According to the New York Times, more Americans 50 and older are divorced than widowed. A half a century ago, 2.8% of Americans age 50 and older were divorced. By 2000, 11.8% were. In 2011, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 15.4% were divorced, another 2.1% separated, and 13.5% widowed.
Based on those statistics, the divorce rate among people 50 and older has doubled since 1990. That's a significant increase since half the married U.S. population is older than 50.
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