Kids better if bad marrge ended by div

divkids

Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question When a marriage is troubled and unhappy, do you think it is generally better for the children if the couple stays together or gets divorced?

Values

• [1] much better to div

• [2] better to divorce

• [3] worse to divorce

• [4] much worse to div

• [NA(d)] can't choose [NA(i)] iap [NA(j)] I don't have a job [NA(m)] dk, na, iap [NA(n)] no answer [NA(p)] not imputable [NA(r)] refused [NA(s)] skipped on web [NA(u)] uncodeable [NA(x)] not available in this release [NA(y)] not available in this year [NA(z)] see codebook

Question Years and Ballots

ballots	years
A/B/C	1988

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for divkids.

Counts by year:

year	iap	much better to div	better to divorce	worse to divorce	much worse to div	can't choose	no answer	Total
1988	67	238	536	194	105	315	26	1481
Total	67	238	536	194	105	315	26	1481

See also

Other ISSP Family & Gender Roles: divifkid, divnokid, divnow, divwife, kidempty, kidfin, kidjoy, kidless, kidnofre

Other Divorce: divifkid, divnokid, divnow, divwife