Table 6.4 Year 2004 discharges from LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL treatment1 by race/ethnicity, 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.]
Race/ethnicity	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
		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
White (non-Hispanic)	50,080	22,301	5,788	28,089	13,321	4,061	4,609
Black (non-Hispanic)	23,683	9,640	3,515	13,155	6,423	2,043	2,062
Hispanic origin	14,290	6,158	1,256	7,414	4,956	739	1,181
Other	6,563	2,459	1,229	3,688	1,925	426	524
No. of discharges	94,616	40,558	11,788	52,346	26,625	7,269	8,376
	Column percent
White (non-Hispanic)	52.9	55.0	49.1	53.7	50.0	55.9	55.0
Black (non-Hispanic)	25.0	23.8	29.8	25.1	24.1	28.1	24.6
Hispanic origin	15.1	15.2	10.7	14.2	18.6	10.2	14.1
Other	6.9	6.1	10.4	7.0	7.2	5.9	6.3
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0	44.5	11.6	56.1	26.6	8.1	9.2
Black (non-Hispanic)	100.0	40.7	14.8	55.5	27.1	8.6	8.7
Hispanic origin	100.0	43.1	8.8	51.9	34.7	5.2	8.3
Other	100.0	37.5	18.7	56.2	29.3	6.5	8.0
Total	100.0	42.9	12.5	55.3	28.1	7.7	8.9
	Median length of stay (days)
White (non-Hispanic)	45	75	34		22	36	41
Black (non-Hispanic)	48	85	33		23	35	48
Hispanic origin	49	86	36		20	36	36
Other	45	80	44		21	37	32
Total	46	79	35		21	36	41
	Average length of stay (days)
White (non-Hispanic)	72	92	77		44	58	69
Black (non-Hispanic)	84	110	86		52	65	77
Hispanic origin	70	99	60		40	54	65
Other	66	92	66		39	52	55
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.