Advocacy Group: Zinfandel Advocates and Producers (ZAP) is a nonprofit association that organizes seminars, educational programs and wine tastings across the U.S. to promote Zinfandel and its high quality reputation.
A recent New York Times story calls a 69-year-old woman elderly. Philadelphia Metro considers 70 to be elderly. When NPR ran a story recently about a 71-year-old midwife, some readers objected to the word elderly in the original headline.
More than half of the adults in under 30 said that old age actually begins before people hit their 60th birthday. 1  On average, adults between the ages of 30 and 49 think old age begins at 69. 2  People who are currently 50-64 believe old age starts at 72.  Responders who are 65 and older say old age begins at 74.