Anita Liu, director of the Manpower Planning Department at the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), observes that people aged between 40 and 55 are at the zenith of their physical and mental powers, and their skills and incomes are at their peak. Their family financial responsibilities are also at their heaviest.
行政院經建會人力規畫處處長劉玉蘭指出，四十歲到五十五歲的壯年，是人生中身心最成熟、技能和薪資都達到頂峰，也是家計負擔最重的時候。