| TIME/CNN POLL: DIVORCE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Do you believe it should be harder than it is now for married couples to get a divorce? | |||
| YES | 50% | NO | 46% |
| Should it be harder than it is now for married couples with young children to get a divorce? | |||
| YES | 61% | NO | 35% |
| Should people be required to take a marriage-education course before they can get a marriage license? | |||
| YES | 64% | NO | 34% |
| Which is the main reason for the increase in the number of divorces? | |||
| Marriage not taken seriously by couples | 45% | ||
| Society more accepting of divorced people | 15% | ||
| It is easier to get divorced today | 10% | ||
| Spouses are selfish | 9% | ||
| Changes in women's and men's earning power | 7% | ||
| All equally | 9% | ||
| The increase in the number is due more to: | |||
| Changes in women's attitudes toward marriage | 38% | ||
| Changes in men's attitudes toward marriage | 18% | ||
| Both equally | 32% | ||
| Should the government make it harder for people to get a divorce? | |||
| YES | 37% | NO | 59% |
| From a telephone poll of 1,017 adult Americans taken for TIME/CNN on May 7-8 by Yankelovich Partners Inc. Sampling error is +_3.1%. Not sures omitted. | |||