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Table 6.11 Year 2004 discharges from LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL treatment¹ by education (aged 18 and over), 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.]
Years of education	Total	Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of treatment
Years of education	Total	Completed	Transferred	Completed or transferred	Dropped out	Terminated	Other
Total discharges aged 18 and over	86,199	36,565	10,889	47,454	24,998	6,128	7,619
	Number
0 to 8 years	5,287	2,070	630	2,700	1,745	379	463
9 to 11 years	25,294	9,803	3,208	13,011	8,180	1,873	2,230
12 years (or GED)	36,984	16,038	4,705	20,743	10,580	2,552	3,109
More than 12 years	17,898	8,501	2,290	10,791	4,398	1,271	1,438
No. of discharges	85,463	36,412	10,833	47,245	24,903	6,075	7,240
	Column percent
0 to 8 years	6.2	5.7	5.8	5.7	7.0	6.2	6.4
9 to 11 years	29.6	26.9	29.6	27.5	32.8	30.8	30.8
12 years (or GED)	43.3	44.0	43.4	43.9	42.5	42.0	42.9
More than 12 years	20.9	23.3	21.1	22.8	17.7	20.9	19.9
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Row percent
0 to 8 years	100.0	39.2	11.9	51.1	33.0	7.2	8.8
9 to 11 years	100.0	38.8	12.7	51.4	32.3	7.4	8.8
12 years (or GED)	100.0	43.4	12.7	56.1	28.6	6.9	8.4
More than 12 years	100.0	47.5	12.8	60.3	24.6	7.1	8.0
Total	100.0	42.6	12.7	55.3	29.1	7.1	8.5
	Median length of stay (days)
0 to 8 years	39	73	34		16	38	29
9 to 11 years	43	85	34		21	35	39
12 years (or GED)	45	80	32		22	38	40
More than 12 years	43	63	32		22	33	40
Total	44	76	32		21	36	39
	Average length of stay (days)
0 to 8 years	67	92	69		40	60	58
9 to 11 years	73	99	76		44	59	69
12 years (or GED)	73	96	75		43	57	67
More than 12 years	71	87	72		43	54	71
Total	72	95	74		43	57	68
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.