The statistic above represents the percentage of the U.S. population aged 50 and older, who are divorced and single from 1960 to 2010. In 1960, about 2 percent of the older generation were identified as divorced and single.
Percentage of the U.S. population aged 50 and older who are divorced and single from 1960 to 2010
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Merrill Lynch. (November 18, 2013). Percentage of the U.S. population aged 50 and older who are divorced and single from 1960 to 2010 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/325228/percentage-of-the-us-population-50-divorced-and-single/
Merrill Lynch. "Percentage of the U.S. population aged 50 and older who are divorced and single from 1960 to 2010." Chart. November 18, 2013. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325228/percentage-of-the-us-population-50-divorced-and-single/
Merrill Lynch. (2013). Percentage of the U.S. population aged 50 and older who are divorced and single from 1960 to 2010. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325228/percentage-of-the-us-population-50-divorced-and-single/
Merrill Lynch. "Percentage of The U.S. Population Aged 50 and Older Who Are Divorced and Single from 1960 to 2010." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325228/percentage-of-the-us-population-50-divorced-and-single/
Merrill Lynch, Percentage of the U.S. population aged 50 and older who are divorced and single from 1960 to 2010 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325228/percentage-of-the-us-population-50-divorced-and-single/ (last visited June 06, 2025)
Percentage of the U.S. population aged 50 and older who are divorced and single from 1960 to 2010 [Graph], Merrill Lynch, November 18, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/325228/percentage-of-the-us-population-50-divorced-and-single/
