# How was WKSWORK1 constructed from the original CPS data?  From the 1st and 8th interview?

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**Author:** ![SGlosser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SGlosser](https://forum.ipums.org/u/SGlosser)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/how-was-wkswork1-constructed-from-the-original-cps-data-from-the-1st-and-8th-interview/1014/1 "2015-08-25T22:09:00Z")

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How was WKSWORK1 constructed from the original CPS data? From the 1st and 8th interview?

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**Author:** ![Tim\_Moreland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@Tim\_Moreland](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Tim_Moreland)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/how-was-wkswork1-constructed-from-the-original-cps-data-from-the-1st-and-8th-interview/1014/2 "2015-08-26T22:01:00Z")

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All ASEC respondents age 15 or older who worked in the previous year reported how many weeks they worked in that year ([WKSWORK1](https://cps.ipums.org/cps-action/variables/WKSWORK1#universe_section)). Prior to 1990, members of the armed forces were also excluded from this variable. The IPUMS variable WKSWORK1 corresponds directly to the [original CPS](https://cps.ipums.org/cps/resources/codebooks/cpsmar14.pdf) variable WKSWORK. The respondent’s month in sample ([MISH](https://cps.ipums.org/cps-action/variables/MISH#description_section)) did not affect whether or not the WKSWORK information was collected.

Hope this helps.