Kendall's tau b correlation coefficients of impact (dependent variables) with travel factors (independent variables) and demographic variables: spouse responses
| Impact variables | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family | ||||
| Staff stress | Health/safety | Spouse stress | Children's behaviour | |
| *α=0.05; **α=0.01. | ||||
| Travel factors: | ||||
| Days away from home | r=0.146** | r=0.116** | r=0.138** | r=0.121* |
| n=435 | n=430 | n=437 | n=271 | |
| Longest mission | r=0.064 | r=0.135** | r=0.162** | r=0.155** |
| n=509 | n=505 | n=513 | n=328 | |
| Shortest time between trips | r=−0.137** | r=−0.041 | r=−0.071 | r=−0.064 |
| n=512 | n=509 | n=515 | n=329 | |
| Departure on or before weekends | r=0.052 | r=0.071 | r=0.111** | r=0.050 |
| n=516 | n=512 | n=520 | n=333 | |
| Recuperative leave on return | r=−0.127** | r=−0.189* | r=−0.071 | r=0.084 |
| n=517 | n=513 | n=513 | n=333 | |
| Last minute change in travel dates | r=0.151** | r=0.066 | r=0.152** | r=0.154** |
| n=517 | n=513 | n=521 | n=334 | |
| Change in dates affects family plans | r=0.158** | r=0.098** | r=0.213*** | r=0.217** |
| n=506 | n=501 | n=509 | n=327 | |
| Missed family celebrations | r=0.234** | r=0.215** | r=0.264** | r=0.161** |
| n=519 | n=514 | n=522 | n=335 | |
| Demographic variables: | ||||
| Sex | r=−0.077 | r=0.089* | r=0.93* | r=−0.025 |
| n=517 | n=513 | n=521 | n=331 | |
| Age | r=0.022 | r=−0.047 | r=−0.137** | r=−0.078 |
| n=519 | n=515 | n=523 | n=335 | |
| Children | r=−0.086* | r=0.023 | r=−0.218** | Spouses with no children did not answer this question |
| n=519 | n=515 | n=523 | ||
| Years staff member in WBG | r=0.053 | r=0.064 | r=−0.007 | r=0.018 |
| n=518 | n=513 | n=521 | n=334 | |