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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:
41 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Sweden70.1%
2 Germany48.8%
3 France48.4%
4 Iceland47.3%
4 Netherlands47.3%
6 Denmark45.9%
7 Finland44.1%
8 Belgium43.9%
9 Norway42.8%
10 Switzerland38.0%
11 United States36.7%
12 Taiwan36.1%
13 Poland33.3%
14 Spain32.9%
15 Mexico31.9%
16 Canada31.0%
17 Republic of Korea30.8%
18 Philippines30.6%
19 Ireland29.7%
20 Australia27.1%
21 Portugal25.9%
22 Croatia24.5%
23 Chile23.9%
24 United Kingdom23.4%
25 Austria21.8%
26 Israel20.6%
27 Venezuela18.9%
28 Japan 18.2%
29 Slovenia15.3%
30 Argentina14.9%
31 Latvia14.2%
32 Turkiye13.7%
33 China12.1%
34 India11.7%
35 Lithuania10.3%
35 South Africa10.3%
37 Hungary9.3%
38 Czech Republic9.0%
39 Bulgaria8.5%
40 Russian Federation8.0%
41 Slovakia7.5%

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 = 3.141387 X +5.619
Correlation coefficient (r)0.631
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.398

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data41
Regression equation
Y = 109493.083731 X +7696.997
Correlation coefficient (r)0.597
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.356

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data40
Regression equation
Y = 20.719511 X +72.400
Correlation coefficient (r)0.567
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.321

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data40
Regression equation
Y = -0.224388 X +1.733
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.086
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.007

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data40
Regression equation
Y = -3.637071 X +11.470
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.110
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.012