Table 5.3 Year 2005 discharges from SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL treatment¹ by age at admission, according to reason for discharge: TEDS 2005 Number, percent distribution, and median and average lengths of stay
[Based on linked admission and discharge data reported by 31 States and jurisdictions that offered short-term residential substance abuse treatment and reported these data to TEDS.]
Age at admission	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
Age at admission	Total	Completed	Transferred	Completed or transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
Total discharges	128,756	72,221	22,452	94,673	19,760	9,300	5,023
	Number
Under 21 years	14,040	6,974	2,566	9,540	2,244	1,714	542
21 to 30 years	32,830	16,507	6,234	22,741	5,729	2,977	1,383
31 to 40 years	36,922	20,492	6,491	26,983	6,088	2,408	1,443
41 to 50 years	34,179	21,012	5,636	26,648	4,492	1,832	1,207
Over 50 years	10,721	7,192	1,520	8,712	1,201	365	443
No. of discharges	128,692	72,177	22,447	94,624	19,754	9,296	5,018
	Column percent
Under 21 years	10.9	9.7	11.4	10.1	11.4	18.4	10.8
21 to 30 years	25.5	22.9	27.8	24.0	29.0	32.0	27.6
31 to 40 years	28.7	28.4	28.9	28.5	30.8	25.9	28.8
41 to 50 years	26.6	29.1	25.1	28.2	22.7	19.7	24.1
Over 50 years	8.3	10.0	6.8	9.2	6.1	3.9	8.8
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
Under 21 years	100.0	49.7	18.3	67.9	16.0	12.2	3.9
21 to 30 years	100.0	50.3	19.0	69.3	17.5	9.1	4.2
31 to 40 years	100.0	55.5	17.6	73.1	16.5	6.5	3.9
41 to 50 years	100.0	61.5	16.5	78.0	13.1	5.4	3.5
Over 50 years	100.0	67.1	14.2	81.3	11.2	3.4	4.1
Total	100.0	56.1	17.4	73.5	15.3	7.2	3.9
	Median length of stay (days)
Under 21 years	23	27	27		7	16	13
21 to 30 years	20	25	22		6	13	9
31 to 40 years	21	25	22		7	14	9
41 to 50 years	21	25	21		7	13	9
Over 50 years	21	25	21		7	16	9
Total	21	25	22		7	14	10
	Average length of stay (days)
Under 21 years	33	35	38		24	30	39
21 to 30 years	26	27	27		18	24	36
31 to 40 years	25	26	26		17	27	38
41 to 50 years	25	25	24		19	25	37
Over 50 years	23	24	24		17	23	27
Total	26	27	27		19	26	37
¹ Excludes records where opioid replacement therapy was planned.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 10.03.06.