Table 5

Correlations (Kendall's tau b) between travel factors: spouse responses

Travel factors	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
α=0.05; *α=0.01.
1 Days away from home	–	0.438**	−0.315**	0.029	0.060	0.058	0.103*	0.313**
		n=435	n=434	n=440	n=440	n=438	n=431	n=439

2 Longest mission		–	−0.011	0.110**	0.091*	0.068	0.090*	0.304**
			n=512	n=517	n=518	n=516	n=506	n=516

3 Shortest time between trips			–	0.003	−0.018	−0.122**	−0.111**	−0.191**
				n=518	n=519	n=520	n=507	n=518

4 Recuperative leave upon return				–	−0.146**	−0.053	−0.012	−0.063
					n=524	n=523	n=510	n=522

5 Departure on or before weekends					–	0.068	0.086*	0.165**
						n=523	n=510	n=523

6 Change in travel dates						–	0.588**	0.238**
							n=514	n=523

7 Interference with family plans							–	0.382**
								n=511

8 Missed family celebrations								–