Table 5.3 Year 2004 discharges from SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL treatment1 by age at admission, 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.]
Age at admission	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
		Completed	Transferred	Completed or transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
Total discharges	78,423	48,222	11,189	59,411	11,025	4,906	3,081
	Number
Under 15 years	534	277	61	338	91	82	23
15 to 19 years	6,628	3,791	740	4,531	1,055	800	242
20 to 29 years	21,586	12,274	3,167	15,441	3,501	1,704	940
30 to 39 years	22,362	13,595	3,415	17,010	3,238	1,211	903
40 to 49 years	20,576	13,480	2,983	16,463	2,466	898	749
50 years and over	6,563	4,679	811	5,490	648	203	222
No. of discharges	78,249	48,096	11,177	59,273	10,999	4,898	3,079
	Column percent
Under 15 years	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.8	1.7	0.7
15 to 19 years	8.5	7.9	6.6	7.6	9.6	16.3	7.9
20 to 29 years	27.6	25.5	28.3	26.1	31.8	34.8	30.5
30 to 39 years	28.6	28.3	30.6	28.7	29.4	24.7	29.3
40 to 49 years	26.3	28.0	26.7	27.8	22.4	18.3	24.3
50 years and over	8.4	9.7	7.3	9.3	5.9	4.1	7.2
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
Under 15 years	100.0	51.9	11.4	63.3	17.0	15.4	4.3
15 to 19 years	100.0	57.2	11.2	68.4	15.9	12.1	3.7
20 to 29 years	100.0	56.9	14.7	71.5	16.2	7.9	4.4
30 to 39 years	100.0	60.8	15.3	76.1	14.5	5.4	4.0
40 to 49 years	100.0	65.5	14.5	80.0	12.0	4.4	3.6
50 years and over	100.0	71.3	12.4	83.7	9.9	3.1	3.4
Total	100.0	61.5	14.3	75.7	14.1	6.3	3.9
	Median length of stay (days)
Under 15 years	22	29	25		6	14	21
15 to 19 years	23	28	20		8	14	12
20 to 29 years	20	25	19		6	14	9
30 to 39 years	20	24	19		7	14	10
40 to 49 years	20	23	19		8	13	10
50 years and over	21	24	18		7	13	12
Total	20	25	19		7	14	10
	Average length of stay (days)
Under 15 years	33	39	43		19	21	33
15 to 19 years	30	34	32		21	23	27
20 to 29 years	25	27	28		15	25	18
30 to 39 years	26	27	28		17	34	20
40 to 49 years	25	26	26		17	28	22
50 years and over	24	25	29		15	27	23
Total	26	27	28		17	28	21
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.