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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC-185
2016 JOBS FILE CODEBOOK
DATE: January 8, 2018

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
43
-8 DK
57
-7 REFUSED
51
-1 INAPPLICABLE
53,650
1 JOB ENDED
636
2 BUSINESS DISSOLVED OR SOLD
159
3 RETIRED
197
4 ILLNESS OR INJURY
254
5 LAID OFF
388
6 QUIT TO HAVE A BABY
67
7 QUIT TO GO TO SCHOOL
327
8 QUIT TO TAKE CARE OF HOME/FAM
211
9 QUIT BECAUSE WANTED TIME OFF
179
10 QUIT TO TAKE OTHER JOB
1,767
11 UNPAID LEAVE
9
91 OTHER
1,073
TOTAL
59,068


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