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Question: Consider a couple who both work full-time and now have a new born child. One of them stops working for some time to care for their child. Do you think there should be paid leave available and, if so, for how long?
Choices: "Yes, (write number) months" "No, there should be no paid leave"
Data: % of those who write 25-36 months
Period:
Area:
31 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Slovakia70.6%
2 Czech Republic62.6%
3 Austria44.1%
4 Hungary40.1%
5 Lithuania32.3%
6 Latvia24.5%
7 Poland15.8%
8 France14.0%
9 Finland12.7%
9 Germany12.7%
11 Belgium5.8%
12 Sweden4.9%
13 Spain4.5%
14 Republic of Korea4.3%
15 Japan 4.0%
16 Portugal3.7%
17 Norway1.9%
18 Iceland1.3%
19 Canada1.2%
19 Ireland1.2%
19 Mexico1.2%
22 Israel1.1%
23 Turkiye1.0%
24 Slovenia0.9%
25 Switzerland0.8%
26 Netherlands0.7%
27 Australia0.5%
27 Chile0.5%
29 Denmark0.3%
29 United Kingdom0.3%
29 United States0.3%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded. Germany: unweighted sum of West and East Germany.

No data for 7 countries.

Source
ISSP 2012

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data31
Regression equation
Y = -0.504643 X +6.787
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.165
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.027

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data31
Regression equation
Y = -46099.245682 X +53170.871
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.346
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.120

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data31
Regression equation
Y = -7.011123 X +81.365
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.480
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.230

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data31
Regression equation
Y = -0.140247 X +1.544
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.080
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.006

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data31
Regression equation
Y = 3.401301 X +10.061
Correlation coefficient (r)0.157
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.025