Do you believe that it should be harder than it is now to get a divorce in Missouri?
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Yes:
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21%
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No:
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79%
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Do you believe that the number of divorces per person should be capped at some number?
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Yes, one per customer:
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3%
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Yes, no more than two per customer:
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7%
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Yes, no more than three per customer:
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5%
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Caveat emptor:
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85%
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Should there be an anniversary year after which couples should not be allowed to get divorced?
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No divorces after 10 years of marriage:
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1%
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No divorces after 20 years of marriage:
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1%
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No divorces after 30 years of marriage:
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2%
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No divorces after 40 years of marriage:
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3%
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No restrictions:
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93%
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Which of the following aspects of divorce do you find most troubling?
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Alimony:
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14%
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Legal fees:
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18%
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Child custody:
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52%
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Dog or cat custody:
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8%
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Property settlements:
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9%
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Which of the following reasons for divorce is the most understandable?
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Cheating by a spouse or partner:
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16%
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Emotional or physical abuse:
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71%
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Money issues:
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1%
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Incompatibility:
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8%
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Stress of historic rehabilitation of a home:
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2%
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Change in appearance by a spouse or partner:
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2%
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Do you think it should be easier for same-sex couples to get married and divorced?
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Yes:
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66%
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No:
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34%
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Which of the following things would best describe your reaction if one of your friends starts dating your ex-?
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I'd be happy that they found each other:
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27%
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I'd try to get over being upset and keep the friendship:
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24%
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I'd try to reconcile with my ex-:
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2%
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I'd avoid them both like the plague:
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47%
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Which of the following things would you most wish upon any ex-spouses of yours?
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That giant warts would grow on their noses:
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6%
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That they would take slow boats to China:
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10%
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That gossip columnist Deb Peterson would move in next door to them:
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5%
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That they would marry their divorce lawyers:
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7%
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Only good things -- the happier they are the less they bother me:
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72%
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Which of the following is the quality you'd most like to find in the lawyer who handled your divorce?
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Cheap:
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8%
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Mean:
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3%
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Fair:
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47%
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Fast:
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11%
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Good-looking:
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2%
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Relentless:
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29%
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Should "unhappy parents trapped in a loveless marriage" stay together for the sake of the kids?
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Yes, probably:
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23%
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No, probably not:
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77%
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Which of the following is the best way to celebrate a divorce?
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Have a reverse wedding:
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7%
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Open a bottle of champagne:
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30%
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Take a vow never to get married again:
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6%
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Take a vow never to get married to that same loser again:
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17%
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Move out of town:
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3%
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Go on an expensive vacation:
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34%
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Have some sort of cosmetic surgery:
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3%
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Do you believe that a presidential candidate's prior divorces or those of his/her spouse should be major issues in the 2008 presidential campaign?
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Yes:
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11%
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No:
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33%
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No, and neither should their current marriages:
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57%
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Which of the following divorced/ing couples is most disappointing to you?
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Kim Basinger/Alec Baldwin:
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13%
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Roseanne Blunt/Roy Blunt:
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12%
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Heather Mills/Paul McCartney:
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24%
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Deanna Vinson/Ray Vinson:
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11%
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Demi Moore/Bruce Willis:
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18%
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Anne Boleyn/Henry VIII:
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23%
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Which of the following is your favorite divorce movie?
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Kramer vs. Kramer (1979):
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19%
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The War of the Roses (1989):
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19%
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Mrs. Doubtfire (1993):
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26%
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The First Wives Club (1996):
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16%
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Liar Liar (1997):
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7%
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Stepmom (1998):
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3%
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Brokeback Mountain (2005):
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9%
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