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The Effects of a $15 Minimum Wage by 2019 in Santa Clara County and San Jose 25 Table 4. Demographic and job characteristics of affected workers in Scenario A - San Jose Percent of eligible workers Percent of eligible workers getting a raise Percent of group getting a raise Gender Male 58.3 51.4 27.4 Female 41.7 48.6 36.2 Median Age 39 32 Age 16-19 1.6 4.4 86.6 20-29 22.4 39.3 54.4 30-39 27.2 22.8 26.1 40-54 35.6 23.7 20.7 55-64 13.3 9.8 22.9 Race/Ethnicity White (Non-Latino) 33.8 20.9 19.2 Black (Non-Latino) 2.6 3.1 37.5 Latino/a 29.9 50.8 52.8 Asian (Non-Latino) 31.0 22.7 22.7 Other 2.6 2.4 28.7 Education Less than High School 11.1 23.9 66.7 High School or G.E.D. 16.5 27.3 51.4 Some College 20.2 26.7 41.0 Associate’s Degree 7.1 7.7 33.4 Bachelor’s Degree or Higher 45.0 14.4 9.9 Country of Birth U.S. Born 51.8 48.0 28.8 Foreign Born 48.2 52.0 33.5 Family Structure Married 55.0 37.1 20.9 Has Children 44.2 33.9 23.8 Family Income Relative to Poverty Level (FPL) Less than 100% of FPL 3.8 11.4 91.8 100% to 150% of FPL 5.1 14.3 86.6 150% to 200% of FPL 6.0 14.7 75.8 200% to 300% of FPL 13.0 24.2 57.7 Greater than 300% of FPL 72.1 35.5 15.3 Average Worker Share of Family Income 62.9 48.5 Median Individual Annual Earnings (2014 Dollars) $50,507 $18,100 Full-Time / Part-Time Worker Full-Time (35 or More Hours per Week) 82.8 64.6 24.2 Part-Time (Fewer than 35 Hours per Week) 17.2 35.4 64.0 Full-Year / Part-Year Worker Full-Year (50-52 Weeks per Year) 87.1 80.2 28.6 Part-Year (Fewer than 50 Weeks per Year) 12.9 19.8 47.7 Health Insurance Provided by Employer Yes 77.1 52.0 20.9 No 22.9 48.0 65.1 Source: Authors’ analysis of ACS, OES, and QCEW data. See Appendix A1 for details. 8.A. - Page 39