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Table 7.7
Year 2004 discharges from HOSPITAL 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 14 States and jurisdictions that offered hospital 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 8,080 5,597 1,200 6,797 884 214 185
Number
12 years or under   900   644   113   757  85  41  17
13 to 14 years 1,186   854   174 1,028 106  36  16
15 to 16 years 1,595 1,097   265 1,362 161  44  28
17 to 18 years 1,105   736   203   939 111  29  26
19 to 20 years   557   372    89   461  67  23   6
21 to 25 years   682   453   101   554 103   9  16
Over 25 years   931   595   145   740 154  18  19
No. of discharges  6,956 4,751 1,090 5,841 787 200 128
Column percent
12 years or under  12.9  13.6  10.4  13.0  10.8  20.5  13.3
13 to 14 years  17.1  18.0  16.0  17.6  13.5  18.0  12.5
15 to 16 years  22.9  23.1  24.3  23.3  20.5  22.0  21.9
17 to 18 years  15.9  15.5  18.6  16.1  14.1  14.5  20.3
19 to 20 years   8.0   7.8   8.2   7.9   8.5  11.5   4.7
21 to 25 years   9.8   9.5   9.3   9.5  13.1   4.5  12.5
Over 25 years  13.4  12.5  13.3  12.7  19.6   9.0  14.8
Total  100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Row percent
12 years or under 100.0  71.6  12.6  84.1   9.4   4.6   1.9
13 to 14 years 100.0  72.0  14.7  86.7   8.9   3.0   1.3
15 to 16 years 100.0  68.8  16.6  85.4  10.1   2.8   1.8
17 to 18 years 100.0  66.6  18.4  85.0  10.0   2.6   2.4
19 to 20 years 100.0  66.8  16.0  82.8  12.0   4.1   1.1
21 to 25 years 100.0  66.4  14.8  81.2  15.1   1.3   2.3
Over 25 years 100.0  63.9  15.6  79.5  16.5   1.9   2.0
Total  100.0  68.3  15.7  84.0  11.3   2.9   1.8
Median length of stay (days)
12 years or under  12  15  10   9   8   8
13 to 14 years  10  12  10   7  12  10
15 to 16 years  14  18   9   7  13   8
17 to 18 years  12  17   8   6  12   9
19 to 20 years  12  18   7   7  12  11
21 to 25 years  15  19   9   7  11  11
Over 25 years  16  20   9   9  13  12
Total   13  17   9     7  11   9
Average length of stay (days)
12 years or under  31  32  31  30  25  19
13 to 14 years  29  31  13  40  18  37
15 to 16 years  35  37  17  39  68  45
17 to 18 years  33  39  13  38  18  15
19 to 20 years  27  29  21  28  16  35
21 to 25 years  33  28  13  77  11  42
Over 25 years  33  34  18  41  25  40
Total   32  34  17    42  31  33
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.

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