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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:
4 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Chile42.5%
2 Venezuela25.3%
3 Argentina16.5%
4 Mexico 15.7%

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 = -0.370108 X +6.301
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.103
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.011

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data4
Regression equation
Y = 9866.646598 X +8401.838
Correlation coefficient (r)0.235
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.055

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data4
Regression equation
Y = 23.258364 X +67.960
Correlation coefficient (r)0.697
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.486

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data4
Regression equation
Y = -1.156360 X +2.154
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.523
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.274

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data4
Regression equation
Y = 4.933130 X +4.659
Correlation coefficient (r)0.215
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.046