| Indicator name* | Subcategory I | Subcategory II | Subcategory III | Technical name* | Scale* | Short description | 
| Existence of multiple child benefits: employment-based and universal (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Availability | fam_cben_both | Binary | There exist either an employment-based and universal child benefits. | 
| Financing of  employment-based child benefit: Employee (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Financing | fam_cben_emp_fin_eme | Binary | Is the employment-based child benefit at least partly paid with contributions of the employee? | 
| Financing of  employment-based child benefit: Employer (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Financing | fam_cben_emp_fin_emp | Binary | Is the employment-based child benefit at least partly paid with contributions of the employer? | 
| Financing of  employment-based child benefit: Government (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Financing | fam_cben_emp_fin_tax | Binary | Is the employment-based child benefit at least partly paid with contributions of the general taxation? | 
| Year of implementation of reform: employment-based child benefit (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Availability | fam_cben_emp_imp | Date | Year of the implementation of a modification of employment-based child benefits. | 
| Year of introdution of reform:  employment-based child benefit (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Availability | fam_cben_emp_intro | Date | Year of introduction of a modification of employment-based child benefits. | 
| Conditionality of  employment-based child benefit: Maximum age of the child (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Conditionality | fam_cben_emp_maxage | Metric | Upper age limit for which employment-based child benefits are paid. | 
| Conditionality of employment-based child benefit: Maximum age of the child, if student (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Conditionality | fam_cben_emp_maxage_edu | Metric | Upper age limit for which employment-based child benefits are paid, if the child is attending education. | 
| Conditionality of  employment-based child benefit: Maximum number of children (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Conditionality | fam_cben_emp_maxC | Metric | Maximum number of children required for which a parent is eligible for employment-based child benefits. | 
| Conditionality of  employment-based child benefit: Minimum age of the child (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Conditionality | fam_cben_emp_minage | Metric | Lower age limit for which the employment-based child benefits are paid. | 
| Conditionality of  employment-based child benefit: Minimum number of children (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Conditionality | fam_cben_emp_minC | Metric | Minimum number of children required for a parent to be eligible for employment-based child benefits. | 
| Conditionality of  employment-based child benefit: Minimum number of contribution (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Conditionality | fam_cben_emp_mincont | Metric | Minimum number of months of contributions paid to have access to the employment-based child benefit. | 
| Conditionality of  employment-based child benefit: Means-test (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Conditionality | fam_cben_emp_mt | Binary | Is the employment-based child benefit means-tested? | 
| Name of the law: employment-based child benefit (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Availability | fam_cben_emp_name | String | Name of the law of the employment-based child benefit. | 
| Coverage of  employment-based child benefit: Agriculture (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Coverage | fam_cben_emp_sector_agr | Binary | Is the employment-based child benefit available for parents employed in the agricultural sector? | 
| Coverage of  employment-based child benefit: Commerce (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Coverage | fam_cben_emp_sector_com | Binary | Is the employment-based child benefit available for parents employed in the commerce sector? | 
| Coverage of  employment-based child benefit: Industry (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Coverage | fam_cben_emp_sector_ind | Binary | Is the employment-based child benefit available for parents employed in the industrial sector? | 
| Coverage of  employment-based child benefit: Self-employed (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Coverage | fam_cben_emp_sector_self | Binary | Is the employment-based child benefit available for self-employed parents? | 
| Introduction of child benefit: first introduction (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Availability | fam_cben_intro | Date | Year of the first introduction of child benefits. | 
| Financing of universal child benefit: Employee (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Financing | fam_cben_uni_fin_eme | Binary | Is the universal child benefit paid with the contribution of employees? | 
| Financing of universal child benefit: Employer (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Financing | fam_cben_uni_fin_emp | Binary | Is the universal child benefit paid with the contribution of employers? | 
| Financing of universal child benefit: Government (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Financing | fam_cben_uni_fin_tax | Binary | Is the universal child benefit paid with the contribution of general taxation? | 
