# Why is INCWAGE \> 0 when WKSWORK1 = 0?

**URL:** <https://forum.ipums.org/t/why-is-incwage-0-when-wkswork1-0/4196>\
**Category:** USA\
**Created:** [June 24, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/why-is-incwage-0-when-wkswork1-0/4196 "2021-06-24T14:55:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Steven\_Pitts1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Steven\_Pitts1](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Steven_Pitts1)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/why-is-incwage-0-when-wkswork1-0/4196/1 "2021-06-24T14:55:55Z")

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I am working with 2019 ACS. Looking Connecticut data. There are 84K obs between the ages of 16 and 64. There are 67K obs within that age group where INCWAGE \> 0 and WKSWORK1 = 0.

Any idea as to why this is occurring?

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**Author:** ![Steven\_Pitts1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Steven\_Pitts1](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Steven_Pitts1)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2021, 3:51am UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/why-is-incwage-0-when-wkswork1-0/4196/2 "2021-06-28T03:51:48Z")

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I solved my own question. I am using the 5-yr 2019 ASC and the variable WKSWORK1 is only available for the year 2019. For the other 4 years, the value if WKSWORK1 is missing.

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**Author:** ![KariWilliams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@KariWilliams](https://forum.ipums.org/u/KariWilliams)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/why-is-incwage-0-when-wkswork1-0/4196/3 "2021-06-29T19:15:46Z")

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Glad you were able to solve this. Note that [WKSWORK2](https://usa.ipums.org/usa-action/variables/wkswork2#description_section) is available for all 5 years of the 2019 5-year file, though you may prefer to use the 2019 1-year sample if the single week detail of WKSWORK1 is more suitable for your analysis.