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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC-100 2006 JOBS FILE CODEBOOK
DATE: March 10, 2008

Variable Name: WHY_LEFT
Description: REASON WHY NOT AT JOB NOW
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 72
End: 73

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
65
-8 DK
58
-7 REFUSED
54
-1 INAPPLICABLE
51,789
1 JOB ENDED
660
2 BUSINESS DISSOLVED OR SOLD
237
3 RETIRED
172
4 ILLNESS OR INJURY
279
5 LAID OFF
451
6 QUIT TO HAVE A BABY
97
7 QUIT TO GO TO SCHOOL
337
8 QUIT TO TAKE CARE OF HOME/FAM
255
9 QUIT BECAUSE WANTED TIME OFF
190
10 QUIT TO TAKE OTHER JOB
1,737
11 UNPAID LEAVE
19
91 OTHER
979
TOTAL
57,379


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