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. 2021 May 15;14:100821. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100821

Table 2.

| Policy-relevant content in news stories about paid leave.

N (%) Total = 557
Stories referencing public policy 355 (63.7)
Stories referencing a governmental budget 20 (3.6)
Details about process includedb 163 (45.9)
Stage of the Policy Process
Total = 163
Policy idea 55 (33.7)
Draft bill introduced, discussed 101 (61.9)
Passed a vote 3 (1.8)
Did not pass a vote 0 (0)
Going for executive approval 0 (0)
Signed into law 8 (4.9)
b

Code was asked of stories referencing policy (N = 355).