Minimum Wage Business Survey, June 2018

This survey is intended for people who own or manage a business in Alameda.

The City of Alameda is considering increasing its minimum wage and would like to hear from you. The survey should take approximately 5 minutes to complete.

Currently, the minimum wage in Alameda is $10.50 for businesses with 25 or fewer employees and $11.00 for those with over 25 employees. The statewide minimum wage—including Alameda’s—will gradually reach $15 per hour by 2023 and will then increase annually with the cost of living.

Rate (Jan. 1)	26 Employees or More	25 Employees or Less
2018	$11	$10.50
2019	$12	$11
2020	$13	$12
2021	$14	$13
2022	$15	$14
2023	$15	$15
2024	Indexed	Indexed

Many Bay Area cities have passed local minimum wage regulations that go beyond state law to more quickly reach and exceed $15 per hour. The following East Bay cities have a minimum wage higher than the state’s:

City	Current Minimum Wage
San Leandro	$13.00
Oakland	$13.23
Richmond	$13.41
El Cerrito	$13.60
Berkeley	$13.75
Emeryville (55 or fewer employees)	$14.00
Emeryville (56 or more employees)	$15.20

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* 1. Is your business located in Alameda?

Yes

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* 2. What position do you hold in the business?

Business Owner

Business Manager

Other (please describe)

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* 3. What industry category best describes your business?

Retail

Full Service Restaurant—Table Service Dining

Limited Service Restaurant—Fast Food or Fast Casual Dining

Personal Service (nail and hair salons, massage, etc.)

Technology

Medical or Dental

Office

Grocery

Residential Care, Home Care, and/or Social Assistance

Childcare, Daycare, and/or Pre-school

Information, Legal, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, or Professional Services

Construction

Wholesale Trade and/or Transportation

Non-Profit

Lodging Services or Other Food Services (catering, banquet, etc.)

Manufacturing

Education

Healthcare

Repair and Maintenance or Other Services

Government

Other (please specify)

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* 4. How many of your employees, both full-time and part-time employees, work in Alameda?

Less than 5

Between 5 and 9

Between 10 and 24

Between 25 and 49

Between 50 and 99

100 or more

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* 5. How many of your employees working in Alameda are part-time?

Less than 5

Between 5 and 9

Between 10 and 24

Between 25 and 49

Between 50 and 99

100 or more

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* 6. How many of your employees working in Alameda are full-time?

Less than 5

Between 5 and 9

Between 10 and 24

Between 25 and 49

Between 50 and 99

100 or more

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* 7. If you have hourly employees, do they receive benefits?

Yes

We do not have hourly employees

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* 8. If your hourly employees receive benefits, what benefits do they receive? [Check all that apply]

Medical

Dental

Vision

Sick leave/medical leave and/or vacation

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What percent of your current employees make the minimum wage ($10.50-$11/hour)

1-10% (very few)

11-40% (some, but less than half)

41-59% (about half)

60-89% (most, but not all)

90-100% (all, or close to it)

None of our employees make the minimum wage

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* 10. What percent of your current minimum wage employees are 18 years old or younger?

1-10% (very few)

11-40% (some, but less than half)

41-59% (about half)

60-89% (most, but not all)

90-100% (all, or close to it)

None of our minimum wage employees are 18 years old or younger

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* 11. What percent of your current employees make above the minimum wage, between $11.01 and $15/hour?

1-10% (very few)

11-40% (some, but less than half)

41-59% (about half)

60-89% (most, but not all)

90-100% (all, or close to it)

None of our current employees make above the minimum wage

How likely are the following statements to occur at your business location, if the minimum wage in Alameda is gradually increased to $15 an hour by 2020?

