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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC-074 2003 JOBS FILE CODEBOOK
DATE: March 8, 2005

Variable Name: WHY_LEFT
Description: REASON WHY NOT AT JOB NOW
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 71
End: 72

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
8
-8 DK
32
-7 REFUSED
28
-1 INAPPLICABLE
51,546
1 JOB ENDED
724
2 BUSINESS DISSOLVED OR SOLD
328
3 RETIRED
149
4 ILLNESS OR INJURY
258
5 LAID OFF
622
6 QUIT TO HAVE A BABY
88
7 QUIT TO GO TO SCHOOL
332
8 QUIT TO TAKE CARE OF HOME/FAM
216
9 QUIT BECAUSE WANTED TIME OFF
190
10 QUIT TO TAKE OTHER JOB
1,314
11 UNPAID LEAVE
17
91 OTHER
1,008
TOTAL
56,860


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