Sociology / Soc 1118 · Atom · ~20 seconds
Young-Old, Middle-Old, Old-Old
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Gerontologists divide the population over sixty-five into the young-old, middle-old, and old-old, since sixty-five and ninety differ as much as any two adult stages.
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Housing choices, health, and financial planning differ sharply across the three subgroups even though all three get lumped together as "elderly."
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The boundary ages are conventions for comparison, not thresholds a person crosses in any felt sense.