In 2021, about 42 percent of fathers in Germany took parental leave. 65 percent said this was because spending as much time with their children as possible was important to them. 27 percent of fathers who did not take parental leave did so because they did not want to drastically reduce their working hours.
Do you agree, as a father, with the following statements about paternity leave and parental allowance?
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The answers reflect the share of fathers who agreed with the statements.
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BMFSFJ. (October 6, 2021). Do you agree, as a father, with the following statements about paternity leave and parental allowance? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1337515/paternity-leave-and-parental-allowance-germany/
BMFSFJ. "Do you agree, as a father, with the following statements about paternity leave and parental allowance? ." Chart. October 6, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1337515/paternity-leave-and-parental-allowance-germany/
BMFSFJ. (2021). Do you agree, as a father, with the following statements about paternity leave and parental allowance? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1337515/paternity-leave-and-parental-allowance-germany/
BMFSFJ. "Do You Agree, as a Father, with The following Statements about Paternity Leave and Parental Allowance? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Oct 2021, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1337515/paternity-leave-and-parental-allowance-germany/
BMFSFJ, Do you agree, as a father, with the following statements about paternity leave and parental allowance? Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1337515/paternity-leave-and-parental-allowance-germany/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Do you agree, as a father, with the following statements about paternity leave and parental allowance? [Graph], BMFSFJ, October 6, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1337515/paternity-leave-and-parental-allowance-germany/
