Table 3.
Correlation Matrix of Observed Variables
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Time | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2. Minutes | .254 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 3. Education | .294 | .099 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4. Work | .063 | −.041 | .159 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5. Community | .189 | .06 | .421 | .156 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 6. Income | .288 | .047 | .609 | .337 | .476 | 1 | |||||||||
| 7. Internet | .128 | .022 | .346 | .046 | .257 | .343 | 1 | ||||||||
| 8. Benefit | −.263 | −.084 | −.518 | −.275 | −.404 | −.705 | −.268 | 1 | |||||||
| 9. House | .111 | .027 | .181 | .134 | .208 | .394 | .115 | .354 | 1 | ||||||
| 10. Letter | .204 | .184 | .283 | .107 | .173 | .291 | .149 | .282 | .119 | 1 | |||||
| 11. Name | .066 | .143 | .092 | .068 | .107 | .147 | .059 | .122 | .038 | .553 | 1 | ||||
| 12. Books | .190 | .171 | .099 | .106 | .103 | .142 | −.004 | .158 | .065 | .185 | .166 | 1 | |||
| 13. Words | .053 | .083 | .073 | .016 | .012 | .064 | −.012 | .058 | .063 | .231 | .232 | .093 | 1 | ||
| 14. Pretend | .166 | .091 | .136 | .017 | 0.08 | .120 | .058 | .072 | 0.024 | .289 | .265 | .166 | −.085 | 1 | |
| 15. Color | .175 | .191 | .181 | .092 | .184 | .232 | .178 | .242 | .134 | .538 | .395 | .246 | .118 | .196 | 1 |
Note. Correlations greater than 0.107 are significant at p < .001 level. Correlations greater than 0.083 are significant at p < .01 level. Correlations greater than 0.063 are significant at p < .05 level. Time = Time spent reading to child; Minutes = Minutes spent each time reading to child; Education = Parent highest education level; Work = Parent highest work status; Community = community poverty percentage; Income = Total income; Internet = Internet access; Benefit = Receipt of welfare benefits status; House = House ownership; Letter = Recognize letters of alphabet; Name = Ability to write first name; Books = Read books by him/herself; Words = Actually read the written words in the book; Pretend = Pretend/Actually read the written words in the book; Color = Identify colors by name.