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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC-083 2004 JOBS FILE CODEBOOK
DATE: March 8, 2006

Variable Name: WHY_LEFT
Description: REASON WHY NOT AT JOB NOW
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 72
End: 73

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
18
-8 DK
38
-7 REFUSED
38
-1 INAPPLICABLE
51,933
1 JOB ENDED
693
2 BUSINESS DISSOLVED OR SOLD
284
3 RETIRED
172
4 ILLNESS OR INJURY
223
5 LAID OFF
510
6 QUIT TO HAVE A BABY
100
7 QUIT TO GO TO SCHOOL
316
8 QUIT TO TAKE CARE OF HOME/FAM
209
9 QUIT BECAUSE WANTED TIME OFF
159
10 QUIT TO TAKE OTHER JOB
1,520
11 UNPAID LEAVE
16
91 OTHER
999
TOTAL
57,228


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