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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS H40 CODEBOOK
2000 JOBS FILE
DATE: July 18, 2005

Variable Name: WHY_LEFT
Description: REASON WHY NOT AT JOB NOW
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 67
End: 68

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
18
-8 DK
35
-7 REFUSED
15
-1 INAPPLICABLE
40,447
1 JOB ENDED
520
2 BUSINESS DISSOLVED OR SOLD
265
3 RETIRED
141
4 ILLNESS OR INJURY
197
5 LAID OFF
340
6 QUIT TO HAVE A BABY
76
7 QUIT TO GO TO SCHOOL
243
8 QUIT TO TAKE CARE OF HOME/FAM
191
9 QUIT BECAUSE WANTED TIME OFF
196
10 QUIT TO TAKE OTHER JOB
1,472
11 UNPAID LEAVE
10
91 OTHER
769
TOTAL
44,935


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