Fam par leave dur ben own
| Quick info | |
|---|---|
| Data type | String |
| Scale | String |
| Value labels | digit weeks/days/years |
| Technical name | fam_par_leave_dur_ben_own |
| Category | Family and gender policies |
| Label | Duration of parental benefit (in original units) (own coding) |
| Related indicators | |
Duration of parental benefit (in original units)
Coding rules
These variables provide detailed information about the length of parental/paternity benefits, preserving the original coding from national legislation texts as much as possible. Preprocessing is required to extract the necessary information for cross-sectional analysis. The units of these variables can vary, ranging from days to years.
These indicators measure the length of parental/paternity "benefit" rather than "leave." In cases where leave programs are partially paid, the duration of the benefit will differ from the duration of the leave. For example, for a program that includes one year of paid leave followed by one year of unpaid leave, the duration of the benefit would be recorded as one year.
The duration of parental benefit reflects the total length of leave taken by both parents. For instance, if both a father and a mother are individually entitled to six months of paid leave, the combined length of parental leave would be one year. To determine whether parental leave is provided as an individual or family entitlement, refer to the variable fam_par_leave_entitlement_own.
In some cases, a range is provided for the duration of the benefit. If the duration of the benefit varies depending on factors such as the period of contributions by beneficiaries or the occupational groups of beneficiaries, we code the range of durations using the format "[digit]–[digit] duration," (e.g., 12–36 months). In these cases, the "note" or "note2" column provides additional information about the conditions that cause variations in the duration of the benefit. In general, we opted for the shorter lengths of benefits if a state offers higher benefits for shorter leave periods.
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Project manager(s): Keonhi Son, Tobias Böger, Simone Tonelli, Petra Buhr, Sonja Drobnič, and Johannes Huinink (A06)
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