Are Ages Ending in Zero Suspect?

On any document that provides an age, when that age ends in a zero I am always a little suspicious that the age has been estimated or rounded. Not that ages ending in a zero can’t be correct, but I am always a little concerned that an age ending in zero could have been “ballparked” because the informant was uncertain.

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