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            | MEPS HC-234 |  
            | PANEL 25 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE: September 4, 2023 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | YCHJ12 |  
            | Description: | WHY CHNGD JOB BETWEEN RD 1 AND RD 2 |  
            | Format: | 3.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 2281 |  
            | End: | 2283 |  
 
        
          
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            | -15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED | 9 | 727,738 |  
            | -8 DK | 1 | 104,203 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 5 | 447,985 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 5,658 | 311,061,416 |  
            | 1 JOB ENDED, TEMPORARY, SEASONAL, CONTRACT, | 38 | 2,147,264 |  
            | 2 BUSINESS CLOSED OR SOLD | 16 | 509,712 |  
            | 3 RETIRED | 26 | 1,263,598 |  
            | 4 ILLNESS, INJURY, ANY HEALTH PROBLEM | 16 | 838,157 |  
            | 5 TERMINATED, FIRED, DISMISSED | 9 | 408,229 |  
            | 6 LAID OFF, LET GO | 46 | 3,309,542 |  
            | 7 QUIT - FAMILY REASON, MATERNITY LEAVE | 12 | 688,890 |  
            | 8 QUIT - SCHOOL | 20 | 1,235,702 |  
            | 9 QUIT - JOB RELATED REASON | 48 | 2,821,492 |  
            | 10 QUIT - ANY OTHER REASON | 41 | 2,168,212 |  
            | 91 OTHER | 133 | 7,597,866 |  
            | TOTAL | 6,078 | 335,330,008 |  
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