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. 2015 Oct 1;10(10):e0139427. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139427

Table 3. Point-biserial correlation coefficients for discrete variables (N = 24,449).

  Subgrade Interest rate House: Own House: Mortgage House: Rent House: Other Wedding Credit card Car loan Major purchase Home improve-ment Debt consoled-ation House Vacation Other Medical Moving Renew-able energy Educational Small business
Subgrade 1 -.969 .018 .118 -.124 -.018 .004 .031 .086 .072 .072 -.104 .005 .022 .003 .017 .006 .011 -.012 -.087
Interest rate 1 -.014 -.130 .133 .019 .002 -.032 -.089 -.077 -.072 .101 -.005 -.023 .011 -.016 -.001 -.007 .020 .070
House: Own 1 -.247 -.295 -.019 -.011 -.037 .019 .030 .040 -.024 .000 .000 .028 .015 -.013 .007 -.008 -.019
House: Mortgage 1 -.845 -.053 -.034 .015 .006 -.001 .209 -.065 -.016 -.015 -.053 -.007 -.058 .013 -.027 .036
House: Rent 1 -.063 .040 .006 -.016 -.016 -.227 .078 .016 .016 .037 -.002 .066 -.016 .030 -.027
House: Other 1 -.006 -.002 -.005 .003 -.005 -.004 .001 -.007 .003 .007 -.008 -.003 .011 .020
Wedding 1 -.062 -.031 -.042 -.046 -.145 -.015 -.017 -.057 -.022 -.021 -.008 -.018 -.034
Credit card 1 -.074 -.102 -.110 -.347 -.037 -.041 -.137 -.052 -.051 -.020 -.043 -.082
Car loan 1 -.050 -.054 -.172 -.018 -.020 -.068 -.026 -.025 -.010 -.021 -.041
Major purchase 1 -.074 -.236 -.025 -.028 -.093 -.035 -.034 -.013 -.029 -.056
Home improvement 1 -.255 -.027 -.030 -.100 -.038 -.037 -.014 -.032 -.060
Debt consolidation 1 -.086 -.096 -.317 -.121 -.118 -.046 -.100 -.190
House 1 -.010 -.034 -.013 -.013 -.005 -.011 -.020
Vacation 1 -.038 -.014 -.014 -.005 -.012 -.023
Other 1 -.048 -.046 -.018 -.039 -.075
Medical 1 -.018 -.007 -.015 -.029
Moving 1 -.007 -.015 -.028
Renewable energy 1 -.006 -.011
Educational 1 -.024
Small business                                       1