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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: YCHJ34
Description: WHY CHNGD JOB BETWEEN RD 3 AND RD 4
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 2600
End: 2601

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-8 DK
9
423,046
-7 REFUSED
4
190,629
-1 INAPPLICABLE
8,419
323,905,530
1 JOB ENDED, TEMPORARY, SEASONAL, CONTRACT, ETC.
54
2,133,727
2 BUSINESS CLOSED OR SOLD
15
579,710
3 RETIRED
50
1,387,329
4 ILLNESS, INJURY, ANY HEALTH PROBLEM
28
1,195,279
5 TERMINATED, FIRED, DISMISSED
14
684,529
6 LAID OFF, LET GO
32
1,290,276
7 QUIT - FAMILY REASON, MATERNITY LEAVE
23
937,278
8 QUIT - SCHOOL
20
1,174,865
9 QUIT - JOB RELATED REASON
72
3,163,963
10 QUIT - ANY OTHER REASON
53
2,560,367
91 OTHER
79
3,905,181
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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