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Table 3 Pearson correlation coefficients for the different components of the RHI measured. Coefficients estimated to be statistically significantly different from 0 are bolded

From: A measure for quantifying the impact of housing quality on respiratory health: a cross-sectional study

 

unflued

any mould

underfloor insulation

underfloor fungi

a lot in shade

a little in shade

musty

very damp

a little damp

major leaks

minor leaks

ponding

unflued

1.00

0.06

0.11

0.00

0.07

0.08

0.04

−0.01

0.02

−0.02

0.00

0.01

any mould

0.06

1.00

0.01

0.11

0.06

0.07

0.09

0.11

0.03

0.06

0.00

0.05

underfloor insulation

0.11

0.01

1.00

0.07

0.08

0.12

0.07

0.05

0.12

0.09

0.04

−0.05

underfloor fungi

0.00

0.11

0.07

1.00

0.02

0.06

0.00

0.05

0.03

0.02

0.03

0.05

a lot in shade

0.07

0.06

0.08

0.02

1.00

*

0.07

0.00

0.05

0.06

−0.03

−0.02

a little in shade

0.08

0.07

0.12

0.06

*

1.00

0.03

0.05

0.04

0.06

0.02

−0.04

musty

0.04

0.09

0.07

0.00

0.07

0.03

1.00

0.17

0.15

0.10

0.09

−0.01

very damp

−0.01

0.11

0.05

0.05

0.00

0.05

0.17

1.00

*

0.18

0.05

0.03

a little damp

0.02

0.03

0.12

0.03

0.05

0.04

0.15

*

1.00

0.03

0.12

0.05

major leaks

−0.02

0.06

0.09

0.02

0.06

0.06

0.10

0.18

0.03

1.00

*

−0.02

minor leaks

0.00

0.00

0.04

0.03

−0.03

0.02

0.09

0.05

0.12

*

1.00

0.00

ponding

0.01

0.05

−0.05

0.05

−0.02

−0.04

−0.01

0.03

0.05

−0.02

0.00

1.00

  1. *These coefficients are not calculated as they are artefactual of the measurement (viz., the same house cannot be both “a little” and “a lot”/“very” at the same time).