| Year of implementation of reform: universal child benefit (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Availability | fam_cben_uni_imp | Date | Year of the implementation of a modification of universal child benefits. | 
| Year of introduction of  reform: universal child benefit (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Availability | fam_cben_uni_intro | Date | Year of introduction of a modification of universal child benefits. | 
| Conditionality of universal child benefit: Maximum age of the child (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Conditionality | fam_cben_uni_maxage | Metric | Upper age limit for which universal child benefits are paid. | 
| Conditionality of universal child benefit: Maximum age of the child, if student (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Conditionality | fam_cben_uni_maxage_edu | Metric | Upper age limit for which universal child benefits are paid, if the child is attending education. | 
| Conditionality of  universal child benefit: Maximum number of children (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Conditionality | fam_cben_uni_maxC | Metric | Maximum number of children required for which a parent is eligible for universal child benefits. | 
| Conditionality of  universal child benefit: Minimum age of the child (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Conditionality | fam_cben_uni_minage | Metric | Lower age limit for which the universal child benefits are paid. | 
| Conditionality of  universal child benefit: Minimum number of children (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Conditionality | fam_cben_uni_minC | Metric | Minimum number of children required for a parent to be eligible for universal child benefits. | 
| Conditionality of  universal child benefit: Means-test (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Conditionality | fam_cben_uni_mt | Binary | Is the universal child benefit means-tested? | 
| Name of the law: universal child benefit (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Availability | fam_cben_uni_name | String | Name of the law of the universal child benefits. | 
| Coverage of universal child-benefits: Residents (Tonelli et al., 2021) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Coverage | fam_cben_uni_resid | Binary | Is it the universal child available for all residents of the country? | 
| Monthly Child benefitss first child (national currency) | Child benefits | child or family benefits | Amount | fam_childben_amount_first | Metric | Monthly Child benefitss for the first child of a family with three children, in national currency | 
| Monthly Child benefitss second child (national currency) | Child benefits | child or family benefits | Amount | fam_childben_amount_second | Metric | Monthly Child benefitss for the second child of a family with three children, in national currency | 
| Monthly Child benefitss third child (national currency) | Child benefits | child or family benefits | Amount | fam_childben_amount_third | Metric | Monthly Child benefitss for the third child of a family with three children, in national currency | 
| Age begin of compulsory education | Childcare & early education | Preprimary education | Availability | fam_care_avail_comp_age | Metric | Age at which compulsory education begins | 
| Age group of compulsory education | Childcare & early education | Preprimary education | Availability | fam_care_avail_comp_agegr | Metric | Compulsory education (age group) | 
| Existence of publicly subsidized childcare (UN) | Childcare & early education | Public childcare | Availability | fam_care_avail_UN | Binary |  | 
| Existence of some kind of public childcare (own coding) | Childcare & early education | Public childcare | Availability | fam_care_avail_own | Binary |  | 
| Existence of some kind of public program for children under 3 years (own coding) | Childcare & early education | Public childcare | Availability | fam_care_avail_0to2_own | Binary |  | 
| Existence of some kind of public program for children 3-5 years (own coding) | Childcare & early education | Public childcare | Availability | fam_care_avail_0to2_own | Binary |  | 
| Government support for child care services (Worldbank) | Childcare & early education | Public childcare | Availability | fam_care_avail_WBL | Metric | still missing (add, does the goverment support or provide child care services) | 
| [[Individual Entitlement to childcare childen < 3 years]] | Childcare & early education | Public childcare | Availability | fam_care_avail_entitl_0to2 | Metric | Individual entitlement to childcare for children under 3 years old (Yes/No) | 
| Individual Entitlement to childcare childen 3-5 years | Childcare & early education | Public childcare | Availability | fam_care_avail_entitl_3to5 | Metric | Individual entitlement to childcare services for children aged 3 to 5 years old (Yes/No) | 
| Year of introduction of compulsory pre-primary education | Childcare & early education | Preprimary education | Availability | fam_care_avail_comp_intro | Metric | Year law [on compulsory pre-primary education] was enacted | 
| Years of compulsory pre-primary education | Childcare & early education | Preprimary education | Availability | fam_care_avail_comp_years | Metric | Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education | 
| Average hours formal care 0-2 years old | Childcare & early education | Other | Coverage | fam_care_cov_hours_0to2 | Metric |  | 
