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            | MEPS HC-091 2005 JOBS FILE CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:    March 13, 2007 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | WHY_LEFT |  
            | Description: | REASON WHY NOT AT JOB NOW |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 73 |  
            | End: | 74 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED |             52 |  
            | -8 DK |             50 |  
            | -7 REFUSED |             51 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE |         51,267 |  
            | 1 JOB ENDED |            673 |  
            | 2 BUSINESS DISSOLVED OR SOLD |            265 |  
            | 3 RETIRED |            153 |  
            | 4 ILLNESS OR INJURY |            232 |  
            | 5 LAID OFF |            441 |  
            | 6 QUIT TO HAVE A BABY |             82 |  
            | 7 QUIT TO GO TO SCHOOL |            372 |  
            | 8 QUIT TO TAKE CARE OF HOME/FAM |            233 |  
            | 9 QUIT BECAUSE WANTED TIME OFF |            229 |  
            | 10 QUIT TO TAKE OTHER JOB |          1,700 |  
            | 11 UNPAID LEAVE |             21 |  
            | 91 OTHER |          1,044 |  
            | TOTAL |         56,865 |  
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