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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:
9 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 United States32.4%
2 Canada24.4%
3 Republic of Korea22.1%
4 United Kingdom22.0%
5 Australia21.3%
6 Japan19.8%
7 Germany15.6%
8 France 14.4%
9 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 1 countries.

Source
ISSP 2012

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = -1.926349 X +7.062
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.388
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.151

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = 45617.933113 X +41791.056
Correlation coefficient (r)0.271
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.073

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = -14.958558 X +84.793
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.524
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.275

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = -0.814757 X +1.661
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.228
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.052

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = 9.304063 X +10.060
Correlation coefficient (r)0.189
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.036