Table 5.7 Year 2004 discharges from SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL treatment1 by age at first use, 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 first use	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
12 years or under	9,008	5,099	1,659	6,758	1,112	788	350
13 to 14 years	10,835	6,543	1,510	8,053	1,494	889	399
15 to 16 years	13,289	8,133	1,957	10,090	1,728	917	554
17 to 18 years	10,214	6,251	1,546	7,797	1,411	614	392
19 to 20 years	5,737	3,372	889	4,261	858	352	266
21 to 25 years	8,967	5,306	1,411	6,717	1,325	540	385
Over 25 years	11,448	6,923	1,795	8,718	1,670	606	454
No. of discharges	69,498	41,627	10,767	52,394	9,598	4,706	2,800
	Column percent
12 years or under	13.0	12.2	15.4	12.9	11.6	16.7	12.5
13 to 14 years	15.6	15.7	14.0	15.4	15.6	18.9	14.3
15 to 16 years	19.1	19.5	18.2	19.3	18.0	19.5	19.8
17 to 18 years	14.7	15.0	14.4	14.9	14.7	13.0	14.0
19 to 20 years	8.3	8.1	8.3	8.1	8.9	7.5	9.5
21 to 25 years	12.9	12.7	13.1	12.8	13.8	11.5	13.8
Over 25 years	16.5	16.6	16.7	16.6	17.4	12.9	16.2
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
12 years or under	100.0	56.6	18.4	75.0	12.3	8.7	3.9
13 to 14 years	100.0	60.4	13.9	74.3	13.8	8.2	3.7
15 to 16 years	100.0	61.2	14.7	75.9	13.0	6.9	4.2
17 to 18 years	100.0	61.2	15.1	76.3	13.8	6.0	3.8
19 to 20 years	100.0	58.8	15.5	74.3	15.0	6.1	4.6
21 to 25 years	100.0	59.2	15.7	74.9	14.8	6.0	4.3
Over 25 years	100.0	60.5	15.7	76.2	14.6	5.3	4.0
Total	100.0	59.9	15.5	75.4	13.8	6.8	4.0
	Median length of stay (days)
12 years or under	20	23	18		8	14	11
13 to 14 years	21	25	20		7	14	12
15 to 16 years	20	24	19		7	14	10
17 to 18 years	20	24	19		7	14	12
19 to 20 years	20	23	18		7	12	9
21 to 25 years	20	24	20		7	12	10
Over 25 years	20	25	19		7	13	9
Total	20	24	19		7	14	10
	Average length of stay (days)
12 years or under	27	28	31		18	30	26
13 to 14 years	29	29	32		23	32	22
15 to 16 years	26	27	29		18	31	18
17 to 18 years	25	26	26		17	26	18
19 to 20 years	24	26	25		17	22	19
21 to 25 years	25	27	28		13	23	20
Over 25 years	24	27	25		14	23	19
Total	26	27	28		17	28	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.