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            | MEPS HC-245 |  
            | PANEL 24, 4-YEAR LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:   October 9, 2024 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | YCHJ12 |  
            | Description: | WHY CHNGD JOB BETWEEN RD 1 AND RD 2 |  
            | Format: | 3.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 4382 |  
            | End: | 4384 |  
 
        
          
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            | -15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED | 12 | 1,097,524 |  
            | -8 DK | 1 | 20,256 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 3 | 52,462 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 5,253 | 315,596,292 |  
            | 1 JOB ENDED, TEMPORARY, SEASONAL, CONTRACT, ETC | 47 | 2,781,393 |  
            | 2 BUSINESS CLOSED OR SOLD | 8 | 584,275 |  
            | 3 RETIRED | 23 | 943,183 |  
            | 4 ILLNESS, INJURY, ANY HEALTH PROBLEM | 17 | 656,178 |  
            | 5 TERMINATED, FIRED, DISMISSED | 8 | 424,966 |  
            | 6 LAID OFF, LET GO | 19 | 1,258,091 |  
            | 7 QUIT - FAMILY REASON, MATERNITY LEAVE | 12 | 628,531 |  
            | 8 QUIT - SCHOOL | 11 | 1,762,388 |  
            | 9 QUIT - JOB RELATED REASON | 56 | 5,100,652 |  
            | 10 QUIT - ANY OTHER REASON | 51 | 3,148,757 |  
            | 91 OTHER | 44 | 2,885,678 |  
            | TOTAL | 5,565 | 336,940,627 |  
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