Abstract
Objective: The goal of the current article is to elucidate and characterize the attitudes of the middle-aged towards aging.Methods: The data of the article is based on questionnaire survey of 210 middle-aged persons from one of the Estonian rural municipalities.Results: The attitudes of the middle-aged towards ageing and the condition of elderly in society are mostly positive, although not very strongly. At the same time the opinions of women towards ageing are somewhat more positive than the opinions of men. Contradictory attitudes towards life were visible – On one hand elderly are active members of society and can influence society – and on other hand elderly are a burden for society, old age causes poverty and exclusion. The middleaged know in principle that it is important to prepare oneself for ageing, but this knowledge is not always used in their lives. Conclusion: In order to age successfully and cope in an old age, it requires re-evaluation of the present attitudes and the way of thinking. Important result that indicates work not done is that the respondents do not trust the state, the local government, as helper.
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