Table 1.
Within-Cohort and Total Change in the Percentages of Older Adults with Supportive Divorce Attitudes, 1994-2012
| 1994 | 2002 | 2012 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohort | % | N | % | N | % | N | 1994-2002 | 2002-2012 |
| 1905-1914 | 68.3 | 46 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1915-1924 | 56.2 | 130 | 72.6 | 35 | 75.0 | 12 | 16.4 | 2.4 |
| 1925-1934 | 52.6 | 137 | 56.0 | 100 | 77.2 | 59 | 3.4 | 21.2 |
| 1935-1944 | 56.2 | 180 | 48.3 | 132 | 64.1 | 125 | −7.9 | 15.8 |
| 1945-1954 | --- | --- | 51.0 | 140 | 66.6 | 171 | --- | 15.6 |
| 1955-1964 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 52.4 | 178 | --- | --- |
| Total (all cohorts) | 56.3 | 493 | 53.2 | 407 | 62.7 | 545 | −3.1 | 9.1 |
| Average within-cohort change (weighted by size) | 1.5 | 16.0 | ||||||
Note: The calculations in this table exclude 5 cases in the 1905-1914 cohort for 2002 due to inadequate sample size. Percentages are weighted to correct for the complex sampling design of the GSS.