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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC-158
2013 JOBS FILE CODEBOOK
DATE: March 6, 2015

Variable Name: WHY_LEFT
Description: REASON WHY NOT AT JOB NOW
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 64
End: 65

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
77
-8 DK
59
-7 REFUSED
46
-1 INAPPLICABLE
54,500
1 JOB ENDED
773
2 BUSINESS DISSOLVED OR SOLD
210
3 RETIRED
188
4 ILLNESS OR INJURY
190
5 LAID OFF
582
6 QUIT TO HAVE A BABY
62
7 QUIT TO GO TO SCHOOL
316
8 QUIT TO TAKE CARE OF HOME/FAM
221
9 QUIT BECAUSE WANTED TIME OFF
158
10 QUIT TO TAKE OTHER JOB
1,472
11 UNPAID LEAVE
14
91 OTHER
1,011
TOTAL
59,879


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