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            | MEPS H23 CODEBOOK |  
            | PANEL 1 LONGITUDINAL DATA FILE |  
            | DATE:      June 3, 2013 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | YCHJ23 |  
            | Description: | WHY CHNGD JOB BETWEEN RD 2 AND RD 3 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 1727 |  
            | End: | 1728 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED |            158 |      2,295,790 |  
            | -8 DK |              2 |         14,454 |  
            | -3 NO DATA IN ROUND |            282 |      3,778,576 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE |         18,633 |    256,716,845 |  
            | 1 JOB ENDED |             90 |      1,138,539 |  
            | 2 BUSINESS DISOLVED OR SOLD |             42 |        639,088 |  
            | 3 RETIRED |             25 |        390,023 |  
            | 4 ILLNESS OR INJURY |             35 |        510,367 |  
            | 5 LAID OFF |             89 |      1,221,658 |  
            | 6 QUIT TO HAVE A BABY |             10 |        120,285 |  
            | 7 QUIT TO GO TO SCHOOL |             49 |        865,249 |  
            | 8 QUIT TO TAKE CARE OF HOME OR FAMILY |             31 |        480,872 |  
            | 9 QUIT BECAUSE WANTED TIME OFF |             22 |        278,718 |  
            | 10 QUIT TO TAKE ANOTHER JOB |            249 |      3,915,781 |  
            | 11 UNPAID LEAVE |              2 |         20,150 |  
            | 91 OTHER |            140 |      2,217,516 |  
            | TOTAL |         19,859 |    274,603,911 |  
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