2.9
Unemployed	100.0	56.1	18.3	74.3	15.2	6.6	3.9
Not in labor force	100.0	62.7	11.9	74.7	14.6	6.5	4.3
Total	100.0	61.6	14.2	75.8	14.1	6.2	3.9
	Median length of stay (days)
Employed	19	21	18		7	14	11
Full time	19	21	18		7	14	11
Part time	21	23	19		8	14	11
Unemployed	17	21	17		6	12	11
Not in labor force	21	27	20		8	14	9
Total	20	25	19		7	14	10
	Average length of stay (days)
Employed	24	24	33		16	28	20
Full time	24	24	33		15	28	20
Part time	25	25	31		19	28	20
Unemployed	23	24	28		15	24	21
Not in labor force	28	31	26		18	30	20
Total	26	27	28		16	27	20
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.