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Should divorce in this country be easier or more difficult to obtain than it is now?
Divorce laws (web, no volunteered response) · Asked in 3 waves, 2021–2024 · 2,558 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Easier | More difficult | Stay as is (phone mode only: volunteered) | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 73% | 27% | – | 628 | ±5 | |
| Protestant |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 628 |
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 587 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 1,343 |
| 58% |
| 42% |
| – |
| 269 |
| ±8 |
| Catholic | 75% | 25% | – | 113 | ±12 |
| Jewish † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 12 | ±38 |
| Other faith † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 34 | ±29 |
| None | 87% | 13% | – | 199 | ±10 |
General Social Survey 2024 · 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.