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This small study focused on the perceptions of wellbeing among a sample of 39 people aged 50 years and older living in Wales.The sample covers a wide age span, with respondents broadly falling into one of two generational groups.The younger group (approximately aged 50-65) tended not to see themselves as older people and their expectations of, and fears for, old age were informed through the experiences of (mainly) significant others (including parents and other relatives).In contrast, many of the older age group (over 65 years) had experienced, first hand, some of the exigencies of older age (including loss of spouses, increasing frailty and, in some cases, poor health).Whilst many still resisted the label of being old, for them increased perception of vulnerability, and the prospect of (if not actual) loss of independence were in sharp focus.Irrespective of age differences, however, we found that many of the respondents held similar perceptions of wellbeing and that concerns and fears associated with aging were shared by those at different stages of the life course.These perceptions are set out in this report, and are summarised as key points as follows:
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