| Coverage rate  childcare children 3-5 years | Childcare & early education | Other | Coverage | fam_care_cov_3to5 | Metric | Coverage rate for children aged 3 - 5 years (Share of children aged  3 - 5 years) | 
| [[Coverage rate childcare  children < 3 years ]] | Childcare & early education | Other | Coverage | fam_care_cov_0to2 | Metric | Coverage rate for children under 3 years old (Share of children aged 0 - 2 years) | 
| Opening hours pre-primary education (hours/day) | Childcare & early education | Preprimary education | Coverage | fam_care_cov_hours_preprim | Metric | Opening hours for pre-primary education (Hours per weekday) | 
| Government expenditure on pre-primary education (% of GDP) | Childcare & early education | Preprimary education | Expenditure | fam_care_exp_pre | Metric |  | 
| Public expenditure on early childhood education & care (% of GDP) | Childcare & early education | Other | Expenditure | fam_care_exp_OECD | Metric |  | 
| Public expenditure on services and in-kind benefits for families (% of GDP) | Childcare & early education | Other | Expenditure | fam_care_exp_serv | Metric |  | 
| [[Introduction of individual entitlement to childcare children < 3 years]] | Childcare & early education | Public childcare | Introduction | fam_care_entitl_intro_0to2 | Metric | still missing (own coding) | 
| Introduction of individual entitlement to childcare children 3-5 years | Childcare & early education | Public childcare | Introduction | fam_care_entitl_intro_3to5 | Metric | still missing (own coding) | 
| Introduction of pre-primary education | Childcare & early education | Preprimary education | Introduction | fam_care_intro_pre | Metric | still missing (own coding) | 
| Introduction of public childcare under 3 years | Childcare & early education | Public childcare | Introduction | fam_care_intro_0to2 | Metric | still missing (own coding) | 
| Introduction of public childcare 3-5 years | Childcare & early education | Public childcare | fam_care_intro_3to5 | Metric | still missing (own coding) | 
| Childcare usage children under 3 years | Childcare & early education | Public childcare | Usage | fam_care_usage_0to2 | Metric | Childcare usage for children under 3 years old (Share of children aged 0 - 2 years) | 
| Enrolment in pre-primary education (private institutions) | Childcare & early education | Preprimary education | Usage | fam_care_enrol_priv | Metric | Enrolment in pre-primary education, private institutions, both sexes (number) | 
| Enrolment in pre-primary education (public institutions) | Childcare & early education | Preprimary education | Usage | fam_care_enrol_public | Metric | Enrolment in pre-primary education, public institutions, both sexes (number) | 
| Enrolment in private institutions (% of total enrolment in pre-primary education) (own coding) | Childcare & early education | Preprimary education | Usage | fam_care_enrol_priv_share_own | Metric |  | 
| Full-time child care usage children under 3 years | Childcare & early education | Public childcare | Usage | fam_care_usage_full_0to2 | Metric | Full-time childcare usage of children under 3 years old (Share of children aged 0 - 2 years) | 
| Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%) | Childcare & early education | Public childcare | Usage | fam_care_ger_early | Metric |  | 
| Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, both sexes (%) | Childcare & early education | Preprimary education | Usage | fam_care_ger_pre | Metric |  | 
| Proportion of children aged 0-2 enrolled in formal childcare and pre-school | Childcare & early education | Public childcare | Usage | fam_care_cov_enrol_0to2 | Metric | Proportion (%) of children aged 0-2 enrolled in formal childcare and pre-school | 
| Child benefit one child ( % of net average income) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Amount | fam_childben_amount_one | Metric | Child allowance for one child (Share of net average income) | 
| Child benefit three children (% of net average income) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Amount | fam_childben_amount_three | Metric | Child allowance for three children (Share of net average income) | 
| Child benefit two children ( % of net average income) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Amount | fam_childben_amount_two | Metric | Child allowance for two children (Share of net average income) | 
| Monthly family allowances first child (national currency) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Amount | fam_childben_amount_first | Metric | Monthly family allowances for the first child (assuming a three-child family), in national currency | 
| Monthly family allowances second child (national currency) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Amount | fam_childben_amount_second | Metric | Monthly family allowances for the second child (assuming a three-child family), in national currency | 
| Monthly family allowances third child (national currency) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Amount | fam_childben_amount_third | Metric | Monthly family allowances for the third child (assuming a three-child family), in national currency | 
| Variation of child benefits by age (ILO) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Amount | fam_childben_amount_age_ILO | Binary | Variation in benefit amount according to the age of the child - Family allowances | 
| Variation of child benefits by age (Multilinks) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Amount | fam_childben_amount_age_ML | Binary | Variation of child allowance by age (Yes/No) | 
