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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC-252
PANEL 27 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK
DATE:September 10, 2025

Variable Name: YCHJ12
Description: WHY CHNGD JOB BETWEEN RD 1 AND RD 2
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 2056
End: 2057

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY LONGWT
-8 DK
14
520,936
-7 REFUSED
9
657,847
-1 INAPPLICABLE
7,811
317,490,027
1 JOB ENDED, TEMPORARY, SEASONAL, CONTRACT, ETC.
50
2,223,843
2 BUSINESS CLOSED OR SOLD
13
750,368
3 RETIRED
53
1,724,282
4 ILLNESS, INJURY, ANY HEALTH PROBLEM
19
668,796
5 TERMINATED, FIRED, DISMISSED
11
473,104
6 LAID OFF, LET GO
16
699,318
7 QUIT - FAMILY REASON, MATERNITY LEAVE
28
1,065,918
8 QUIT - SCHOOL
36
1,854,415
9 QUIT - JOB RELATED REASON
94
3,864,107
10 QUIT - ANY OTHER REASON
58
2,481,877
91 OTHER
80
4,122,482
TOTAL
8,292
338,597,320


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