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And what about couples with young children? How easy or difficult should the law make it for them to get a divorce?
How easy divorce should be for couples with young children · Asked in 1 wave, 1988 · 1,414 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
| Group | Very easy | Fairly easy | Neither easy nor difficult | Fairly difficult | Very difficult | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 5% | 10% | 32% | 28% | 25% | 1414 | ±3 | |
| Protestant | 4% | 10% | 31% | 28% | 27% | 868 | ±4 | |
| Catholic |
General Social Survey 1988 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1988 | 1988-02-12 to 1988-04-26 | face to face | 1,481 | 1,414 |
| 2% |
| 11% |
| 31% |
| 32% |
| 24% |
| 369 |
| ±6 |
| Jewish † | 15% | 12% | 43% | 28% | 2% | 27 | ±20 |
| Other faith † | 1% | – | 48% | 17% | 33% | 39 | ±17 |
| None | 15% | 17% | 31% | 22% | 16% | 110 | ±10 |