Over 70 percent of Europeans aware of ageing: survey
10:15, 16 January 2012
BRUSSELS. January 16. KAZINFORM Over 70 percent of Europeans are aware that Europe's population is getting old, although only 42 percent are concerned about the issue, according to a Eurobarometer survey released here on Friday.
Over 60 percent of respondents believe that Europeans should be allowed to continue working after retirement age, and about 53 percent reject the idea of a compulsory retirement age, Xinhua reports.
Europeans also have various opinions towards the definition of being "young" and "old." In Malta, Portugal and Sweden, people under 37 years are considered young, whereas in Cyprus and Greece people are considered young up to the age of 50, according to the survey.
On average, Europeans believe that people start being regarded as old just before 64 and are no longer considered young from the age of 42 years, the survey says.
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