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, ** percent of respondents stated they believe divorce is more acceptable nowadays than it was several generations ago.
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Harris Interactive. (February 25, 2015). Compared to previous generations, do you think the idea of divorce today is more acceptable or less acceptable? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/426125/acceptability-of-divorce-past-and-present-in-the-united-states/
Harris Interactive. "Compared to previous generations, do you think the idea of divorce today is more acceptable or less acceptable?." Chart. February 25, 2015. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/426125/acceptability-of-divorce-past-and-present-in-the-united-states/
Harris Interactive. (2015). Compared to previous generations, do you think the idea of divorce today is more acceptable or less acceptable?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/426125/acceptability-of-divorce-past-and-present-in-the-united-states/
Harris Interactive. "Compared to Previous Generations, Do You Think The Idea of Divorce Today Is More Acceptable or Less Acceptable?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 25 Feb 2015, /statistics/426125/acceptability-of-divorce-past-and-present-in-the-united-states/
Harris Interactive, Compared to previous generations, do you think the idea of divorce today is more acceptable or less acceptable? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/426125/acceptability-of-divorce-past-and-present-in-the-united-states/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Compared to previous generations, do you think the idea of divorce today is more acceptable or less acceptable? [Graph], Harris Interactive, February 25, 2015. [Online]. Available: /statistics/426125/acceptability-of-divorce-past-and-present-in-the-united-states/
