First Class Mail Letters (1 oz.) rates will increase from $0.47 to $0.49 when purchased at the Post Office. 1  Each additional ounce will cost $0.21. 2  The discounted âMetered Mailâ category for First Class Mail Letters (1 oz.), which includes online postage providers and postage meters, will decrease from $0.465 to $0.46.
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.
â¢ One in nine people age 65 and older (11 percent) has Alzheimerâs disease. â¢ About one-third of people age 85 and older (32 percent) have Alzheimerâs disease. â¢ Of those with Alzheimerâs disease, the vast majority (81 percent) are age 75 or older. An estimated 4 percent are under age 65, 15 percent are 65 to 74, 44 percent are 75 to 84, and 37 percent are 85 or older.