Value labels in twoway chart

[Joan Marti]

Hi, I have a variable measuring yearly income and label it:

label variable yearly_income "Yearly income" 
label define yearly_income_l 1 "<$25k" 2 "$25-50k" 3 "50-75k" 4 ">$75k" 
label values yearly_income yearly_income_l

I try to plot this variable with the following command:

twoway (hist yearly_income if year==2010, width(0.8) fcolor(none) lcolor(black) discrete) (hist `yearly_income if year==2011, color(red%50) width(0.8) discrete),  xlabel(, valuelabel)

However, the value labels do not appear in the chart. I was wondering if anyone can help me figure out what I am doing wrong?

[Nick Cox]

I guess the xlabel() option is specified too late to take effect. I would try something more like

 
 twoway hist yearly_income if year==2010, width(0.8) fcolor(none) lcolor(black) discrete /// || hist `yearly_income if year==2011, color(red%50) width(0.8) discrete  xlabel(, valuelabel)

[Joan Marti]

understood, thanks a lot!