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. 2013 Dec 11;8(12):e82131. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082131

Table 1. Correlation Matrix for SECS Items.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1. Abortion
2. Religion .55**
3. Gun Ownership .26** .25**
4. Traditional Marriage .52** .58** .32**
5. Traditional Values .62** .66** .39** .78**
6. The Family Unit .43** .43** .33** .61** .64**
7. Patriotism .40** .46** .36** .52** .55** .54**
8. Military and National Security .29** .39** .27** .39** .44** .38** .63**
9. Limited Government .23** .09 .54** .24** .27** .32** .24** .17**
10. Fiscal Responsibility .19** .09 .31** .22** .26** .30** .37** .31** .42**
11. Business .27** .29** .39** .35** .43** .39** .42** .42** .37** .40**
12. Welfare Benefits .27** .24** .43** .25** .35** .21** .34** .20** .44** .25** .36**
13. Tax* (Excluded) .28** .18** .20** .28** .26** .27** .22** .03 .39** .15** .14* .46**
14. Immigration* (Excluded) .24** .19** .31** .34** .36** .26** .35** .22** .29** .19** .19** .43** .35**

Note: * indicates that the correlation is significant at the p<.05 level; ** indicates that the correlation is significant at the p<.01 level.