This statistic shows the results of a survey among adult Americans on whether the acceptability of divorce has changed over the past generations. The survey was conducted in December 2014. During that survey, 84 percent of respondents stated they believe divorce is more acceptable nowadays than it was several generations ago.
Compared to previous generations, do you think the idea of divorce today is more acceptable or less acceptable?
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Harris Interactive. (February 25, 2015). Compared to previous generations, do you think the idea of divorce today is more acceptable or less acceptable? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/426125/acceptability-of-divorce-past-and-present-in-the-united-states/
Harris Interactive. "Compared to previous generations, do you think the idea of divorce today is more acceptable or less acceptable?." Chart. February 25, 2015. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/426125/acceptability-of-divorce-past-and-present-in-the-united-states/
Harris Interactive. (2015). Compared to previous generations, do you think the idea of divorce today is more acceptable or less acceptable?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/426125/acceptability-of-divorce-past-and-present-in-the-united-states/
Harris Interactive. "Compared to Previous Generations, Do You Think The Idea of Divorce Today Is More Acceptable or Less Acceptable?." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/426125/acceptability-of-divorce-past-and-present-in-the-united-states/
Harris Interactive, Compared to previous generations, do you think the idea of divorce today is more acceptable or less acceptable? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/426125/acceptability-of-divorce-past-and-present-in-the-united-states/ (last visited May 19, 2022)
