# How old are you?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [March 2, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053 "2010-03-02T22:55:04Z")
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### Author: ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2010, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/98 "2010-03-16T15:16:39Z")

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It would appear to me that the Over 49 group is growing as a percent of total.

Compare these snapshots of the graph:

```auto

View Poll Results: How old are you?  
This poll will close on 04-02-2010 at 05:56 PM 

13-19 years 5 0.96% 
20-29 years 120 22.94% 
30-39 years 130 24.86% 
40-49 years 145 27.72% 
50-59 years 88 16.83% 
60-69 years 31 5.93% 
70-79 years 2 0.38% 
80-89 years 1 0.19% 
90 years and older 1 0.19% 

Voters: 523.   

13-19 years 5 0.91% 
20-29 years 124 22.67% 
30-39 years 137 25.05% 
40-49 years 151 27.61% 
50-59 years 93 17.00% 
60-69 years 33 6.03% 
70-79 years 2 0.37% 
80-89 years 1 0.18% 
90 years and older 1 0.18% 

Voters: 547 

13-19 years 5 0.89% 
20-29 years 130 23.09% 
30-39 years 139 24.69% 
40-49 years 152 27.00% 
50-59 years 99 17.58% 
60-69 years 34 6.04% 
70-79 years 2 0.36% 
80-89 years 1 0.18% 
90 years and older 1 0.18% 

Voters: 563 

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If you take the Over 49 group as a whole, it’s the third largest group.

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