Senior citizen

Naval Reservists from HMNZS Pegasus Christchurch, New Zealand chats with an elderly lady as she enquires about the earthquake damage to the Coptic Orthodox Church on Edgeware Road.

Senior citizen is a euphemism for old people. The term is often used by politicians to avoid offending them, and even to pander to them, as they vote in much higher percentages than younger people.

While there is no specific age which defines when someone becomes a senior citizen, at 65 years old Americans first qualify for Medicare and that is a political demarcation point.

## See also[edit]

* Desecularization and aging populations
* Global atheism and aging populations
* New Zealand, its growing problem of hyper-aging areas and desecularization