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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC-257
PANEL 28 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK
DATE: August 26, 2026

Variable Name: YCHJ45
Description: WHY CHNGD JOB BETWEEN RD 4 AND RD 5
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 2602
End: 2603

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-8 DK
9
386,394
-7 REFUSED
15
488,164
-1 INAPPLICABLE
8,580
330,859,882
1 JOB ENDED, TEMPORARY, SEASONAL, CONTRACT, ETC.
42
1,567,096
2 BUSINESS CLOSED OR SOLD
15
711,033
3 RETIRED
30
966,617
4 ILLNESS, INJURY, ANY HEALTH PROBLEM
14
427,585
5 TERMINATED, FIRED, DISMISSED
15
650,493
6 LAID OFF, LET GO
28
1,381,508
7 QUIT - FAMILY REASON, MATERNITY LEAVE
11
322,770
8 QUIT - SCHOOL
18
1,550,883
9 QUIT - JOB RELATED REASON
37
1,563,394
10 QUIT - ANY OTHER REASON
32
1,421,651
91 OTHER
26
1,234,240
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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