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Question A. Should divorce in this country be easier or more difficult to obtain than it is now?
Values
[1]easier[2]more difficult[3]stay as is[NA(d)]don't know[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 |
| -/- | 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986 |
| A/B | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022 |
Overview
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Counts by year:
| year | iap | easier | more difficult | stay as is | don't know | no answer | not available in this year | skipped on web | Total |
| 1974 | - | 472 | 624 | 308 | 77 | 3 | - | - | 1484 |
| 1975 | - | 425 | 692 | 301 | 71 | 1 | - | - | 1490 |
| 1976 | - | 409 | 743 | 264 | 80 | 3 | - | - | 1499 |
| 1977 | - | 447 | 736 | 268 | 74 | 5 | - | - | 1530 |
| 1978 | - | 405 | 629 | 412 | 63 | 23 | - | - | 1532 |
| 1982 | - | 491 | 877 | 377 | 112 | 3 | - | - | 1860 |
| 1983 | - | 379 | 835 | 310 | 73 | 2 | - | - | 1599 |
| 1985 | - | 355 | 813 | 297 | 64 | 5 | - | - | 1534 |
| 1986 | - | 391 | 758 | 259 | 60 | 2 | - | - | 1470 |
| 1988 | 493 | 241 | 472 | 216 | 53 | 6 | - | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 531 | 251 | 512 | 180 | 62 | 1 | - | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 444 | 212 | 456 | 211 | 48 | 1 | - | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 493 | 284 | 493 | 198 | 46 | 3 | - | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 526 | 280 | 511 | 211 | 75 | 3 | - | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 1015 | 512 | 916 | 428 | 112 | 9 | - | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | 944 | 527 | 960 | 357 | 110 | 6 | - | - | 2904 |
| 1998 | 961 | 428 | 967 | 351 | 122 | 3 | - | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | 940 | 442 | 912 | 410 | 105 | 8 | - | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | 1857 | 238 | 447 | 196 | 23 | 4 | - | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | 1906 | 226 | 459 | 172 | 47 | 2 | - | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | 2518 | 494 | 879 | 536 | 83 | - | - | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | 694 | 364 | 609 | 299 | 52 | 5 | - | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | 614 | 450 | 579 | 313 | 83 | 5 | - | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | 672 | 432 | 503 | 273 | 88 | 6 | - | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | 863 | 574 | 663 | 339 | 94 | 5 | - | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | 979 | 702 | 705 | 383 | 87 | 11 | - | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | 789 | 648 | 502 | 295 | 104 | 10 | - | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4032 | - | 4032 |
| 2022 | 2306 | 602 | 271 | 247 | 114 | 3 | - | 1 | 3544 |
| Total | 19545 | 11681 | 18523 | 8411 | 2182 | 138 | 4032 | 1 | 64513 |