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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 and the father should each take half of the paid leave period."
Period:
Area:
4 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Mexico31.9%
2 Chile 23.9%
3 Venezuela18.9%
4 Argentina14.9%

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 29 countries.

Source
ISSP 2012

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data4
Regression equation
Y = 4.314596 X +5.242
Correlation coefficient (r)0.703
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.494

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data4
Regression equation
Y = 9719.875776 X +8691.248
Correlation coefficient (r)0.136
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.018

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data4
Regression equation
Y = -16.987578 X +77.580
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.300
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.090

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data4
Regression equation
Y = -1.434783 X +2.186
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.382
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.146

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data4
Regression equation
Y = -3.779503 X +6.739
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.097
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.009