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            | MEPS HC-245 |  
            | PANEL 24, 4-YEAR LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:   October 9, 2024 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | YCHJ23 |  
            | Description: | WHY CHNGD JOB BETWEEN RD 2 AND RD 3 |  
            | Format: | 3.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 4385 |  
            | End: | 4387 |  
 
        
          
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            | -15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED | 16 | 923,034 |  
            | -8 DK | 2 | 58,367 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 1 | 18,809 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 5,245 | 315,702,527 |  
            | 1 JOB ENDED, TEMPORARY, SEASONAL, CONTRACT, ETC | 35 | 2,416,247 |  
            | 2 BUSINESS CLOSED OR SOLD | 14 | 1,142,945 |  
            | 3 RETIRED | 25 | 1,169,657 |  
            | 4 ILLNESS, INJURY, ANY HEALTH PROBLEM | 19 | 1,301,509 |  
            | 5 TERMINATED, FIRED, DISMISSED | 19 | 812,517 |  
            | 6 LAID OFF, LET GO | 29 | 2,146,958 |  
            | 7 QUIT - FAMILY REASON, MATERNITY LEAVE | 10 | 689,443 |  
            | 8 QUIT - SCHOOL | 11 | 1,077,474 |  
            | 9 QUIT - JOB RELATED REASON | 48 | 3,478,148 |  
            | 10 QUIT - ANY OTHER REASON | 36 | 2,726,359 |  
            | 91 OTHER | 55 | 3,276,634 |  
            | TOTAL | 5,565 | 336,940,627 |  
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