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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC007 CODEBOOK
1996 JOBS FILE
DATE:September 16, 2005

Variable Name: WHY_LEFT
Description: REASON WHY NOT AT JOB NOW
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 68
End: 69

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
-9 NOT ASERTAINED
14
-8 DK
29
-7 REFUSED
23
-1 INAPPLICABLE
41,383
1 JOB ENDED
379
2 BUSINESS DISOLVED OR SOLD
185
3 RETIRED
102
4 ILLNESS OR INJURY
137
5 LAID OFF
303
6 QUIT TO HAVE A BABY
31
7 QUIT TO GO TO SCHOOL
205
8 QUIT TO TAKE CARE OF HOME/FAM
131
9 QUIT BECAUSE WANTED TIME OFF
129
10 QUIT TO TAKE OTHER JOB
1,071
11 UNPAID LEAVE
10
91 OTHER
782
TOTAL
44,914


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