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Question: If both are in a similar work situation and are eligible for paid leave, how should this paid leave period be divided between the mother and the father?
Choices: "The mother should take the entire paid leave period and the father should not take any paid leave." "The mother should take most of the paid leave period and the father should take some of it." "The mother and the father should each take half of the paid leave period." "The father should take most of the paid leave period and the mother should take some of it." "The father should take the entire paid leave period and the mother should not take any paid leave."
Data: % of "The mother should take the entire paid leave period and the father should not take any paid leave." "The mother should take most of the paid leave period and the father should take some of it."
Period:
Area:
41 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan61.8%
2 United Kingdom54.2%
3 Norway52.5%
4 Finland52.4%
5 Australia51.4%
6 Ireland51.0%
7 Iceland49.6%
8 Portugal48.4%
9 Denmark47.5%
10 Republic of Korea46.7%
11 Canada44.4%
12 Slovenia43.3%
13 Chile 42.5%
14 Switzerland41.3%
15 Belgium40.9%
16 Netherlands40.2%
17 Austria40.0%
18 France36.9%
19 Lithuania35.0%
20 Germany34.9%
21 India34.7%
22 Spain33.3%
23 China33.0%
24 Poland32.7%
25 United States30.4%
26 Sweden28.2%
27 Croatia27.0%
28 Bulgaria26.7%
28 Philippines26.7%
28 Taiwan26.7%
31 Latvia25.9%
31 Turkiye25.9%
33 Venezuela25.3%
34 Hungary22.4%
35 South Africa22.1%
36 Israel21.9%
37 Czech Republic21.5%
38 Slovakia20.0%
39 Argentina16.5%
40 Mexico15.7%
41 Russian Federation10.9%

Note
Those who do not think that parental leave is necessary/ Can't choose/ No answer are excluded. Germany: unweighted sum of West and East Germany.

No data for 197 countries.

Source
ISSP 2012

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data41
Regression equation
Y = 2.348709 X +5.650
Correlation coefficient (r)0.391
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.153

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data41
Regression equation
Y = 124945.060861 X -4838.770
Correlation coefficient (r)0.572
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.327

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data40
Regression equation
Y = 24.216264 X +70.132
Correlation coefficient (r)0.620
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.384

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data40
Regression equation
Y = -1.332975 X +2.082
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.418
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.175

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data40
Regression equation
Y = 0.973054 X +10.142
Correlation coefficient (r)0.024
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001