Age group

+ between X and Y years old

+ X - to Y-year-olds
+ X - to Y-year-old students
+ people (who are) aged X to Y.
+ people who fall into the X to Y age group
+ people who belong to the X to Y age
group
+ in their forties (40 – 49 years old)
- Old people: the elderly = elderly people =
senior citizens
- Young people: the young = teenagers =
youngsters
- Middle aged people = people aged 40 to
60
- People in early adulhood = people who
fall into 20 to 40 age group
Example:
+ 12% of those aged between 14 and 16
years old were current smokers.
+ There was a fall in the number of 16-19
year olds studying in higher education in
Greece.
+ The majority of students aged 16 to 18
were doing vocational courses.
+ People in their forties went to the cinema
more frequently than elderly people.
+ While 60% of people who fell into the 30-
50 age group owned at least one car, this
proportion fell to 40% among those who
belonged to the 50-60 age group.
+ The period between 1980 and 1990 saw
a dramatic increase in the number of
youngsters and people in early adulthood
who had motorbikes.