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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:
9 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan61.8%
2 United Kingdom54.2%
5 Canada44.4%
6 France36.9%
7 Germany34.9%
8 United States30.4%

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 1 countries.

Source
ISSP 2012

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = -1.459101 X +7.266
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.605
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.366

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = -97269.678077 X +95373.862
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.747
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.558

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = 14.657957 X +74.868
Correlation coefficient (r)0.808
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.653

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = -1.030505 X +1.964
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.619
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.383

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = -4.666844 X +12.358
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.207
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.043