Should divorce in this country be easier or more difficult to obtain than it is now?
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Easier:
25%
More difficult:
23%
Stay as is:
53%
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Would you favor or oppose a legal ban on divorce, such as the one Ireland had until 1995?
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Do you generally agree or disagree with the statement "God's plan for marriage is one man, one woman, for life"?
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If a marriage isn't working out, do you favor or oppose divorce as a solution?
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Which of these difficult family situations do you think is better for kids in the long run: kids growing up in a household where parents fight all the time but stay together, or kids growing up with divorced parents?
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Fighting, but together:
17%
Divorced:
83%
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Do you think that 50/50 custody should be the starting point in divorce proceedings and only altered under extraordinary circumstances?
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Do you think that Missouri's divorce laws are generally fair to both husbands and wives?
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Favor husbands:
4%
Favor wives:
28%
Generally fair to both:
20%
I have no idea:
48%
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Would you support a "nesting situation" in which children remain in the family home while their parents take turns moving in and out?
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To the best of your knowledge, has anyone you know been unfaithful to their wife or husband?
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Would you say that your marriage with your spouse is (or was) better, worse, or about the same as your parents' marriage?
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Better:
38%
Worse:
14%
About the same:
14%
I have never been married:
16%
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Were your parents divorced?
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Yes:
23%
Yes, but not from each other:
4%
No:
73%
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If you could change the past, would you still get divorced?
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Yes:
30%
No:
9%
I have never been divorced:
61%
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If you could change the past, would you have ever gotten married?
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Yes - and I am married now:
56%
Yes - and I am divorced now:
13%
No - and I am married now:
6%
No - and I am divorced now:
7%
I have never been married:
18%
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In general, what do you think the chances of a successful second marriage are?
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Good. People learn from their mistakes and mature:
46%
About the same as the first:
43%
Bad. People accumulate baggage:
12%
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Which of the following would be the strongest factor for you in choosing a divorce or separation?
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Money problems:
2%
Communication problems:
4%
Basic incompatibility:
17%
Infidelity:
18%
Emotional or physical abuse:
53%
One spouse was a workaholic:
0%
Drugs/alcohol:
6%
Stress of home rehabilitation:
1%
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Do you agree or disagree that a public official's divorce is a private matter and that the media should not cover it?
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Agree:
26%
Agree, unless it is apparent that the ability to govern is strongly compromised:
62%
Disagree:
12%
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Do you think that interest in celebrity divorces is higher now than it has been in the past?
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Yes:
28%
Yes, the Internet has given us a bigger window:
59%
No:
14%
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Would you generally favor or oppose reversing The Great Divorce that severed St. Louis City and St. Louis County?
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