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* 12. Your employees at the minimum wage will be more satisfied and more productive

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not at all likely

Not sure

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not at all likely

Not sure

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* 13. You will reduce the total number of workers that you employ

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not at all likely

Not sure

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not at all likely

Not sure

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* 14. You will reduce the hours for your minimum wage employees

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not at all likely

Not sure

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not at all likely

Not sure

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* 15. Your costs of employee turnover will decrease because employees will be less likely to quit

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not at all likely

Not sure

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not at all likely

Not sure

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* 16. Your wages for non-minimum wage workers may be raised

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not at all likely

Not sure

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not at all likely

Not sure

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* 17. You will close your business

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not at all likely

Not sure

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not at all likely

Not sure

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* 18. You will need to raise prices on your goods and services in order to pay for the increased labor costs

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not at all likely

Not sure

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not at all likely

Not sure

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* 19. You will move your business to a community that has a lower minimum wage

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not at all likely

Not sure

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not at all likely

Not sure

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* 20. You will invest in technologies that reduce the need for workers and lower labor costs

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not at all likely

Not sure

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not at all likely

Not sure

Please let us know if you agree or disagree with each of the following statements:

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* 21. An increase in the minimum wage will help reduce income inequality in our community

Agree

Somewhat agree

Neither agree or disagree

Somewhat disagree

Disagree

Agree

Somewhat agree

Neither agree or disagree

Somewhat disagree

Disagree

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* 22. If the minimum wage increases, it will make it harder to start and grow businesses in our community

Agree

Somewhat agree

Neither agree or disagree

Somewhat disagree

Disagree

Agree

Somewhat agree

Neither agree or disagree

Somewhat disagree

Disagree

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* 23. An increase in the minimum wage makes sense for our community, given our high cost of living

Agree

Somewhat agree

Neither agree or disagree

Somewhat disagree

Disagree

Agree

Somewhat agree

Neither agree or disagree

Somewhat disagree

Disagree

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* 24. An increase in the minimum wage will result in higher costs of goods and services in Alameda

Agree

Somewhat agree

Neither agree or disagree

Somewhat disagree

Disagree

Agree

Somewhat agree

Neither agree or disagree

Somewhat disagree

Disagree

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* 25. How much do you favor or oppose the City of Alameda raising its minimum wage to $15/hour by 2020, more quickly than required by the State (which mandates $15/hour by 2022 for businesses with 26 or more employees and by 2023 for businesses with 25 or less employees).

Strongly favor

Somewhat favor

Somewhat oppose

Strongly oppose

Not sure

Strongly favor

Somewhat favor

Somewhat oppose

Strongly oppose

Not sure

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* 26. If the City of Alameda decides to raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2020, which of the following incremental, phased-in approaches would you prefer?

An increase to $13.50 by March 2019 and to $15.00 by March 2020

An increase to $14.00 by March 2019 and to $15.00 by March 2020

Not sure

Other (please specify)

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* 1. Is your business located in Alameda?

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* 2. What position do you hold in the business?

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* 3. What industry category best describes your business?

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* 4. How many of your employees, both full-time and part-time employees, work in Alameda?

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* 5. How many of your employees working in Alameda are part-time?

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* 6. How many of your employees working in Alameda are full-time?

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* 7. If you have hourly employees, do they receive benefits?

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* 8. If your hourly employees receive benefits, what benefits do they receive? [Check all that apply]

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* 9. What percent of your current employees make the minimum wage ($10.50-$11/hour)

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* 10. What percent of your current minimum wage employees are 18 years old or younger?

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* 11. What percent of your current employees make above the minimum wage, between $11.01 and $15/hour?

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* 12. Your employees at the minimum wage will be more satisfied and more productive

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* 13. You will reduce the total number of workers that you employ

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* 14. You will reduce the hours for your minimum wage employees

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* 15. Your costs of employee turnover will decrease because employees will be less likely to quit

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* 16. Your wages for non-minimum wage workers may be raised

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* 17. You will close your business

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* 18. You will need to raise prices on your goods and services in order to pay for the increased labor costs

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* 19. You will move your business to a community that has a lower minimum wage

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* 20. You will invest in technologies that reduce the need for workers and lower labor costs

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* 21. An increase in the minimum wage will help reduce income inequality in our community

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* 22. If the minimum wage increases, it will make it harder to start and grow businesses in our community

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* 23. An increase in the minimum wage makes sense for our community, given our high cost of living

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* 24. An increase in the minimum wage will result in higher costs of goods and services in Alameda

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* 25. How much do you favor or oppose the City of Alameda raising its minimum wage to $15/hour by 2020, more quickly than required by the State (which mandates $15/hour by 2022 for businesses with 26 or more employees and by 2023 for businesses with 25 or less employees).

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* 26. If the City of Alameda decides to raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2020, which of the following incremental, phased-in approaches would you prefer?

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* 27. Other comments:

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