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MEPS HC-257
PANEL 28 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK
DATE: August 26, 2026

Variable Name: YCHJ23
Description: WHY CHNGD JOB BETWEEN RD 2 AND RD 3
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 2598
End: 2599

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-8 DK
12
409,442
-7 REFUSED
18
951,755
-1 INAPPLICABLE
8,375
321,512,654
1 JOB ENDED, TEMPORARY, SEASONAL, CONTRACT, ETC.
50
2,522,152
2 BUSINESS CLOSED OR SOLD
16
582,365
3 RETIRED
50
1,652,939
4 ILLNESS, INJURY, ANY HEALTH PROBLEM
34
1,254,457
5 TERMINATED, FIRED, DISMISSED
32
1,327,482
6 LAID OFF, LET GO
35
1,794,725
7 QUIT - FAMILY REASON, MATERNITY LEAVE
22
879,163
8 QUIT - SCHOOL
17
854,043
9 QUIT - JOB RELATED REASON
76
3,521,692
10 QUIT - ANY OTHER REASON
64
3,313,353
91 OTHER
71
2,955,489
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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