Mother or father paid leave

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Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question Still thinking about the same couple, 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?

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

year	iap	don't know	no answer	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	the mother and the father should each take half of the paid leave period	the mother should take most of the paid leave period and the father should take some of it	the mother should take the entire paid leave period and the father should not take any paid leave	skipped on web	not available in this year	Total
1972	1613	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1613
1973	1504	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1504
1974	1484	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1484
1975	1490	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1490
1976	1499	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1499
1977	1530	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1530
1978	1532	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1532
1980	1468	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1468
1982	1860	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1860
1983	1599	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1599
1984	1473	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1473
1985	1534	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1534
1986	1470	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1470
1987	1819	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1819
1988	1481	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1481
1989	1537	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1537
1990	1372	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1372
1991	1517	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1517
1993	1606	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1606
1994	2992	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2992
1996	2904	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2904
1998	2832	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2832
2000	2817	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2817
2002	2765	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2765
2004	2812	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2812
2006	4510	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4510
2008	2023	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2023
2010	2044	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2044
2012	950	118	14	3	2	327	271	289	-	-	1974
2014	2538	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2538
2016	2867	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2867
2018	2348	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2348
2021	4032	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4032
2022	2498	114	-	1	4	450	362	111	4	-	3544
2024	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3309	3309
Total	70320	232	14	4	6	777	633	400	4	3309	75699

Values

• 1 the mother should take the entire paid leave period and the father should not take any paid leave

• 2 the mother should take most of the paid leave period and the father should take some of it

• 3 the mother and the father should each take half of the paid leave period

• 4 the father should take most of the paid leave period and the mother should take some of it

• 5 the father should take the entire paid leave period and the mother should not take any paid leave

• NA(d) don't know

• NA(i) iap

• NA(j) I don't have a job

• NA(m) dk, na, iap

• NA(n) no answer

• NA(p) not imputable

• NA(r) refused

• NA(s) skipped on web

• NA(u) uncodeable

• NA(x) not available in this release

• NA(y) not available in this year

• NA(z) see codebook