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Question Are you currently–married, widowed, divorced, separated, or have you never been married? B. IF CURRENTLY MARRIED OR WIDOWED: Have you ever been divorced or legally separated?
Values
[1]yes[2]no[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 |
| A/B/C/- | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024 |
| A/B/C/D | 2006 |
| Full | 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for divorce.
Counts by year:
| year | yes | no | iap | no answer | don't know | skipped on web | Total |
| 1972 | 183 | 1078 | 314 | 38 | - | - | 1613 |
| 1973 | 158 | 1035 | 305 | 6 | - | - | 1504 |
| 1974 | 166 | 1015 | 298 | 5 | - | - | 1484 |
| 1975 | 174 | 969 | 344 | 3 | - | - | 1490 |
| 1976 | 155 | 978 | 356 | 10 | - | - | 1499 |
| 1977 | 179 | 947 | 390 | 14 | - | - | 1530 |
| 1978 | 180 | 928 | 418 | 6 | - | - | 1532 |
| 1980 | 169 | 872 | 415 | 12 | - | - | 1468 |
| 1982 | 228 | 980 | 645 | 7 | - | - | 1860 |
| 1983 | 185 | 938 | 472 | 4 | - | - | 1599 |
| 1984 | 167 | 809 | 490 | 7 | - | - | 1473 |
| 1985 | 189 | 837 | 502 | 6 | - | - | 1534 |
| 1986 | 186 | 806 | 474 | 4 | - | - | 1470 |
| 1987 | 214 | 910 | 686 | 9 | - | - | 1819 |
| 1988 | 182 | 761 | 532 | 6 | - | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 186 | 809 | 537 | 5 | - | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 194 | 700 | 472 | 6 | - | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 200 | 768 | 545 | 4 | - | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 213 | 812 | 574 | 7 | - | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 422 | 1398 | 1163 | 8 | 1 | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | 389 | 1269 | 1230 | 15 | 1 | - | 2904 |
| 1998 | 366 | 1242 | 1202 | 22 | - | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | 357 | 1172 | 1265 | 23 | - | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | 361 | 1155 | 1249 | - | - | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | 402 | 1278 | 1129 | 3 | - | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | 665 | 1870 | 1968 | 6 | 1 | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | 277 | 859 | 882 | 5 | - | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | 258 | 813 | 971 | 2 | - | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | 263 | 799 | 911 | 1 | - | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | 346 | 1019 | 1167 | 6 | - | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | 374 | 1084 | 1403 | 6 | - | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | 298 | 896 | 1148 | 6 | - | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | 605 | 1695 | 1722 | 1 | - | 9 | 4032 |
| 2022 | 475 | 1237 | 1827 | 2 | - | 3 | 3544 |
| Total | 9366 | 34738 | 28006 | 265 | 3 | 12 | 72390 |