| Variation of child benefits by age (own coding) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Amount | fam_childben_amount_age_own | Metric | still missing (own coding) | 
| Variation of child benefits by number of children (ILO) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Amount | fam_childben_amount_num_ILO | Binary | Equal benefit amount for each child - Family allowances | 
| Variation of child benefits by number of children (Multilinks) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Amount | fam_childben_amount_num_ML | Binary | Variation of child allowance by number of children (Yes/No) | 
| Variation of child benefits by number of children (own coding) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Amount | fam_childben_amount_num_own | Metric | still missing (own coding) | 
| Existence of child or family allowances (own coding) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Availability | fam_childben_avail_own | Binary | still missing (own coding) | 
| Existence of child or family allowances (UN) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Availability | fam_childben_avail_UN | Binary | Child or family allowances | 
| Is the respective social transfer programme a family support scheme? | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Availability | fam_fam_allow_1_NSTP | Metric | d_familysupport | 
| Is the respective social transfer programme a family support scheme? | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Availability | fam_fam_allow_2_NSTP | Metric | d_familysupport | 
| Is the respective social transfer programme a family support scheme? | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Availability | fam_fam_allow_3_NSTP | Metric | d_familysupport | 
| Is the respective social transfer programme a family support scheme? | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Availability | fam_fam_allow_4_NSTP | Metric | d_familysupport | 
| Is the respective social transfer programme a family support scheme? | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Availability | fam_fam_allow_5_NSTP | Metric | d_familysupport | 
| Is the respective social transfer programme a family support scheme? Own variable, corrected for data errors | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Availability | fam_fam_allow_own_1_NSTP | Metric |  | 
| Is the respective social transfer programme a family support scheme? Own variable, corrected for data errors | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Availability | fam_fam_allow_own_2_NSTP | Metric |  | 
| Is the respective social transfer programme a family support scheme? Own variable, corrected for data errors | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Availability | fam_fam_allow_own_3_NSTP | Metric |  | 
| Is the respective social transfer programme a family support scheme? Own variable, corrected for data errors | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Availability | fam_fam_allow_own_4_NSTP | Metric |  | 
| Is the respective social transfer programme a family support scheme? Own variable, corrected for data errors | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Availability | fam_fam_allow_own_5_NSTP | Metric |  | 
| Number of family allowance programs | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Availability | fam_allow_avail_nprog | Metric | Number of program(s) - Family allowances | 
| Maximum number of children  to receive benefit | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Conditionality | fam_childben_con_maxnum | Metric | Maximum number of child(ren) as a ceiling for benefit | 
| Minimum number of children to receive child benefit | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Conditionality | fam_childben_con_minnum | Metric | Number of child(ren) to receive benefit (number of child) - Family allowances (1989 - 1999) | 
| Minimum number of children to receive child benefit | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Conditionality | fam_childben_con_minnum | Metric | Minimum number of child(ren) to receive benefit (number of child) - Family allowances | 
| Type of family allowance program (own coding) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Conditionality | fam_allow_type_own | Metric | still missing (own coding) | 
| Type of first family allowance program (ILO) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Conditionality | fam_allow_type_first_ILO | String | Types of program (1) - Family allowances | 
| Type of second family allowance program (ILO) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Conditionality | fam_allow_type_second_ILO | String | Types of program (2) - Family allowances | 
| Effective coverage of family benefits | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Coverage | fam_childben_cov_eff | Metric | Effective coverage  (%) - Family benefits | 
| Global coverage of family allowances | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Coverage | fam_allow_cov_gen | String | Global coverage - assessment - Family allowances | 
| Age limit for child benefits (ILO) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Duration | fam_childben_con_maxage_ILO | Metric | Age limit for payment of benefits for a child (year) - Family allowances | 
| Age limit for child benefits (Multilinks) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Duration | fam_childben_con_maxage_ML | Metric | Age until child allowance is paid (Age in years) | 
