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            | MEPS HC-148 |  
            | PANEL 15 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:  October 19, 2017 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | YCHJ12 |  
            | Description: | WHY CHNGD JOB BETWEEN RD 1 AND RD 2 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 2926 |  
            | End: | 2927 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED |             36 |        909,285 |  
            | -8 DK |              7 |         59,882 |  
            | -7 REFUSED |              4 |         38,967 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE |         13,814 |    298,024,645 |  
            | 1 JOB ENDED |            107 |      2,340,146 |  
            | 2 BUSINESS DISSOLVED OR SOLD |             33 |        830,476 |  
            | 3 RETIRED |             26 |        701,768 |  
            | 4 ILLNESS OR INJURY |             26 |        635,541 |  
            | 5 LAID OFF |             96 |      2,146,190 |  
            | 6 QUIT TO HAVE A BABY |             11 |        223,681 |  
            | 7 QUIT TO GO TO SCHOOL |             46 |      1,113,349 |  
            | 8 QUIT TO TAKE CARE OF HOME OR FAMILY |             31 |        704,622 |  
            | 9 QUIT BECAUSE WANTED TIME OFF |             13 |        296,516 |  
            | 10 QUIT TO TAKE ANOTHER JOB |            162 |      3,996,670 |  
            | 11 UNPAID LEAVE |              5 |         75,139 |  
            | 91 OTHER |            124 |      2,812,501 |  
            | TOTAL |         14,541 |    314,909,377 |  
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