Working Poor Families Project Data, ACS 2013 release.
Workers who benefit include those currently earning less than the proposed minimum wage of $10.10 per hour and those
earning between $10.10 and $11.62 per hour. Workers earning between $10.10 and $11.62 per hour are considered
indirectly affected by a minimum wage increase because of ‘spillover’ effects because their wages would likely rise of the
minimum wage rose. The spillover band is defined as between 100 and 115 percent of the proposed minimum wage. The
sample consists of individuals at least 16 years old, working at least 14 weeks in the prior year, and with positive earnings
from wages or salaries. Individuals excluded from the analysis are the unemployed, self-employed workers, unpaid family
workers, and public-sector employees who would not be affected by a state minimum wage law.
CPPP analysis of 1-year 2013 American Community Survey Public-Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) for Texas. U.S. Census
Bureau. (2015). 2013 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample [Data file]. Retrieved from
http://www2.census.gov/acs2013_1yr/
Additional information can be found in the appendix.
U.S. Census Bureau. (2015). 2013 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample [Data file]. Retrieved from
http://www2.census.gov/acs2013_1yr/
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Reserve Bank of Dallas. http://bit.ly/1MNtoAW
The Federal Fair Labor Standards Act sets the national minimum wage at $7.25 per hour. Workers that make below the
federal minimum wage may include tipped workers and small firms that are not subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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Working Poor Families Project Data, ACS 2013 release.
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and analyzed by the Worker’s Defense Project in Austin, Texas
Center for Public Policy Priorities family budgets calculator. www.familybudgets.org
American Sustainable Business Council and Business for a Fair Minimum Wage. (2014). Opinion Poll: Small Business Owners
Favor Raising Federal Minimum Wage. http://bit.ly/1EG8Qtd
These numbers were calculated using the tool at familybudgets.org.
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No Discernible Effect on Employment? The Center for Economic and Policy Research. http://bit.ly/1MHShOs
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http://1.usa.gov/1EylIyC
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http://1.usa.gov/1O9KXNm
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http://www2.census.gov/acs2013_1yr/
U.S. Census Bureau. (2015). 2013 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample [Data file]. Retrieved from
http://www2.census.gov/acs2013_1yr/
U.S. Census Bureau. (2015). 2013 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample [Data file]. Retrieved from
http://www2.census.gov/acs2013_1yr/
U.S. Census Bureau. (2015). 2013 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample [Data file]. Retrieved from
http://www2.census.gov/acs2013_1yr/
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http://www2.census.gov/acs2013_1yr/
U.S. Census Bureau. (2015). 2013 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample [Data file]. Retrieved from
http://www2.census.gov/acs2013_1yr/