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Title: Gray Divorce Rate in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2017
Citation Type: Working Paper
Publication Year: 2019
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Abstract: Although the overall divorce rate in the U.S. has declined, among those aged 50 and older it has roughly doubled since 1990 (FP19-13; Brown & Lin, 2012). In this Family Profile, we estimate the national trend in divorce rates for adults aged 50 and older (“gray divorce”) using the 1990 U.S. Vital Statistics Report and 1-year estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS) for the years 2008 to 2017 (the most recently available data). To examine state-level variation, we employ the 2013-2017, 5-year estimates from the ACS. This Family Profile supplements previously published profiles documenting the geographic variation in divorce rate overall (FP-17-24; FP-18-21).
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Authors: Allred, Colette
Series Title: National Center for Family & Marriage Research (NCFMR) Working Paper Series
Publication Number: 20
Institution: Bowling Green State University
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Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Family and Marriage
Countries: United States