Fact · Typing and writing speed
19 to 72years old
The typists in the 1984 study ranged in age from 19 to 72 years old, and in speed from 17 to 104 net words per minute.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“ranging in age from 19 to 72 years old”
Effects of age and skill in typing, Timothy A. Salthouse, Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 1984, Abstract.
Open the original (DOI 10.1037//0096-3445.113.3.345)- What it measures
- The study compared typists across this age range and across the range of typing skill.
- What it does not show
- A small study. Its speed is measured as net words per minute, so it is not directly comparable with online test scores.