Appendix 1.
The Profile of Countries
| Mean age at childbearing | Agriculture 2004 (% of GDP) | GDP 2004 | TFR 2004 | GINI 2002 | % of women in labour force 2004 | Informalc employment (%) | Working hours | Extend family | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 26.45 | 12.92 | 1512.64 | 1.50 | 0.454 | 67 | 32.0 (2010) | 47 | 15.87 |
| Japan | 30.05 | 1.24 | 36453.80 | 1.29 | 0.498 | 48 | 16.3 (2016) | 35 | 14.59 |
| South Korea | 30.02 | 3.53 | 15922.18 | 1.15 | 0.312 | 50 | 28.8 (2016) | 45 | 7.86 |
| Taiwan | 28.80 | 1.63 | 15355.67 | 1.57 | 0.345 | 48 | 42 | 15.72 | |
| Hong Kong | 29.81 | 0.07 | 24875.45 | 0.93 | 0.525 | 51 | 46 | 7.18 | |
| India | 26.77 | 19.73 | 657.52 | 3.04 | 0.325b | 36 | 83.0 (1994-2000) | 42 | 25.45 |
| Indonesia | 28.05 | 14.34 | 1280.70 | 2.48 | 0.33 | 50 | 78 .0 (1994-2000) | 40 | 10.90 |
| Malaysia | 30.50 | 9.27 | 5171.42 | 2.31 | 0.461 | 44 | 48 | 9.30 | |
| Thailand | 27.03 | 9.29 | 2676.30 | 1.58 | 0.419 | 66 | 51.0 (1994-2000) | 46 | 18.37 |
| Vietnam | 27.30 | 21.02a | 603.668 | 1.89 | 0.373 | 73 | 68.0 (2009) | 46 | 16.88 |
| Paid annual leave | Accumulation | Work flexibility | Maternity leave (ML) | Cash benefit for ML | Parental leave (PL) | Cash benefit for PL | Paternity leave (FL) | Cash benefit for FL | |
| China | 0 | no | no | 90 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | 10 | yes | yes | 98 | 60% | 93 | 40% | 0 | 0 |
| South Korea | 15 | no | yes | 90 | 100% | 365 | 40% | 3 | 100% |
| Taiwan | 7 | yes | no | 56 | 100% | 730 | 0 | 3 | 100% |
| Hong Kong | 7 | yes | no | 70 | 80% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| India | 12 | no | no | 84 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indonesia | 12 | no | no | 90 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100% |
| Malaysia | 8 | no | no | 60 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thailand | 6 | no | no | 90 | 45*100%+45*50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 12 | yes | no | 150 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NOTE.
a.
No information of Vietnam is provided by World Bank until 2010.
b.
The year of India’s GINI coefficient is 2000.
c.
The number in the parentheses is survey year. Information is from ILO, “Women and men in the informal economy: A statistical picture”, Edition 1, 2, and 3.
d.
All family policies are observed in 2000-2004.