B. Number of relatives divorced during previous four years.
Number of relatives divorced in previous four years · Asked in 4 waves, 1978–1984 · 6,072 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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1984 | 1984-02-06 to 1984-04-20 | face to face | 1,473 | 1,473 |
| General Social Survey 1983 | 1983-02-23 to 1983-04-27 | face to face | 1,599 | 1,599 |
| General Social Survey 1980 | 1980-01-18 to 1980-05-16 | face to face | 1,468 | 1,468 |
| General Social Survey 1978 | 1978-02-13 to 1978-04-29 | face to face | 1,532 | 1,532 |
| 78% |
| 14% |
| 7% |
| 0% |
| 0% |
| – |
| 1473 |
| ±3 |
| White | 78% | 15% | 7% | 0% | 0% | – | 1251 | ±3 |
| Black | 83% | 7% | 9% | – | 0% | – | 170 | ±9 |
| Other races † | 90% | 4% | 6% | – | – | – | 52 | ±16 |
General Social Survey 1984 · 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.