I was curious about a few social variables which often associate across generations, and also within families. So I looked in the General Social Survey for denomination, highest degree and socioeconomic index, which I knew were surveyed for the individual (respondent), their parents and their spouse. Below the fold are the correlation matrices generated. Remember that if you assume a linear dependency you square the correlation (e.g., 0.50 → 0.25) to find out how much of the variation in X can be accounted for by variation in Y.
Religious denomination DenominationFather's Denom.Mother's Denom.Denom. RaisedSpouse Denom.Spouse Denom. Raised
Denomination-0.630.590.680.800.48
