Middle age now begins at 55: Study

September 18, 2012 15:17

PTI: Next time you refer to a 40-year-old as middle-aged, be careful, he might take offence!

According to a new study, middle age in the modern world begins at 55. In a survey of 1,000 UK adults aged 50-plus, people said that they do not see themselves as elderly until they are nudging 70.

Previous studies have pinpointed the start of middle age as early as 36, the 'BBC News' reported.

The survey for the on-line learning website suggests that as the population ages, new cut-off points are being drawn.

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