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            | MEPS HC-203 |  
            | 2018 JOBS FILE CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE: February 10, 2020 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | WHY_LEFT_M18 |  
            | Description: | Reason why no longer at job now |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 113 |  
            | End: | 114 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  
            | -8 DK |             80 |  
            | -7 REFUSED |            115 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE |         48,612 |  
            | 1 JOB ENDED, TEMPORARY, SEASONAL, CONTRACT, E |            597 |  
            | 2 BUSINESS CLOSED OR SOLD |            189 |  
            | 3 RETIRED |            271 |  
            | 4 ILLNESS, INJURY, ANY HEALTH PROBLEM |            232 |  
            | 5 TERMINATED, FIRED, DISMISSED |            142 |  
            | 6 LAID OFF, LET GO |            255 |  
            | 7 QUIT - FAMILY REASON, MATERNITY LEAVE |            233 |  
            | 8 QUIT - SCHOOL |            267 |  
            | 9 QUIT - JOB RELATED REASON |            655 |  
            | 10 QUIT - ANY OTHER REASON |            650 |  
            | 91 OTHER - SPECIFY |          1,025 |  
            | TOTAL |         53,323 |  
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