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Age discrimination in hiring has been shown to exist in the United States.  Joanna Lahey, Economics professor at Texas A&M, found that firms are more than 40% more likely to interview a younger job applicant than an older job applicant.<ref>Lahey, J. (2005) [http://www.bc.edu/centers/crr/ib_33.shtml Do Older Workers Face Discrimination?] Boston College.</ref>

Age discrimination in hiring has been shown to exist in the United States.  Joanna Lahey, Economics professor at Texas A&M, found that firms are more than 40% more likely to interview a younger job applicant than an older job applicant.<ref>Lahey, J. (2005) [http://www.bc.edu/centers/crr/ib_33.shtml Do Older Workers Face Discrimination?] Boston College.</ref>

   

   

In a survey for the [[University of Kent]], [[England]], 29% of respondents stated that they had suffered from age discrimination. This is a higher proportion than for gender or race discrimination. Dominic Abrams, Social Psychology professor at the University, concluded that ageism is the most pervasive form of prejudice experienced in the UK population.<ref>(2006) [http://www.ageconcern.org.uk/AgeConcern/media/how_ageist_is_britain.pdf How Ageist is Britain?] London: Age Concern.</ref>

In a survey for the [[University of Kent]], [[England]], 29% of respondents stated that they had suffered from age discrimination. This is a higher proportion than for gender or race discrimination. Dominic Abrams, Social Psychology professor at the university, concluded that ageism is the most pervasive form of prejudice experienced in the UK population.<ref>(2006) [http://www.ageconcern.org.uk/AgeConcern/media/how_ageist_is_britain.pdf How Ageist is Britain?] London: Age Concern.</ref>

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