# Elderly? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 12, 2014, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elderly/692920 "2014-07-12T08:13:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elderly/692920/21 "2014-07-12T18:25:59Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > 35 to 75 = middle aged I think you need another category for 50-75, because 70+ is categorically not middle-aged. Most of the people in my family didn’t even live to 75, and were pretty old in their 60s. ---
**Author:** ![Neidhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elderly/692920/22 "2014-07-12T20:53:36Z")
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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elderly/692920/23 "2014-07-13T02:44:30Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Yeah, the 70s. I’m in my 60s and can usually tell if someone is in their 70s. A certain amount of frailty seems to set in in that decade for a lot of folks. Guess I’ll find out soon. ☹ Old codger. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elderly/692920/24 "2014-07-13T03:06:25Z")
I think of it more as a state of health and state of mind. My Aunt Pat is 85, no way on earth is she “elderly” and anyone who says so best run for their lives because she will catch you and show you exactly how not elderly she is. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elderly/692920.md?page=1)