45%

of social media news consumers ages 50-64 said in 2016 that they comment on news stories on social media

Source: Pew Research Center
Additional Information: By comparison, 35 percent of social media consumers ages 18-29 said that they do so.
Reference: For more information, read the 2016 Pew Research Center analysis, "The Modern News Consumer." "The Modern News Consumer."

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