This statistic shows the results of a survey among divorced Americans regarding who is to blame for their divorce. 55 percent of respondents said that it was their partner's fault that they had to resort to divorce.
Whose fault was your divorce?
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Avvo. (January 30, 2017). Whose fault was your divorce? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/665997/blame-for-failed-marriage-united-states-survey/
Avvo. "Whose fault was your divorce?." Chart. January 30, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/665997/blame-for-failed-marriage-united-states-survey/
Avvo. (2017). Whose fault was your divorce?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/665997/blame-for-failed-marriage-united-states-survey/
Avvo. "Whose Fault Was Your Divorce?." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/665997/blame-for-failed-marriage-united-states-survey/
Avvo, Whose fault was your divorce? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/665997/blame-for-failed-marriage-united-states-survey/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Whose fault was your divorce? [Graph], Avvo, January 30, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/665997/blame-for-failed-marriage-united-states-survey/