| Age limit for child benefits (own coding) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Duration | fam_childben_con_maxage_own | Metric | still missing (own coding) | 
| Age limit for child benefits (students) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Duration | fam_childben_con_maxage_stud | Metric | Age limit for payment of benefits for a student (year) - Family allowances | 
| Public expenditure on family allowances (% of GDP) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Expenditure | family_allow_exp_total | Metric | still missing (add) | 
| Financing of family allowances (own coding) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Financing | fam_allow_finance_own | Metric | still missing (own coding) | 
| Introduction of family allowance | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Introduction | fam_allow_intro_ILO | Date | Date of the first law - Family allowances | 
| Introduction of family allowance (own coding) | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Introduction | fam_allow_intro_rev | Metric | still missing (own coding) | 
| Major reforms of child or family allowance | Child benefits | Child or family benefits | Reform | fam_allow_reform | Metric | still missing (own coding) | 
| Existence of conditional cash transfers for families and children (NSTP) (own coding) | Child benefits | Conditional cash transfers | Availability | fam_cond_cash_transfer_avail_own | Binary | d_cct | 
| Is the respective social transfer programme a conditional cash transfer programme? | Child benefits | Conditional cash transfers | Availability | fam_cond_cash_transfer_2_NSTP | Metric | d_cct | 
| Is the respective social transfer programme a conditional cash transfer programme? | Child benefits | Conditional cash transfers | Availability | fam_cond_cash_transfer_3_NSTP | Metric | d_cct | 
| Is the respective social transfer programme a conditional cash transfer programme? | Child benefits | Conditional cash transfers | Availability | fam_cond_cash_transfer_4_NSTP | Metric | d_cct | 
| Is the respective social transfer programme a conditional cash transfer programme? | Child benefits | Conditional cash transfers | Availability | fam_cond_cash_transfer_5_NSTP | Metric | d_cct | 
| Actual name of the respective social transfer programme | Child benefits | Social transfer program | Availability | fam_social_transfer_title_1_NSTP | Metric | programmetitle | 
| Actual name of the respective social transfer programme | Child benefits | Social transfer program | Availability | fam_social_transfer_title_2_NSTP | Metric | programmetitle | 
| Actual name of the respective social transfer programme | Child benefits | Social transfer program | Availability | fam_social_transfer_title_3_NSTP | Metric | programmetitle | 
| Actual name of the respective social transfer programme | Child benefits | Social transfer program | Availability | fam_social_transfer_title_4_NSTP | Metric | programmetitle | 
| Actual name of the respective social transfer programme | Child benefits | Social transfer program | Availability | fam_social_transfer_title_5_NSTP | Metric | programmetitle | 
| Year in which the respective social transfer programme started operating | Child benefits | Social transfer program | Introduction | fam_social_tranfer_start_1_NSTP | Metric | startyear | 
| Year in which the respective social transfer programme started operating | Child benefits | Social transfer program | Introduction | fam_social_tranfer_start_2_NSTP | Metric | startyear | 
| Year in which the respective social transfer programme started operating | Child benefits | Social transfer program | Introduction | fam_social_tranfer_start_3_NSTP | Metric | startyear | 
| Year in which the respective social transfer programme started operating | Child benefits | Social transfer program | Introduction | fam_social_tranfer_start_4_NSTP | Metric | startyear | 
| Year in which the respective social transfer programme started operating | Child benefits | Social transfer program | Introduction | fam_social_tranfer_start_5_NSTP | Metric | startyear | 
| Existence of some kind of tax relief for families (own coding) | Child benefits | Tax Relief | Availability | fam_allow_tax_avail_own | Binary | still missing (own coding) | 
| Existence of tax credit for families (Multilinks) | Child benefits | Tax Relief | Availability | fam_tax_credit_avail_ML | Binary | Tax credit for children (Yes/No) | 
| Existence of tax credit for families (UN) | Child benefits | Tax Relief | Availability | fam_tax_credit_avail_UN | Binary | Tax credit for dependent children | 
| Existence of tax deduction for families (Multilinks) | Child benefits | Tax Relief | Availability | fam_tax_deduct_avail_ML | Binary | Tax deduction for children (Yes/No) | 
| Public expenditure on tax breaks for families (% of GDP) | Child benefits | Tax Relief | Expenditure | fam_allow_tax_exp | Metric | Public social expenditure on tax breaks for families as a % of GDP | 
| Introduction of tax relief for families | Child benefits | Tax Relief | Introduction | fam_allow_tax_intro | Metric | still missing (own coding) | 
| Total public social expenditure on families ( % of GDP) | Total | Expenditure |  | fam_exp_total | Metric | Total public social expenditure on families as a % of GDP | 
| Introduction of tax credit for families (Gauthier) | Child benefits | Tax Relief | Introduction | fam_tax_credit_year_intro_Gaut | Date | own coding using "YR" and "TITLE" (year and the (general) title of the law stated) | 
