Canadians Feeling Older Than Their Years, Survey Finds

Canadians are more likely to feel physically and mentally older than their actual age compared with nine years ago, a new survey finds.
Twenty-five percent of Canadians say they feel physically older than their chronological age while 21 percent feel mentally older, according to a survey by Angus Reid. That compares with 23 percent and 19 percent in a similar survey conducted in 2015.
On the other hand, a substantial number of Canadians say they feel physically and mentally younger than their age, coming in at 31 percent and 47 percent, respectively. Those numbers are not as high as in 2015, however, when 38 percent said they felt physically younger and 53 percent felt mentally younger than their years….