Most People Over 50 Feel Ten Years Younger

When does optimism become denial? Happily, it’s not up to Geezer to say, but the New York Times reports that most people over the age of 50 say they feel ten years younger than their actual age. And that’s just the beginning. One-third of those between 65 and 74 said they felt 10 to 19 years
younger, and one-sixth of people 75 and older said they felt 20 years
younger. These remarkable numbers come to us from the Pew Research Center, which surveyed  about 3,000 adults 18 and older via land and cellular telephone lines in February and March of this year. More good news reported by the Times includes a note that older adults said they had experienced the negative aspects of aging
— including illness, loneliness and financial difficulty — far less
often than younger people anticipated. One the other hand, the Times reports, older people also said
they found less time for family and leisure activities than younger
adults expected they would when they reach old age.
Read more in the New York Times.