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.
As People Age, Old Age Moves Back. It's no surprise that the older people get, the longer they think it takes for a person to reach old age: 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.