Gouty arthritis is the most common form of inflammatory joint disease in men older than 40 years.1 The National Health Survey (1983 to 1985) determined the prevalence rate of self-reported gout to be 13.6 cases per 1,000 men and 6.4 cases per 1,000 women.
California's minimum wage is now $10. Unions say that's less than $21,000 a year for a full-time worker. Last year, the Los Angeles city council voted to increase its minimum wage from $9 to $15 by 2020. In 2014, San Francisco voters passed a proposition that will raise the minimum wage from $12.25 to $13 on July 1 and to $15 by 2018.
The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. In California, the minimum wage is $8 an hour. A person who works 40 hours a week at the state rate earns $16,640 a year -- before taxes. According to the Census Bureau, there are 378 households in Pleasanton that earn between $10,000 and $15,000 a year. Another 872 households bring home between $15,000 and $25,000 annually. Not all of these folks are minimum wage earners.