Hawaiian vs Immigrants from Thailand Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 327,058,596 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Hawaiians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.522 and weighted average of 12.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 316,534,905 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Thailand and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.029 and weighted average of 12.4%, a difference of 4.3%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Hawaiians are Immigrants from Middle Africa (12.9%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Colombia (12.9%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (12.9%, a difference of 0.37%), Bermudan (13.0%, a difference of 0.37%), and Immigrants from South America (12.8%, a difference of 0.63%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Thailand are Aleut (12.4%, a difference of 0.060%), Nonimmigrants (12.4%, a difference of 0.13%), Shoshone (12.4%, a difference of 0.16%), South American (12.4%, a difference of 0.26%), and Potawatomi (12.5%, a difference of 0.62%).