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            | MEPS HC020 CODEBOOK |  
            | 1997 Full Year Consolidated Data File |  
            | DATE:September 20, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | NWK53 |  
            | Description: | REASON NOT WORKING DURING RD 5/3 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 693 |  
            | End: | 694 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 10 | 65,244 |  
            | -8 DK | 6 | 31,457 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 12 | 71,251 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 27,913 | 219,611,957 |  
            | 1 COULD NOT FIND WORK | 327 | 2,140,919 |  
            | 2 RETIRED | 2,866 | 25,090,797 |  
            | 3 UNABLE TO WORK BECAUSE ILL/DISABLED | 1,369 | 8,646,196 |  
            | 4 ON TEMPORARY LAYOFF | 13 | 78,579 |  
            | 5 MATERNITY/PATERNITY LEAVE | 47 | 297,899 |  
            | 6 GOING TO SCHOOL | 738 | 5,745,762 |  
            | 7 TAKING CARE OF HOME OR FAMILY | 995 | 7,649,708 |  
            | 8 WANTED SOME TIME OFF | 59 | 417,488 |  
            | 9 WAITING TO START NEW JOB | 15 | 101,447 |  
            | 91 OTHER | 181 | 1,329,881 |  
            | TOTAL | 34,551 | 271,278,585 |  
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