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Table 5.11 Year 2004 discharges from SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL treatment¹ by education (aged 18 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.]
Years of education	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
Years of education	Total	Completed	Transferred	Completed or transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
Total discharges aged 18 and over	74,345	45,848	10,791	56,639	10,409	4,357	2,940
	Number
0 to 8 years	3,508	2,027	468	2,495	647	212	154
9 to 11 years	17,784	10,211	2,677	12,888	2,930	1,254	712
12 years (or GED)	33,187	20,462	5,008	25,470	4,640	1,935	1,142
More than 12 years	18,847	12,860	2,424	15,284	2,102	887	574
No. of discharges	73,326	45,560	10,577	56,137	10,319	4,288	2,582
	Column percent
0 to 8 years	4.8	4.4	4.4	4.4	6.3	4.9	6.0
9 to 11 years	24.3	22.4	25.3	23.0	28.4	29.2	27.6
12 years (or GED)	45.3	44.9	47.3	45.4	45.0	45.1	44.2
More than 12 years	25.7	28.2	22.9	27.2	20.4	20.7	22.2
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
0 to 8 years	100.0	57.8	13.3	71.1	18.4	6.0	4.4
9 to 11 years	100.0	57.4	15.1	72.5	16.5	7.1	4.0
12 years (or GED)	100.0	61.7	15.1	76.7	14.0	5.8	3.4
More than 12 years	100.0	68.2	12.9	81.1	11.2	4.7	3.0
Total	100.0	62.1	14.4	76.6	14.1	5.8	3.5
	Median length of stay (days)
0 to 8 years	17	22	19		5	11	9
9 to 11 years	20	25	19		7	13	8
12 years (or GED)	20	24	18		7	14	9
More than 12 years	21	25	19		7	13	10
Total	20	24	19		7	13	9
	Average length of stay (days)
0 to 8 years	22	25	24		12	19	17
9 to 11 years	26	29	28		16	27	16
12 years (or GED)	25	26	27		16	29	17
More than 12 years	25	26	29		17	27	16
Total	25	27	28		16	28	17
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.