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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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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

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
-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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