| Year in which tax credit was abolished | Child benefits | Tax Relief | Abolishment | fam_tax_credit_year_abolish_Gaut | Date | own coding using "YR" and "TITLE" (year and the (general) title of the law stated) | 
| Introduction of tax allowance for families (Gauthier) | Child benefits | Tax Relief | Introduction | fam_tax_allow_year_intro_Gaut | Date | own coding using "YR" and "TITLE" (year and the (general) title of the law stated) | 
| Year in which tax allowance was abolished | Child benefits | Tax Relief | Abolishment | fam_tax_allow_year_abolish_Gaut | Date | own coding using "YR" and "TITLE" (year and the (general) title of the law stated) | 
| Introduction of tax deduction for families (Gauthier) | Child benefits | Tax Relief | Introduction | fam_tax_deduct_year_intro_Gaut | Date | own coding using "YR" and "TITLE" (year and the (general) title of the law stated) | 
| Year in which tax deduction was abolished | Child benefits | Tax Relief | Abolishment | fam_tax_deduct_year_abolish_Gaut | Date | own coding using "YR" and "TITLE" (year and the (general) title of the law stated) | 
| Existence of tax credits for families (Gauthier) | Child benefits | Tax Relief | Availability | fam_tax_credit_avail_Gaut | Binary | own coding using years of introduction and abolishment previously computed | 
| Existence of tax allowance for families (Gauthier) | Child benefits | Tax Relief | Availability | fam_tax_allow_avail_Gaut | Binary | own coding using years of introduction and abolishment previously computed | 
| Existence of tax deduction for families (Gauthier) | Child benefits | Tax Relief | Availability | fam_tax_deduct_avail_Gaut | Binary | own coding using years of introduction and abolishment previously computed | 
| Universal child benefit (apw) (CBD) | Child benefits | child or family benefits | Amount | fam_universalben_apw_cbd | Metric |  | 
| Child tax allowance (0.5*apw) (CBD) | Child benefits | Tax Relief | Amount | fam_childtaxallowance_05apw_cbd | Metric |  | 
| Amount of maternity benefit (in original unit) (own coding) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Amount | fam_mat_leave_amount_own | String | Amount - Maternity leave (own coding) | 
| Amount of maternity benefit (in replacement rate) (ILO) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Amount | fam_mat_leave_amount_repl_ILO | String | Cash benefits as percentage of the earnings (%) - Maternity | 
| Amount of maternity benefit (in replacement rate) (ILO2) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Amount | fam_mat_leave_amount_repl_ILO2 | String | Percentage of wages paid during covered period | 
| Amount of maternity benefit (in replacement rate) (Multilinks) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Amount | fam_mat_leave_amount_repl_ML | Metric | Maternity benefit: Level of compensation (Share of earned income) | 
| Amount of maternity benefit (in replacement rate) (own coding) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Amount | fam_mat_leave_amount_repl_own | Metric | Amount - Maternity leave (own coding) | 
| Amount of maternity benefit (in replacement rate) (Worldbank) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Amount | fam_mat_leave_amount_repl_WBL | Metric | What percentage of wages is paid during maternity leave? | 
| Number of maternity leave programs (ILO) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Availability | fam_mat_leave_avail_num | String | Number of program(s) - Maternity | 
| Existence of maternity leave (paid or unpaid) (UN) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Availability | fam_mat_leave_avail_UN | Binary | Maternity leave for childbirth with job security (paid or unpaid) | 
| Existence of maternity leave (paid or unpaid) (Worldbank) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Availability | fam_mat_leave_avail_WBL | Binary | Does the law mandate paid or unpaid maternity leave? | 
| Qualifying period of contributions (weeks) (ILO) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Conditionality | fam_mat_leave_con_contr_weeks | Metric | Qualifying period of contributions (weeks)  - Maternity | 
| Qualifying period of contribution/work (weeks) (ILO) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Conditionality | fam_mat_leave_con_contr_work | String | Qualifying period of contribution/work (weeks) - Maternity | 
| Qualifying period of contribution/work (in original unit) (ILO) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Conditionality | fam_mat_leave_con_contr_work2 | String | Qualifying period of contribution/work (unit to be mentioned) - Maternity | 
| Qualifying conditions of paid maternity leave (own coding) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Conditionality | fam_mat_leave_con_own | String |  | 
| Qualifying period of work (weeks) (ILO) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Conditionality | fam_mat_leave_con_work_weeks | Metric | Qualifying period of work (weeks) - Maternity | 
| Effective coverage of maternity leave (ILO) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Coverage | fam_mat_leave_cov_eff | Metric | Effective coverage of maternity leave (ILO) | 
| Coverage of maternity leave (ILO) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Coverage | fam_mat_leave_cov_ILO | String | Coverage - Maternity | 
| Aggregated de jure coverage of maternity program(s) (own coding) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Coverage | fam_mat_leave_cov_own | String | Coverage - Maternity | 
