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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:
9 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Sweden70.1%
2 Germany48.8%
3 France 48.4%
4 United States36.7%
5 Canada31.0%
6 Republic of Korea30.8%
7 Australia27.1%
8 United Kingdom23.4%
9 Japan18.2%

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 data9
Regression equation
Y = 1.499425 X +6.134
Correlation coefficient (r)0.574
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.329

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = 18865.985706 X +43568.253
Correlation coefficient (r)0.213
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.045

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = -1.021762 X +82.291
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.068
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.005

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = 0.768024 X +1.219
Correlation coefficient (r)0.408
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.166

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = -1.608062 X +12.450
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.062
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.004