Table 4.3 Discharges aged 12 and older from short-term residential treatment. Characteristics at admission, by treatment completion/transfer: 2009 Number, percent distribution, treatment completion/transfer rate, and median length of stay (LOS) |
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[Based on linked admission and discharge data reported by the 43 States and jurisdictions that offered short-term residential substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.] | |||||
Characteristics at admission | No. of
short-term residential treatment discharges |
Completed
treatment or transferred to further treatment (percent distribution) |
Did not
complete treatment or transfer to further treatment (percent distribution) |
Rate of
treatment completion or transfer to further treatment |
Median
LOS (days) among treatment completers |
178,808 | 70.1 | 27 | |||
Gender | |||||
Male | 118,896 | 67.6 | 63.9 | 71.3 | 27 |
Female | 59,901 | 32.4 | 36.1 | 67.8 | 27 |
Total | 178,797 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 70.1 | 27 |
Age at admission | |||||
12 to 20 years | 22,401 | 11.8 | 14.2 | 66.1 | 28 |
21 to 30 years | 53,462 | 28.5 | 33.2 | 66.8 | 27 |
31 to 40 years | 40,638 | 22.5 | 23.2 | 69.4 | 27 |
41 to 50 years | 43,610 | 25.6 | 21.4 | 73.7 | 27 |
Over 50 years | 18,697 | 11.5 | 7.9 | 77.3 | 27 |
Total | 178,808 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 70.1 | 27 |
Race/ethnicity | |||||
White (non-Hispanic) | 117,278 | 66.8 | 63.5 | 71.1 | 27 |
Black (non-Hispanic) | 36,495 | 19.9 | 21.9 | 68.0 | 27 |
Hispanic origin | 16,804 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 66.6 | 27 |
Other | 7,686 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 71.7 | 28 |
Total | 178,263 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 70.1 | 27 |
Primary substance | |||||
Alcohol | 73,313 | 44.4 | 33.0 | 75.9 | 27 |
Opiates | 38,904 | 20.0 | 25.9 | 64.4 | 26 |
Marijuana/hashish | 23,762 | 12.8 | 14.4 | 67.5 | 28 |
Cocaine | 25,151 | 13.5 | 15.4 | 67.3 | 27 |
Stimulants | 12,306 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 66.1 | 28 |
Other/unknown | 5,372 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 65.7 | 27 |
Total | 178,808 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 70.1 | 27 |
Frequency of use | |||||
No use in the past month | 23,130 | 13.7 | 11.5 | 73.7 | 28 |
Some use | 61,741 | 35.8 | 32.5 | 72.2 | 27 |
Daily use | 92,577 | 50.5 | 56.0 | 68.0 | 26 |
Total | 177,448 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 70.2 | 27 |
No. of prior treatment episodes | |||||
None | 58,961 | 31.7 | 37.8 | 66.7 | 28 |
1 or more | 116,930 | 68.3 | 62.2 | 72.4 | 27 |
Total | 175,891 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 70.5 | 27 |
Treatment referral source | |||||
Criminal justice/DUI | 40,024 | 24.6 | 18.2 | 76.1 | 28 |
Self or individual | 56,043 | 29.9 | 36.1 | 66.2 | 26 |
Health care/community | 80,298 | 45.5 | 45.6 | 70.2 | 27 |
Total | 176,365 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 70.3 | 27 |
Employment status1 | |||||
Employed | 24,355 | 15.6 | 10.2 | 78.6 | 24 |
Unemployed/Not in labor force | 149,132 | 84.4 | 89.8 | 69.2 | 27 |
Total | 173,487 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 70.5 | 27 |
Years of education1 | |||||
Fewer than 12 years | 50,780 | 28.9 | 34.3 | 67.0 | 27 |
12 years (or GED) | 71,245 | 42.9 | 42.6 | 70.8 | 27 |
More than 12 years | 44,320 | 28.1 | 23.1 | 74.6 | 26 |
Total | 166,345 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 70.6 | 27 |
1 Includes only discharges aged 16 and above for employment status and aged 18 and older for years of education. | |||||
NOTE: In LOS calculations, missing values of the associated variables were excluded. | |||||
SOURCE: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 10.10.11. |