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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."
Period:
Area:
41 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Russian Federation81.0%
2 Slovakia72.0%
3 Czech Republic69.0%
4 Hungary67.9%
5 Argentina67.6%
6 South Africa66.1%
7 Bulgaria64.9%
8 Turkiye60.2%
9 Latvia59.8%
10 Israel56.6%
11 China54.3%
12 Lithuania54.2%
13 Venezuela53.2%
14 Croatia48.0%
15 Mexico47.6%
16 India45.7%
17 Slovenia41.4%
18 Austria37.9%
19 Taiwan36.8%
20 Poland33.6%
21 Spain33.5%
22 Chile33.3%
23 United States32.4%
24 Philippines31.0%
25 Portugal25.6%
26 Canada24.4%
27 Republic of Korea22.1%
28 United Kingdom22.0%
29 Australia21.3%
30 Japan 19.8%
31 Switzerland19.6%
32 Ireland19.0%
33 Germany15.6%
34 Belgium15.1%
35 France14.4%
36 Netherlands11.9%
37 Denmark5.3%
38 Norway4.5%
39 Finland3.3%
40 Iceland2.9%
41 Sweden1.4%

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 197 countries.

Source
ISSP 2012

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data41
Regression equation
Y = -1.981700 X +7.199
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.599
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.359

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data41
Regression equation
Y = -82681.630860 X +67745.331
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.679
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.461

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data40
Regression equation
Y = -16.986508 X +84.205
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.703
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.494

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data40
Regression equation
Y = 0.379434 X +1.534
Correlation coefficient (r)0.219
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.048

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data40
Regression equation
Y = 1.846639 X +9.812
Correlation coefficient (r)0.084
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.007