Table 9.

Spearman's rho by higher education level between: IQ, Big Fives, Literacy, and Numeracy scores—correlation coefficients, sig. (*p < 0.1, **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01, ****p < 0.001).

		IQ	E	A	C	N	O	Literacy	Numeracy
Freshmen	IQ	1.000
	Extraversion	−0.221*	1.000
	Agreeableness	0.141	0.278**	1.000
	Conscientiousness	−0.119	0.328***	0.089	1.000
	Neuroticism	−0.210*	−0.349***	−0.084	−0.332***	1.000
	Openness	0.143	0.030	0.168	−0.055	−0.107	1.000
	Literacy	0.132	−0.090	0.065	−0.121	0.131	0.090	1.000
	Numeracy	0.498****	−0.184	−0.113	−0.036	−0.075	0.034	0.282**	1.000
Undergraduate	IQ	1.000
	Extraversion	−0.162	1.000
	Agreeableness	0.066	0.052	1.000
	Conscientiousness	−0.050	0.336***	0.199*	1.000
	Neuroticism	0.014	−0.168	−0.105	−0.386****	1.000
	Openness	−0.151	0.345***	−0.276**	0.157	0.144	1.000
	Literacy	0.147	−0.220*	−0.011	−0.272**	0.034	−0.090	1.000
	Numeracy	0.504****	−0.161	0.102	−0.153	−0.140	−0.269**	0.489****	1.000
Bachelor graduate	IQ	1.000
	Extraversion	−0.125	1.000
	Agreeableness	0.031	0.284*	1.000
	Conscientiousness	−0.106	0.319*	0.412**	1.000
	Neuroticism	0.131	−0.253	−0.016	−0.129	1.000
	Openness	−0.085	0.192	0.302*	0.263	−0.012	1.000
	Literacy	0.179	0.089	0.129	0.196	−0.239	0.230	1.000
	Numeracy	0.485***	−0.214	0.075	0.029	0.158	−0.058	0.176	10.000

^aThe TECO scores are presented as standardized values on a scale with mean 200 and standard deviation 40.