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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 Japan 19.8%
7 Germany15.6%
8 France14.4%
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 = -1.563618 X +7.100
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.267
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.071

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = 13441.650727 X +48728.020
Correlation coefficient (r)0.101
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.010

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = -10.879267 X +83.941
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.443
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.196

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = -0.848200 X +1.650
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.255
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.065

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data9
Regression equation
Y = 5.794355 X +13.661
Correlation coefficient (r)0.086
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.007