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Variable Label: Reason not work for longest time:1st mention

 
EM6

What was the main reason you were not working during that longest period?

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1 COULD NOT FIND WORK

2 PHYSICAL INJURY OR ILLNESS

3 MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS

4 ALCOHOL OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE

5 FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES; CARING FOR CHILDREN, SPOUSE, OR PARENTS.

6 ATTENDING SCHOOL

7 CHOSE NOT TO WORK

8 FIRED

9 LAID OFF

10 BREAK BETWEEN JOBS

11 OTHER (SPECIFY)

ValueLabelFrequencyValid
Percent
Total
Percent
1COULD NOT FIND WORK69710.62%03.48%
2PHYSICAL INJURY OR ILLNESS62909.58%03.14%
3MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS14002.13%00.70%
4ALCOHOL OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE4400.67%00.22%
5FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES; CARING FOR CHILDREN, SPOUSE, OR PARENTS.190429.00%09.51%
6ATTENDING SCHOOL43106.57%02.15%
7CHOSE NOT TO WORK53208.10%02.66%
8FIRED8601.31%00.43%
9LAID OFF61109.31%03.05%
10BREAK BETWEEN JOBS38605.88%01.93%
11OTHER (SPECIFY)110516.83%05.52%
-9REFUSED24-00.12%
-8DONT KNOW31-00.15%
.Missing13393-66.92%

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