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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC025 CODEBOOK
1998 Jobs File
DATE:September 20, 2005

Variable Name: WHY_LEFT
Description: REASON WHY NOT AT JOB NOW
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 69
End: 70

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
18
-8 DK
37
-7 REFUSED
29
-1 INAPPLICABLE
37,126
1 JOB ENDED
439
2 BUSINESS DISOLVED OR SOLD
211
3 RETIRED
119
4 ILLNESS OR INJURY
206
5 LAID OFF
353
6 QUIT TO HAVE A BABY
58
7 QUIT TO GO TO SCHOOL
276
8 QUIT TO TAKE CARE OF HOME/FAM
182
9 QUIT BECAUSE WANTED TIME OFF
172
10 QUIT TO TAKE OTHER JOB
1,347
11 UNPAID LEAVE
10
91 OTHER
823
TOTAL
41,406


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