What percentage of Americans support paid family leave?

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Zippia Team · Accepted Answer

82% of Americans say they support paid family leave. 82% of surveyed voters said that they felt the national FMLA needed to be updated to include paid family and medical leave, not just unpaid. More than half of these voters also said they'd vote for candidates who would push for this to happen.

Another survey revealed that over half of Americans would be willing to pay higher taxes if it meant having a federal paid leave program. More specifically, 54% of survey respondents said they'd be willing to pay $200 more a year in taxes for such a program.

40% of that same surveyed group said they'd be in favor of raising the national deficit if that's what it took to have a national paid leave policy, and 70% said they'd willingly contribute one cent on every dollar toward funding such a program.