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Table 6.2 Year 2004 discharges from LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL treatment¹ by gender, 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 28 States and jurisdictions that offered long-term residential substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
Gender	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
Gender	Total	Completed	Transferred	Completed or transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
Total discharges	95,087	40,771	11,851	52,622	26,727	7,326	8,412
	Number
Male	60,550	26,931	6,891	33,822	16,644	5,011	5,073
Female	34,526	13,839	4,960	18,799	10,081	2,313	3,333
No. of discharges	95,076	40,770	11,851	52,621	26,725	7,324	8,406
	Column percent
Male	63.7	66.1	58.1	64.3	62.3	68.4	60.3
Female	36.3	33.9	41.9	35.7	37.7	31.6	39.7
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
Male	100.0	44.5	11.4	55.9	27.5	8.3	8.4
Female	100.0	40.1	14.4	54.4	29.2	6.7	9.7
Total	100.0	42.9	12.5	55.3	28.1	7.7	8.8
	Median length of stay (days)
Male	47	80	31		23	37	42
Female	44	76	42		20	35	38
Total	46	79	35		21	36	41
	Average length of stay (days)
Male	74	96	75		45	59	70
Female	74	99	79		42	57	67
Total	74	97	77		44	58	69
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.