000 Workers and Paying <150% of the Federal Minimum Wage ($11.00 per hour), 2010bMany studies have demonstrated associations between income level and overall life expectancy [e.g., Clarke et al., 2010; Lin et al., 2003; Singh and Siahpush, 2006] and rates of chronic disease including diabetes, hypertension and obstructive lung diseases [e.g. Braveman et al., 2011; Diez Roux et al., 2002; Kanervist