National Adults
Do you think that a person who is 60 years old is young, middle-aged, or old?
Young Middle-aged Old
Row % Row % Row %
National Adults 13% 63% 23%
Region Northeast 15% 64% 21%
Midwest 12% 65% 23%
South 13% 59% 28%
West 14% 67% 19%
Household Income Less than $50,000 13% 59% 28%
$50,000 or more 13% 67% 20%
Education Not college graduate 13% 61% 26%
College graduate 13% 67% 19%
Age 18 to 29 4% 49% 48%
30 to 44 8% 66% 26%
45 to 59 11% 74% 15%
60 or older 26% 58% 15%
Age Under 45 6% 58% 36%
45 or older 18% 67% 15%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 3% 51% 45%
Gen X (31-46) 9% 67% 24%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 13% 71% 16%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 29% 56% 15%
Race White 14% 67% 19%
Non-white 12% 55% 33%
Gender Men 11% 61% 29%
Women 16% 66% 19%
Interview Type Landline 15% 66% 20%
Cell Phone 9% 56% 35%
Marist Poll National Adults Split Sample: Interviews conducted April 10th through April 14th, 2011, N=1274 MOE +/- 3%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.