The problem is that teenagers working odd jobs often want to spend some of their money.

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The report concluded that access to and information about contraception was often a problem for US teenagers, but that this could not alone account for the difference.

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It's harder to get teenagers to not take risks when it comes to avoiding problem foods and always carrying the epinephrine auto-injector, Bassett said.

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Part of the problem is his age--he found that employers preferred younger workers, even teenagers, because they could pay them less.

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