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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  GOTO EM7A_IC_1157

2 PHYSICAL INJURY OR ILLNESS  GOTO EM7A_IC_1157

3 MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS  GOTO EM7A_IC_1157

4 ALCOHOL OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE  GOTO EM7A_IC_1157

5 FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES; CARING FOR BLCHILDRENSECTION, SPOUSE, OR PARENTS.  GOTO EM7A_IC_1157

6 ATTENDING SCHOOL  GOTO EM7A_IC_1157

7 CHOSE NOT TO WORK  GOTO EM7A_IC_1157

8 FIRED  GOTO EM7A_IC_1157

9 LAID OFF  GOTO EM7A_IC_1157

10 BREAK BETWEEN JOBS  GOTO EM7A_IC_1157

11 OTHER (SPECIFY)

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ValueLabelFrequencyValid
Percent
Total
Percent
1COULD NOT FIND WORK33108.54%03.57%
2PHYSICAL INJURY OR ILLNESS41010.58%04.42%
3MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS11002.84%01.19%
4ALCOHOL OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE3200.83%00.34%
5FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES; CARING FOR CHILDREN, SPOUSE, OR PARENTS.127632.93%13.75%
6ATTENDING SCHOOL17604.54%01.90%
7CHOSE NOT TO WORK37609.70%04.05%
8FIRED3901.01%00.42%
9LAID OFF37409.65%04.03%
10BREAK BETWEEN JOBS28407.33%03.06%
11OTHER (SPECIFY)46712.05%05.03%
-9REFUSED12-00.13%
-8DONT KNOW13-00.14%
.Missing5382-57.98%

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