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            | MEPS HC-236 |  
            | PANEL 23, 4-YEAR LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:  November 8, 2023 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | NWK8 |  
            | Description: | REASON NOT WORKING DURING R8 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 4311 |  
            | End: | 4312 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -8 DK | 11 | 410,958 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 10 | 353,048 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 5,432 | 271,795,178 |  
            | 1 COULD NOT FIND WORK | 49 | 1,710,833 |  
            | 2 RETIRED | 996 | 36,756,880 |  
            | 3 UNABLE TO WORK BECAUSE ILL/DISABLED | 330 | 10,787,318 |  
            | 4 GOING TO SCHOOL | 28 | 2,472,728 |  
            | 5 TAKING CARE OF HOME OR FAMILY | 138 | 7,910,206 |  
            | 6 DON'T WANT TO WORK | 19 | 895,562 |  
            | 91 OTHER | 67 | 2,643,601 |  
            | TOTAL | 7,080 | 335,736,312 |  
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