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            | MEPS HC-156 |  
            | PANEL 16 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:  October 19, 2017 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | YCHJ45 |  
            | Description: | WHY CHNGD JOB BETWEEN RD 4 AND RD 5 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 2872 |  
            | End: | 2873 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED |             43 |        746,936 |  
            | -8 DK |             13 |        214,955 |  
            | -7 REFUSED |              2 |         38,605 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE |         17,748 |    302,572,339 |  
            | 1 JOB ENDED |            113 |      1,745,991 |  
            | 2 BUSINESS DISSOLVED OR SOLD |             21 |        382,001 |  
            | 3 RETIRED |             27 |        664,597 |  
            | 4 ILLNESS OR INJURY |             36 |        584,776 |  
            | 5 LAID OFF |             84 |      1,388,543 |  
            | 6 QUIT TO HAVE A BABY |              9 |         94,260 |  
            | 7 QUIT TO GO TO SCHOOL |             52 |      1,149,400 |  
            | 8 QUIT TO TAKE CARE OF HOME OR FAMILY |             30 |        539,537 |  
            | 9 QUIT BECAUSE WANTED TIME OFF |             20 |        318,109 |  
            | 10 QUIT TO TAKE OTHER JOB |            193 |      4,165,701 |  
            | 11 UNPAID LEAVE |              1 |         12,847 |  
            | 91 OTHER |            120 |      2,163,182 |  
            | TOTAL |         18,512 |    316,781,778 |  
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