show more It seems like there are a lot of 50 to 60 year olds answering questions in the Senior Citizens section. I thought a Senior Citizen was a person over the age of 65 years of age. I understand that any age group can answer questions in any section and category but the 50 to 60 year olds seem to think that their age is considered to be Senior.
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Old age, death, and frailty are linked because approximately half the deaths in old age are preceded by months or years of frailty, Older Adults' Views on Death is based on interviews with 109 people in the 70-90 age range, with a mean age of 80.7.
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It seems like there are a lot of 50 to 60 year olds answering questions in the Senior Citizens section. I thought a Senior Citizen was a person over the age of 65 years of age. I understand that any age group can answer questions in any section and category but the 50 to 60 year olds seem to think that their age...
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1 Pain afflicts old people at least 25% of the time, increasing with age up to 80% for those in nursing homes. 2  Most pains are rheumatological or malignant. 3  Sexuality remains important throughout the lifespan and the sexual expression of ‘typical, healthy older persons is a relatively neglected topic of research’.
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In the industrialized countries, life expectancy and, thus, the old age population have increased consistently over the last decades. In the United States the proportion of people aged 65 or older increased from 4% in 1900 to about 12% in 2000.
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Euphemisms and terms for old people include, old people (worldwide usage), seniors (American usage), senior citizens (British and American usage), older adults (in the social sciences), the elderly, and elders (in many cultures —including the cultures of aboriginal people).
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The age to get a senior discount is 60 - 62 depending on the place. The age for senior apartments if they are receiving federal subsidies is 62. There are other apartments for lower income seniors from age 55-58.
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According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a senior citizen is more likely than a younger driver to be at fault in an accident in which they are involved. The most common violations include failure to obey traffic signals, unsafe turns and passing, and failure to yield the right of way.
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In the USA in 2008, 11 million people aged 65+ lived alone: 5 million or 22% of ages 65–74, 4 million or 34% of ages 75–84, and 2 million or 41% of ages 85+. The 2007 gender breakdown for all people 65+ was men 19% and women 39%.
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Often, family members of an elderly person, such as one's children, are faced with the responsibility of trying to get them to give up driving. This can be challenging because few senior citizens are voluntarily willing to give up their own car keys.
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at what age is someone considered a senior citizen
Someone is considered a senior citizen over the age of 65 years. Over the age of 65 years is considered a senior citizen.