Correlation matrix
| Use non-bank debt | Use bank debt | Age: 2 years or less | Age: 3–5 years | Age: 10 years + | Micro | Small | Bank rejected | Bank- discour-aged | Self- discour-aged | Cons- truction | Selected services | Prof., scient. and tech. | Info. and comm. | Debt burden | No internal funding | Dublin | Export | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
| 1 | 1.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | −0.21*** | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 0.15*** | −0.01 | 1.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | −0.07 | 0.00 | −0.14*** | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | 0.01 | 0.04* | −0.35*** | −0.49*** | 1.00 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | −0.04 | −0.16*** | 0.10*** | 0.00 | −0.12*** | 1.00 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 0.00 | 0.12*** | −0.05** | −0.01 | 0.08** | −0.71*** | 1.00 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 0.02 | 0.13*** | 0.00 | −0.01 | 0.00 | −0.02 | 0.04* | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| 9 | 0.11** | −0.12*** | 0.00 | −0.02 | −0.03 | 0.06** | −0.03 | −0.05** | 1.00 | |||||||||
| 10 | 0.11** | −0.13*** | −0.02 | 0.02 | −0.03 | 0.08*** | −0.04 | −0.06** | −0.06*** | 1.00 | ||||||||
| 11 | 0.04 | −0.01 | 0.06** | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.07*** | −0.04* | −0.01 | −0.02 | 0.02 | 1.00 | |||||||
| 12 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.01 | −0.03 | 0.00 | 0.05** | 0.01 | 0.02 | −0.29*** | 1.00 | ||||||
| 13 | −0.10** | −0.02 | −0.03 | −0.01 | 0.00 | 0.06*** | −0.04 | 0.00 | −0.04 | 0.06** | −0.15*** | −0.44*** | 1.00 | |||||
| 14 | −0.01 | −0.06** | 0.06** | 0.05** | −0.09*** | −0.05* | 0.00 | −0.05** | 0.03 | −0.02 | −0.11*** | −0.31*** | −0.16*** | 1.00 | ||||
| 15 | 0.06 | −0.10*** | −0.05* | −0.08** | 0.11*** | −0.03 | 0.02 | 0.22*** | 0.14*** | 0.11*** | 0.03 | 0.06*** | −0.04* | −0.09*** | 1.00 | |||
| 16 | −0.01* | −0.07*** | 0.01 | 0.11*** | −0.09*** | −0.08*** | 0.05** | −0.01 | 0.02 | −0.02 | −0.08*** | 0.02 | −0.02 | 0.04* | −0.04 | 1.00 | ||
| 17 | 0.02 | −0.09*** | 0.03 | 0.00 | −0.01 | −0.05** | −0.01 | −0.07*** | 0.04* | 0.01 | −0.03 | −0.05** | 0.10*** | 0.13*** | −0.04* | 0.05** | 1.00 | |
| 18 | 0.01 | 0.11*** | −0.05* | 0.00 | 0.03 | −0.14*** | 0.09*** | 0.01 | 0.02 | −0.03 | −0.10*** | −0.22*** | 0.04 | 0.14*** | −0.02 | −0.07*** | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Use non-bank debt | Use bank debt | Age: 2 years or less | Age: 3–5 years | Age: 10 years + | Micro | Small | Bank rejected | Bank- discour-aged | Self- discour-aged | Cons- truction | Selected services | Prof., scient. and tech. | Info. and comm. | Debt burden | No internal funding | Dublin | Export | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
| 1 | 1.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | −0.21*** | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 0.15*** | −0.01 | 1.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | −0.07 | 0.00 | −0.14*** | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | 0.01 | 0.04* | −0.35*** | −0.49*** | 1.00 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | −0.04 | −0.16*** | 0.10*** | 0.00 | −0.12*** | 1.00 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 0.00 | 0.12*** | −0.05** | −0.01 | 0.08** | −0.71*** | 1.00 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 0.02 | 0.13*** | 0.00 | −0.01 | 0.00 | −0.02 | 0.04* | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| 9 | 0.11** | −0.12*** | 0.00 | −0.02 | −0.03 | 0.06** | −0.03 | −0.05** | 1.00 | |||||||||
| 10 | 0.11** | −0.13*** | −0.02 | 0.02 | −0.03 | 0.08*** | −0.04 | −0.06** | −0.06*** | 1.00 | ||||||||
| 11 | 0.04 | −0.01 | 0.06** | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.07*** | −0.04* | −0.01 | −0.02 | 0.02 | 1.00 | |||||||
| 12 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.01 | −0.03 | 0.00 | 0.05** | 0.01 | 0.02 | −0.29*** | 1.00 | ||||||
| 13 | −0.10** | −0.02 | −0.03 | −0.01 | 0.00 | 0.06*** | −0.04 | 0.00 | −0.04 | 0.06** | −0.15*** | −0.44*** | 1.00 | |||||
| 14 | −0.01 | −0.06** | 0.06** | 0.05** | −0.09*** | −0.05* | 0.00 | −0.05** | 0.03 | −0.02 | −0.11*** | −0.31*** | −0.16*** | 1.00 | ||||
| 15 | 0.06 | −0.10*** | −0.05* | −0.08** | 0.11*** | −0.03 | 0.02 | 0.22*** | 0.14*** | 0.11*** | 0.03 | 0.06*** | −0.04* | −0.09*** | 1.00 | |||
| 16 | −0.01* | −0.07*** | 0.01 | 0.11*** | −0.09*** | −0.08*** | 0.05** | −0.01 | 0.02 | −0.02 | −0.08*** | 0.02 | −0.02 | 0.04* | −0.04 | 1.00 | ||
| 17 | 0.02 | −0.09*** | 0.03 | 0.00 | −0.01 | −0.05** | −0.01 | −0.07*** | 0.04* | 0.01 | −0.03 | −0.05** | 0.10*** | 0.13*** | −0.04* | 0.05** | 1.00 | |
| 18 | 0.01 | 0.11*** | −0.05* | 0.00 | 0.03 | −0.14*** | 0.09*** | 0.01 | 0.02 | −0.03 | −0.10*** | −0.22*** | 0.04 | 0.14*** | −0.02 | −0.07*** | 0.00 | 1.00 |
Note(s): Significant pairwise correlations noted, ***, **, * indicates significance at the 99%, 95% and 90% level
aResults are based on analysis of strictly controlled Research Microdata Files provided by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The CSO does not take any responsibility for the views expressed or the outputs generated from this research
Source(s): Authors’ own analysis using data from the CSO Access to Finance Survey 2014a
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