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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC-257
PANEL 28 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK
DATE: August 26, 2026

Variable Name: YCHJ12
Description: WHY CHNGD JOB BETWEEN RD 1 AND RD 2
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 2596
End: 2597

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-8 DK
8
364,606
-7 REFUSED
19
906,666
-1 INAPPLICABLE
8,411
322,952,519
1 JOB ENDED, TEMPORARY, SEASONAL, CONTRACT, ETC.
45
1,902,063
2 BUSINESS CLOSED OR SOLD
11
336,862
3 RETIRED
41
1,124,151
4 ILLNESS, INJURY, ANY HEALTH PROBLEM
24
939,951
5 TERMINATED, FIRED, DISMISSED
19
986,278
6 LAID OFF, LET GO
40
1,735,944
7 QUIT - FAMILY REASON, MATERNITY LEAVE
18
851,584
8 QUIT - SCHOOL
24
1,770,591
9 QUIT - JOB RELATED REASON
77
3,568,413
10 QUIT - ANY OTHER REASON
69
3,026,542
91 OTHER
66
3,065,541
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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