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Acceptability of divorce - past and present in the United States 2014
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Acceptability of divorce - past and present in the United States 2014
Compared to previous generations, do you think the idea of divorce today is more acceptable or less acceptable?
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Feb 25, 2015
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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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Feb 25, 2015
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.
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- February 2015
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- December 10 to 15, 2014
- Number of respondents
- 2,255 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- The source worded the question as follows: "Compared to previous generations, do you think the idea of divorce today is...?"
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- December 10 to 15, 2014
- Number of respondents
- 2,255 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- The source worded the question as follows: "Compared to previous generations, do you think the idea of divorce today is...?"
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