| Aggregated de jure coverage of maternity program(s) (own coding) (in categorical variable) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Coverage | fam_mat_leave_cov_own2 | String | Coverage - Maternity | 
| Duration of maternity benefit (in original unit) (own coding) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Duration | fam_mat_leave_dur_ben_own | String | Duration - Maternity leave (in original unit) (own coding) | 
| Duration of maternity benefit (in weeks) (own coding) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Duration | fam_mat_leave_dur_ben_own2 | Metric | Duration - Maternity leave (in weeks) (own coding) | 
| Duration of maternity leave (paid or unpaid) (in original unit) (ILO) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Duration | fam_mat_leave_dur_p_ILO2 | String | Length of maternity leave (in original units) | 
| Duration of paid maternity leave (weeks) (Comparative Family Database) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Duration | fam_mat_leave_dur_paid_CF | Metric | Total number of weeks of maternity leave | 
| Duration of paid maternity leave (weeks) (ILO) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Duration | fam_mat_leave_dur_paid_ILO | String | Duration of benefit (weeks) - Maternity | 
| Duration of paid maternity leave (weeks) (Multilinks) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Duration | fam_mat_leave_dur_paid_ML | Metric | Duration of maternity leave (Weeks) | 
| Duration of paid maternity leave (in original unit) (own coding) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Duration | fam_mat_leave_dur_paid_own | String | Duration - Matenrity leave (in original unit) (own coding) | 
| Duration of paid maternity leave (days) (Worldbank) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Duration | fam_mat_leave_dur_paid_WBL | Metric | What is the length of paid maternity leave? | 
| Duration of unpaid maternity leave (days) (Worldbank) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Duration | fam_mat_leave_dur_unpaid_WBL | Metric | What is the length of unpaid maternity leave? | 
| Duration of maternity leave (paid or unpaid) (weeks) (ILO) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Duration | fam_mat_leave_dur_w_ILO2 | String | Length of maternity leave (weeks) | 
| Excluded population from paid maternity leave (own coding) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Coverage | fam_mat_leave_excl_cov_own | String | Coverage - Maternity | 
| Financing of maternity leave (ILO) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Financing | fam_mat_leave_finance_ILO | String | Sources of Financing | 
| Financing of maternity leave (own coding) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Financing | fam_mat_leave_finance_own | String | Financing - Maternity leave (own coding) | 
| Financing of maternity leave (WBL) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Financing | fam_mat_leave_finance_WBL | String | Who pays maternity leave benefits? | 
| Introduction of maternity leave (ILO) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Introduction | fam_mat_leave_intro_ILO | Date | Date of the first law - Maternity | 
| Name of legislation (own coding) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Reform | fam_mat_leave_law_name_own | String | Name of legislation - Maternity leave (own coding) | 
| Existence of means-tested conditionality (own coding) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Conditionality | fam_mat_leave_means_own | Binary |  | 
| Provider of maternity benefits (ILO) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Financing | fam_mat_leave_provid_ILO2 | String | provider_mat | 
| Coverage of special system of paid maternity leave (own coding) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Coverage | fam_mat_leave_spe_cov_own | String | Coverage - Maternity | 
| Type of first maternity leave program (ILO) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Financing | fam_mat_leave_type_first_ILO | String | Types of program (1) - Maternity | 
| Type of materniy leave program (ILO2) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Financing | fam_mat_leave_type_ILO2 | String | Type of program | 
| Type of maternity leave program (own coding) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Type | fam_mat_leave_type_own | String | Form of benefit | 
| Type of second maternity leave program (ILO) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Financing | fam_mat_leave_type_second_ILO | String | Types of program (2) - Maternity | 
| Coverage of voluntary paid maternity leave (own coding) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Coverage | fam_mat_leave_vol_cov_own | String | Coverage - Maternity | 
| Year of enactment of major maternity leave reforms (own coding) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Reform | fam_mat_leave_year_enact_own | String | Year of enactment of major reforms - (own coding) | 
| Year of enforcement of major maternity leave reforms (own coding) | Leave | Maternity Leave | Reform | fam_mat_leave_year_enforce_own | String | still missing (own coding) | 
| Introduction of parental leave (own coding) | Leave | Parental Leave | Introduction | fam_par_leave_intro_own | Date | Date of the first law - Parental | 
| Parental leave replacement rate (Comparative Family Database) | Leave | Parental Leave | Amount | fam_par_leave_amount_repl_CF | Metric | Cash benefits paid during parental leave (as a percent of female wages in manufacturing) | 
