About50percentofchildrenbetween12and18getanallowanceorcashfromtheirparents,saysasurveyconductedbyOhioStateUniversityfortheU.S.LaborDepartment.Themedianamounttheygotwas$50aweek.(TeenagersintheEastNorthCentralregion,whichincludesOhioandIndiana,getthemost—amedianof$75aweek—andkidsintheEastSouthCentral,includingMississippiandAlabama,aregiventheleast,withamedianof$30aweek.)Nationallyspeaking,about10millionkidsreceiveatotalofaround$1billioneveryweek.39.Onaverage,childrenwhoreceivethemostallowanceslivein___________.
A
the East North Central region.
B
the East South Central region.
C
big cities like New York or L.A.
D
small towns in New England.
