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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 France48.4%
4 United States36.7%
5 Canada31.0%
6 Republic of Korea30.8%
7 Australia27.1%
8 United Kingdom23.4%
9 Japan 18.2%

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 = 1.616181 X +6.198
Correlation coefficient (r)0.525
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.276

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = 22220.623143 X +43059.113
Correlation coefficient (r)0.317
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.100

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = -2.336626 X +82.713
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.181
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.033

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = 0.745941 X +1.209
Correlation coefficient (r)0.427
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.182

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = -0.236891 X +14.866
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.007
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000