A quarter of Canadians say they feel physically older than their chronological age.Photo by Getty

A quarter of Canadians feel older than they are, study finds

Angus Reid poll also notes that more than one in five feel mentally older than their age, and this number has risen since 2015

by · National Post

Blame the pandemic, cost-of-living woes or just a decade of change, including wars overseas and the first Trump presidency, but more Canadians these days are feeling older than their years compared to nine years ago.

In a new survey released by Angus Reid, a quarter of Canadians (25 per cent) say they feel physically older than their chronological age, while a slightly smaller number (21 per cent) claim to feel mentally older. These figures compare to 23 and 19 per cent, respectively, in a similar survey conducted in 2015.

New immigrants less happy than longer-term Canadians, poll findsA new poll from Angus Reid finds a majority of Canadians still consider themselves to be happy, but that number has been decreasing in recent years. What’s more, non-white and new Canadians seem to be faring the worst in the growing trend of unhappiness.Chris Knight, 16 Nov 2024Trudeau, Singh have led their parties to 50-year-low poll numbers: studyA new data analysis from the Angus Reid Institute has combed through 50 years of political polls and uncovered some historical trends and oddities. Most recently, it found that the popularity of Canadian federal party leaders is at a five-decade-year low. And that’s not one of them — it’s all of them.National Post Staff, 10 May 2024