Table 5.
Number of respondents and national-level characteristics per country
| Country | Number of employees | Number of self-employed | Total no. of respondents | Maternity Emp. | Paternity Emp. | Parental Emp. | Leave employees | Maternity leave Se. | Paternity leave Se. | Parental leave Se. | Leave self-employed | Enrolment rates (0–2) in formal care (2008) | Unemployment rate (2009) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 327 | 49 | 376 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48.4 | 7.9 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 326 | 28 | 354 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.6 | 6.8 |
| 3 | Czech | 360 | 53 | 413 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.2 | 6.7 |
| 4 | Denmark | 334 | 52 | 386 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 65.7 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Estonia | 303 | 36 | 339 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17.5 | 13.8 |
| 6 | Finland | 282 | 58 | 340 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 28.6 | 8.2 |
| 7 | France | 287 | 35 | 322 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 42.0 | 9.5 |
| 8 | Germany | 451 | 60 | 511 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17.8 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Hungary | 307 | 24 | 331 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8.8 | 10.0 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 291 | 40 | 331 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55.9 | 3.7 |
| 11 | Norway | 356 | 29 | 385 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 51.3 | 3.2 |
| 12 | Poland | 328 | 78 | 406 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7.9 | 8.1 |
| 13 | Portugal | 247 | 35 | 282 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 47.4 | 10.6 |
| 14 | Slovenia | 285 | 22 | 307 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 33.8 | 5.9 |
| 15 | Spain | 316 | 88 | 404 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 37.5 | 18.0 |
| 16 | Sweden | 282 | 55 | 337 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 46.7 | 8.3 |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 317 | 51 | 368 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.8 | 7.6 |
| Total | 5,648 | 844 | 6,492 |
Key leave arrangements: 0 = no statutory entitlement. 1 = statutory entitlement but unpaid. 2 = statutory entitlement, paid but either at low flat rate or at <66 % of earnings or not universal or for less than the full period of leave. 3 = statutory entitlement, paid for some or all of leave to all parents at more than 66 % of earnings
Sources Moss (2010), OECD (2013), UNECE (2013), European Commission (2010) and national government websites