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            | MEPS HC-172 |  
            | PANEL 18 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:  October 23, 2017 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | YCHJ12 |  
            | Description: | WHY CHNGD JOB BETWEEN RD 1 AND RD 2 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 2360 |  
            | End: | 2361 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED |             56 |      1,624,755 |  
            | -8 DK |              6 |         87,963 |  
            | -7 REFUSED |              9 |        147,840 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE |         15,750 |    300,555,283 |  
            | 1 JOB ENDED |            129 |      2,316,909 |  
            | 2 BUSINESS DISSOLVED OR SOLD |             41 |        789,251 |  
            | 3 RETIRED |             25 |        735,036 |  
            | 4 ILLNESS OR INJURY |             30 |        513,818 |  
            | 5 LAID OFF |             93 |      2,061,670 |  
            | 6 QUIT TO HAVE A BABY |              6 |         88,461 |  
            | 7 QUIT TO GO TO SCHOOL |             52 |      1,266,138 |  
            | 8 QUIT TO TAKE CARE OF HOME OR FAMILY |             39 |        773,485 |  
            | 9 QUIT BECAUSE WANTED TIME OFF |             20 |        464,977 |  
            | 10 QUIT TO TAKE ANOTHER JOB |            264 |      6,005,071 |  
            | 11 UNPAID LEAVE |              3 |         78,502 |  
            | 91 OTHER |            191 |      4,100,467 |  
            | TOTAL |         16,714 |    321,609,625 |  
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