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<br /> <br />The Effects of a $15 Minimum Wage by 2019 in Santa Clara County and San Jose 27 <br /> <br />Table 5. Demographic and job characteristics of affected workers in Scenario B - Santa Clara County <br /> Percent of eligible <br />workers <br />Percent of eligible <br />workers getting a raise <br />Percent of group <br />getting a raise <br />Gender <br />Male 57.3 49.2 24.4 <br />Female 42.7 50.8 33.3 <br />Median Age 39 32 <br />Age <br />16-19 1.4 4.5 86.7 <br />20-29 21.6 38.9 50.6 <br />30-39 28.0 22.7 23.3 <br />40-54 35.9 24.1 18.9 <br />55-64 13.2 9.8 20.6 <br />Race/Ethnicity <br />White (Non-Latino) 34.9 21.1 17.3 <br />Black (Non-Latino) 2.5 3.2 35.6 <br />Latino/a 26.2 49.3 50.8 <br />Asian (Non-Latino) 33.6 23.9 20.6 <br />Other 2.8 2.5 25.8 <br />Education <br />Less than High School 9.3 22.9 66.0 <br />High School or G.E.D. 14.2 26.5 50.0 <br />Some College 18.8 26.8 39.0 <br />Associate’s Degree 7.0 8.0 31.3 <br />Bachelor’s Degree or Higher 50.7 15.9 9.2 <br />Country of Birth <br />U.S. Born 51.5 48.2 26.3 <br />Foreign Born 48.5 51.8 30.2 <br />Family Structure <br />Married 56.2 37.0 18.7 <br />Has Children 44.8 33.9 21.4 <br />Family Income Relative to Poverty Level (FPL) <br />Less than 100% of FPL 3.3 11.2 91.1 <br />100% to 150% of FPL 4.4 14.2 86.4 <br />150% to 200% of FPL 5.2 14.5 75.2 <br />200% to 300% of FPL 11.7 24.0 55.3 <br />Greater than 300% of FPL 75.4 36.1 13.7 <br />Average Worker Share of Family Income 63.9 48.0 <br />Median Individual Annual Earnings (2014 Dollars) $57,956 $17,821 <br />Full-Time / Part-Time Worker <br />Full-Time (35 or More Hours per Week) 84.1 64.7 21.9 <br />Part-Time (Fewer than 35 Hours per Week) 15.9 35.3 60.3 <br />Full-Year / Part-Year Worker <br />Full-Year (50-52 Weeks per Year) 87.4 79.7 25.8 <br />Part-Year (Fewer than 50 Weeks per Year) 12.6 20.3 44.8 <br />Health Insurance Provided by Employer <br />Yes 79.8 53.2 19.0 <br />No 20.2 46.8 62.7 <br />Source: Authors’ analysis of ACS, OES, and QCEW data. See Appendix Section A1 for details. <br />8.A. - Page 41