Table 4 Phenotypic, genetic, shared environmental, and non-shared environmental correlations across all four methods

From: The genetic and environmental composition of socioeconomic status in Norway

Phenotypic correlation

 

Education

Occupation

Income

 Occupation

0.58 (0.002)

  

 Income

0.24 (0.002)

0.38 (0.002)

 

 Wealth

0.27 (0.002)

0.29 (0.002)

0.37 (0.002)

Family pedigree, genetic correlation

 Occupation

0.47 (0.03)

  

 Income

0.35 (0.05)

0.59 (0.03)

 

 Wealth

0.90 (0.02)

0.58 (0.03)

0.39 (0.05)

Identical-by-descent, genetic correlation

 Occupation

0.59 (0.03)

  

 Income

0.59 (0.02)

0.73 (0.03)

 

 Wealth

0.93 (0.01)

0.69 (0.03)

0.66 (0.03)

GCTA-GREML, genetic correlation

 Occupation

0.96 (0.02)

  

 Income

0.71 (0.06)

0.79 (0.05)

 

 Wealth

0.92 (0.04)

0.79 (05)

0.92 (0.04)

LD score regression, genetic correlation

 Occupation

0.95 (0.04)

  

 Income

0.81 (0.04)

0.90 (0.05)

 

 Wealth

0.83 (0.04)

0.82 (0.05)

0.83 (0.06)

Family pedigree, shared environmental correlation

 Occupation

1 (SE < 0.001)

  

 Income

1 (SE < 0.001)

1 (SE < 0.001)

 

 Wealth

1 (SE < 0.001)

1 (SE < 0.001)

1 (SE < 0.001)

Family pedigree, non-shared environment correlation

 Occupation

0.07 (0.02)

  

 Income

0.05 (0.03)

0.16 (0.02)

 

 Wealth

0.30 (0.02)

0.28 (0.01)

0.12 (0.02)

Identity-by-descent, non-shared environmental correlation

 Occupation

−0.01 (0.03)

  

 Income

−0.12 (0.03)

0.11 (0.02)

 

 Wealth

0.08 (0.4)

0.23 (0.02)

−0.02 (0.03)

  1. Standard errors (SE) in parenthesis.