But even then, she said, most middle-age people worrying about college tuition and health insurance may find such a premium prohibitive.

"You have all sorts of regular dorky middle-age people, church groups and old people," she said.

The expensive wine indicates perhaps upper-middle-class and middle-age people.

However, the majority of middle-age people in industrialized nations can expect to live into old age.

Divorce, while leveling off, has left many middle-age people living alone - at least temporarily.

The depression affects a surprisingly high number of middle-age people, he said, especially women.

They are young and middle-age people seeking better jobs - or any job at all.

Mr. Scutieri added that divorce has increased during the last five years, especially among middle-age people.

You also see a lot of middle-age people who realize they're going to have to put on a bathing suit.

"There are a lot of middle-age single people incorporating their friends into their family," she says.