Here’s when people think ‘old age’ begins, according to study [Video]

What age is considered “old?” The answer appears to be skewing later as people live longer, retire later, and have better physical and mental health later in life. 

A study, published on April 22 by the American Psychological Association, found that people asked this question at age 64 said that “old age” starts at age 75. 

In addition, the older people were asked this question, the later their answers were.

The study examined data from over 14,000 participants of the “German Ageing Survey,” which included people living in Germany born between 1911 and 1974. The participants responded to survey questions up to eight times over 25 years (1996–2021), when they were between 40 and 100 years old. 

“Life expectancy has increased, which might contribute to a later perceived onset of old age,” study author Markus Wettstein, PhD, of Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany, said in a statement.

“Also, some aspects of health have improved over time, …