▁fired , ▁fir ms ▁that ▁wish ▁to ▁retain ▁only ▁a ▁certain ▁type ▁of ▁worker ▁without ▁being ▁su ed ▁would ▁prefer ▁to ▁disc rim inate ▁in ▁the ▁h iring ▁state ▁rather ▁than ▁at ▁any ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁employ ment ▁process " ▁( p . ▁ 3 1 ). ▁All ▁states ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁prohib it ▁youth ▁under ▁ 1 4 ▁from ▁working ▁with ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁exceptions ▁and ▁prohib it ▁youth ▁under ▁ 1 8 ▁from ▁working ▁in ▁ha z ard ous ▁occup ations . ▁They ▁are ▁also ▁paid ▁a ▁lower ▁minimum ▁w age ▁and ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁work ▁full - time . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁Europe , ▁per vas ive ▁levels ▁of ▁age ▁disc rim ination ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁Belg ium , ▁England , ▁France , ▁Spain , ▁and ▁Sweden . ▁Job ▁candidates ▁reve aling ▁older ▁age ▁are ▁found ▁to ▁get ▁ 3 9 % ▁( in ▁Belg ium ) ▁to ▁ 7 2 % ▁( in ▁France ) ▁less ▁job ▁interview ▁inv itations ▁compared ▁to ▁equal ▁candidates ▁reve aling ▁a ▁younger ▁name . ▁In ▁addition , ▁In ▁a ▁survey ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Kent , ▁England , ▁ 2 9 % ▁of ▁respond ents ▁stated ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁suffered ▁from ▁age ▁disc rim ination . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁higher ▁proportion ▁than ▁for ▁gender ▁or ▁ra cial ▁disc rim ination . ▁Domin ic ▁Abr ams , ▁social ▁psych ology ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁university , ▁concluded ▁that ▁age ism ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁per vas ive ▁form ▁of ▁pre jud ice ▁experienced ▁in