| Parental leave replacement rate (ILO2) | Leave | Parental Leave | Amount | fam_par_leave_amount_repl_ILO2 | String | Amount of parental leave cash benefits (% of previous earnings) | 
| Parental leave replacement rate (Multilinks) | Leave | Parental Leave | Amount | fam_par_leave_amount_repl_ML | Metric | Parental leave benefit: Level of payment (Share of earned income) | 
| Parental leave replacement rate (Worldbank) | Leave | Parental Leave | Amount | fam_par_leave_amount_repl_WBL | String | What percentage of wages is paid during parental leave? | 
| Existence of parental leave (paid or unpaid) (ILO) | Leave | Parental Leave | Availability | fam_par_leave_avail_ILO | Binary | Existence of parental leave - Maternity | 
| Existence of parental leave (paid or unpaid) (UN) | Leave | Parental Leave | Availability | fam_par_leave_avail_UN | Binary | Parental leave for childcare at home (paid or unpaid) | 
| Existence of parental leave (paid or unpaid) (WBL) | Leave | Parental Leave | Availability | fam_par_leave_avail_WBL | Binary | Does the law mandate paid or unpaid parental leave? | 
| Duration of parental leave (paid or unpaid) (weeks) (Comparative Family Database) | Leave | Parental Leave | Duration | fam_par_leave_dur_CF | Metric | Total number of weeks of parental leave | 
| Duration of parental leave (paid and unpaid) (ILO) | Leave | Parental Leave | Duration | fam_par_leave_dur_ILO2 | String | duration | 
| Duration of paid parental leave (months) (Multilinks) | Leave | Parental Leave | Duration | fam_par_leave_dur_paid_ML | Metric | Parental leave benefit: Length of payment (Months) | 
| Duration of paid parental leave (days) (WBL) | Leave | Parental Leave | Duration | fam_par_leave_dur_paid_WBL | Metric | What is the length of paid parental leave? | 
| Duration of unpaid parental leave (days) (Worldbank) | Leave | Parental Leave | Duration | fam_par_leave_dur_unpaid_WBL | Metric | What is the length of unpaid parental leave? | 
| Financing of parental leave (ILO) | Leave | Parental Leave | Financing | fam_par_leave_finance_ILO2 | String | Source of funding of parental leave cash benefits | 
| Financing of parental leave (WBL) | Leave | Parental Leave | Financing | fam_par_leave_finance_WBL | String | Who pays parental leave benefits? | 
| Introduction of paternity leave (own coding) | Leave | Paternity Leave | Introduction | fam_pat_leave_intro_own | Date | Date of the first law - Paternity | 
| Paternity leave replacement rate (ILO) | Leave | Paternity Leave | Amount | fam_pat_leave_amount_repl_ILO2 | String | Amount of paternity leave cash benefits (% of previous earnings) | 
| Paternity leave replacement rate (Multilinks) | Leave | Paternity Leave | Amount | fam_pat_leave_amount_repl_ML | Metric | Paternity leave: Level of compensation (Share of earned income) | 
| Paternity leave replacement rate (Worldbank) | Leave | Paternity Leave | Amount | fam_pat_leave_amount_repl_WBL | Metric | What percentage of wages is paid during paternity leave? | 
| Existence of paternity leave (paid or unpaid) (UN) | Leave | Paternity Leave | Availability | fam_pat_leave_avail_UN | Binary | Paternity leave for childbirth with job security (paid or unpaid) | 
| Existence of paternity leave (paid or unpaid) (WBL) | Leave | Paternity Leave | Availability | fam_pat_leave_avail_WBL | Binary | Does the law mandate paid or unpaid paternity leave? | 
| Duration of paternity leave (paid or unpaid) (days) (ILO) | Leave | Paternity Leave | Duration | fam_pat_leave_dur_paid_ILO2 | String | Duration of paternity leave (Days) | 
| Duration of paternity leave (days) (Multilinks) | Leave | Paternity Leave | Duration | fam_pat_leave_dur_paid_ML | Metric | Duration of paternity leave (Days) | 
| Duration of paid paternity leave (days) (Worldbank) | Leave | Paternity Leave | Duration | fam_pat_leave_dur_paid_WBL | Metric | What is the length of paid paternity leave? | 
| Duration of unpaid paternity leave (days) (Worldbank) | Leave | Paternity Leave | Duration | fam_pat_leave_dur_unpaid_WBL | Metric | What is the length of unpaid paternity leave? | 
| Financing of paternity leave (ILO) | Leave | Paternity Leave | Financing | fam_pat_leave_finance_ILO2 | String | Source of funding of paternity leave cash benefits | 
| Financing of paternity leave (Worldbank) | Leave | Paternity Leave | Financing | fam_pat_leave_finance_WBL | String | Who pays paternity leave benefits? | 
| Year workplace childcare legislation was passed | Childcare & early education | Workplace | Legislation | fam_fcare_law_year | Date |  | 
| Workplace childcare: Minimum amount of (female) employees in establishment | Childcare & early education | Workplace | Legislation | fam_fcare_min_workers | Metric |  | 
| Workplace childcare: Maximum age of children | Childcare & early education | Workplace | Legislation | fam_fcare_max_age | Metric |  | 
| Workplace childcare legislation applies to sector: Industry | Childcare & early education | Workplace | Legislation | fam_fcare_sector_ind | Binary |  | 
| Workplace childcare legislation applies to sector: Agriculture | Childcare & early education | Workplace | Legislation | fam_fcare_sector_agr | Binary |  | 
| Workplace childcare legislation applies to sector: Commercial | Childcare & early education | Workplace | Legislation | fam_fcare_sector_com | Binary |  | 
| Workplace childcare legislation mandates only nursing room | Childcare & early education | Workplace | Legislation | fam_fcare_nurse | Binary |  |