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Table 5

A majority of Latinx workers and one in three Black workers in Dallas do not have access to paid sick leave: Number and share of workers without access to paid sick leave in Dallas, 2016

	Number in the Dallas workforce	Number without sick leave	Share without sick leave
Total	736,190	301,838	41%
Gender
Men	401,602	172,689	43%
Women	339,866	129,149	38%
Race/ethnicity
White	285,481	88,499	31%
Black	141,578	52,384	37%
AAPI	43,027	14,199	33%
Latinx	257,129	141,421	55%
Other	15,691	5,335	34%

Source: Institute for Women’s Policy Research analysis of 2014–2016 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and 2016 IPUMS American Community Survey (ACS).

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