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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC-056 2001 JOBS FILE CODEBOOK
DATE: August 11, 2003

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
30
-8 DK
40
-7 REFUSED
22
-1 INAPPLICABLE
55,502
1 JOB ENDED
744
2 BUSINESS DISSOLVED OR SOLD
275
3 RETIRED
172
4 ILLNESS OR INJURY
246
5 LAID OFF
674
6 QUIT TO HAVE A BABY
81
7 QUIT TO GO TO SCHOOL
320
8 QUIT TO TAKE CARE OF HOME/FAM
245
9 QUIT BECAUSE WANTED TIME OFF
226
10 QUIT TO TAKE OTHER JOB
1,613
11 UNPAID LEAVE
21
91 OTHER
1,054
TOTAL
61,265


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