Absolute Value of Joystick position

[DavisC]

The joysticks I have are somewhat off center slightly so the drive motors are constantly running at like .05 as an example.

This is what I am trying to do below but I think the Abs() function converts it to an Integer. How can I use it on a float (or should I resort to more "or's" in the "if's"

if(abs(J_stick1.GetY()) <= .05 || abs(J_stick2.GetY()) <= .05)
     R_myRobot.Drive(0.0, 0.0);