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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:
41 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Sweden70.1%
2 Germany48.8%
3 France48.4%
4 Iceland47.3%
4 Netherlands47.3%
6 Denmark45.9%
7 Finland44.1%
8 Belgium43.9%
9 Norway42.8%
10 Switzerland38.0%
11 United States36.7%
12 Taiwan36.1%
13 Poland33.3%
14 Spain32.9%
15 Mexico31.9%
16 Canada31.0%
17 Republic of Korea30.8%
18 Philippines30.6%
19 Ireland29.7%
20 Australia27.1%
21 Portugal 25.9%
22 Croatia24.5%
23 Chile23.9%
24 United Kingdom23.4%
25 Austria21.8%
26 Israel20.6%
27 Venezuela18.9%
28 Japan18.2%
29 Slovenia15.3%
30 Argentina14.9%
31 Latvia14.2%
32 Turkiye13.7%
33 China12.1%
34 India11.7%
35 Lithuania10.3%
35 South Africa10.3%
37 Hungary9.3%
38 Czech Republic9.0%
39 Bulgaria8.5%
40 Russian Federation8.0%
41 Slovakia7.5%

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 197 countries.

Source
ISSP 2012

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data41
Regression equation
Y = 3.730549 X +5.421
Correlation coefficient (r)0.633
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.401

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data41
Regression equation
Y = 110371.284908 X +6687.279
Correlation coefficient (r)0.629
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.396

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data40
Regression equation
Y = 16.936145 X +74.091
Correlation coefficient (r)0.562
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.316

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data40
Regression equation
Y = -0.487433 X +1.809
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.194
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.038

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data40
Regression equation
Y = -3.307041 X +13.873
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.081
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.007