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Should divorce in this country be easier or more difficult to obtain than it is now?
Divorce laws (web, with volunteered response) · Asked in 3 waves, 2021–2024 · 2,495 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 | 33% | 15% | 52% | 570 | ±6 |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 570 |
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 551 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 1,374 |
| White | 30% | 17% | 53% | 391 | ±7 |
| Black † | 44% | 18% | 38% | 61 | ±16 |
| Hispanic † | 46% | 7% | 47% | 66 | ±16 |
| Asian † | 29% | 12% | 59% | 36 | ±22 |
| Other † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 9 | ±37 |
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.