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Middle age starts much later than previously thought - at the age of 55, research suggests.
And Britons do not see themselves as elderly until they are nudging 70, the survey of 1,000 UK adults aged 50-plus for the Love to Learn online learning website says.
Previous studies have pinpointed the start of middle age as early as 36.
The research suggests that as the population ages, new cut-off points are being drawn.
According to official national data, there are now more adults over 65 than there are under-16s.
Although seven out of 10 early 50-somethings quizzed for the survey defined themselves as middle-aged, the average age at which the period of life was perceived to start was 54 years and 347 days old.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-19622330
Only about 389 days to go for me then...😱 🙄
And Britons do not see themselves as elderly until they are nudging 70, the survey of 1,000 UK adults aged 50-plus for the Love to Learn online learning website says.
Previous studies have pinpointed the start of middle age as early as 36.
The research suggests that as the population ages, new cut-off points are being drawn.
According to official national data, there are now more adults over 65 than there are under-16s.
Although seven out of 10 early 50-somethings quizzed for the survey defined themselves as middle-aged, the average age at which the period of life was perceived to start was 54 years and 347 days old.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-19622330
Only about 389 days to go for me then...😱 🙄