Old People Questions wit Answers

1. At what age do people consider themselves "old"?
On Yahoo Answers most people claimed that they started to feel old between the ages of 55-65. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070802094957AA7i0b3

2. When do family members start to feel that the "old person" in their lives become a burden?
There's no straight answer on the Internet which i suspected because its so subjective to circumstance, but from personal experience i feel that when you have to start worrying if the "old person" at hand is incapable of taking care of themselves, and you must worry about them all the time.

3. How is our generation of old people different from past generations?
2005 life expectancy: 77.9 years old
1995 life expectancy: 75.8 years old
http://www.wholehealthcenters.com/blog/reports/life-expectancy-is-up-in-usa-by-almost-10-years-over-1955/comment-page-1/

4. Why is it considered "bad" to go old?
Why do people fear old age? It's the most natural thing in the world. Although one may look at old age as deterioration, its inevitable.

5. Is the process of aging different for women than it is for men?
At all ages, women had higher heart rates but lower BP than men. Pulse pressure, however, was lower in young women and higher in older women. Measurements influenced by body size, such as CCA diameter, compliance and systemic compliance, were lower in women. Those related to arterial wall properties, such as CCA and aortic distensibility, were the same. Although aortic PWV rose similarly with aging, PWV had more of an influence on PP in women than did mean BP. The reverse was true in men.
Despite lower mean BP and similar arterial distensibility, women develop a higher degree of pulsatility with aging, as compared with men. This is mainly due to their smaller physical characteristics, independent of the role of menopause and its related hormonal changes.
http://content.onlinejacc.org/cgi/content/full/37/5/1374
6. What % of old people are sexually active? (Gavin)
In 1998, the National Council On Aging conducted a survey of 1300 "older" (over age 60) Americans and their sexual activities. The results indicate that sexual activity plays an important role in relationships among older men and women. Forty-eight percent report that they were sexually active (sex at least once per month).
http://www.sexualityandu.ca/professionals/older-women-3.aspx
7. What do old people do for fun? (Gavin)

8. What is the most common illness among old people? (John Li)

9. What percent are married? (Elvis)

10. What is the top fear of the elderly? (Henry)

11. How long is the life expectancy for the average human? (Elias)
77.5 years old
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_average_life_expectancy_of_a_human