Hello, Can you confirm whether there is a porblem with the variable weeks worked (WKSWORK1) in 1950? It looks like it is equal to 0 most of the times, even for employed people (while this is not the case in 1940 for example). However, I have found papers that rely on this variable in 1950 (such as…

Weeks Worked in 1950

Matthew_Bombyk July 29, 2019, 12:18pm 2

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