welfare vs wages

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here you go. lots of charts, etc.

http://www.epi.org/publication/bp357...wage-increase/

■Those who would see wage increases do not fit some of the stereotypes of minimum-wage workers.
■Women would be disproportionately affected, comprising 56 percent of those who would benefit.
■Over 88 percent of workers who would benefit are at least 20 years old.
■Although workers of all races and ethnicities would benefit from the increase, non-Hispanic white workers comprise the largest share (about 54 percent) of those who would be affected.
■About 44 percent of affected workers have at least some college education.
■Around 55 percent of affected workers work full time, 70 percent are in families with incomes of less than $60,000, more than a quarter are parents, and over a third are married.
■The average affected worker earns about half of his or her family’s total income