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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:
31 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 Poland33.3%
13 Spain32.9%
14 Mexico31.9%
15 Canada31.0%
16 Republic of Korea30.8%
17 Ireland29.7%
18 Australia27.1%
19 Portugal25.9%
20 Chile23.9%
21 United Kingdom23.4%
22 Austria21.8%
23 Israel20.6%
24 Japan 18.2%
25 Slovenia15.3%
26 Latvia14.2%
27 Turkiye13.7%
28 Lithuania10.3%
29 Hungary9.3%
30 Czech Republic9.0%
31 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 7 countries.

Source
ISSP 2012

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data31
Regression equation
Y = 2.481515 X +5.993
Correlation coefficient (r)0.556
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.309

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data31
Regression equation
Y = 89991.364172 X +17684.208
Correlation coefficient (r)0.554
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.307

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data31
Regression equation
Y = 9.179060 X +77.617
Correlation coefficient (r)0.487
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.237

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data31
Regression equation
Y = -0.176289 X +1.646
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.080
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.006

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data31
Regression equation
Y = -2.182159 X +13.919
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.059
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.003