Immigrants from Western Africa vs Scottish Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 347,415,255 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.197 and weighted average of 19.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 526,633,659 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Scottish and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.769 and weighted average of 16.9%, a difference of 16.6%.

Child Poverty Under the Age of 5 Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Western Africa	Scottish
Minimum	1.5%	8.7%
Maximum	56.7%	100.0%
Range	55.2%	91.3%
Mean	21.9%	40.1%
Median	19.6%	25.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	17.2%	18.9%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	26.5%	56.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	9.4%	37.6%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	10.3%	30.4%
Standard Deviation (Population)	10.2%	30.1%

Similar Demographics by Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Western Africa by Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Cree (19.7%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Ghana (19.6%, a difference of 0.18%), Osage (19.6%, a difference of 0.21%), Guyanese (19.7%, a difference of 0.23%), and Marshallese (19.7%, a difference of 0.25%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Child Poverty Under the Age of 5
Salvadorans	0.6 /100 \| #238	Tragic 19.5%
Vietnamese	0.6 /100 \| #239	Tragic 19.5%
Immigrants \| Ecuador	0.5 /100 \| #240	Tragic 19.6%
Alaska Natives	0.5 /100 \| #241	Tragic 19.6%
Immigrants \| Guyana	0.5 /100 \| #242	Tragic 19.6%
Osage	0.5 /100 \| #243	Tragic 19.6%
Immigrants \| Ghana	0.5 /100 \| #244	Tragic 19.6%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	0.4 /100 \| #245	Tragic 19.7%
Cree	0.4 /100 \| #246	Tragic 19.7%
Guyanese	0.4 /100 \| #247	Tragic 19.7%
Marshallese	0.4 /100 \| #248	Tragic 19.7%
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	0.4 /100 \| #249	Tragic 19.7%
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	0.4 /100 \| #250	Tragic 19.7%
Pennsylvania Germans	0.3 /100 \| #251	Tragic 19.8%
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.3 /100 \| #252	Tragic 19.8%

Demographics Similar to Scottish by Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Scottish are Immigrants from Oceania (16.9%, a difference of 0.12%), Costa Rican (16.9%, a difference of 0.15%), English (16.8%, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Colombia (16.9%, a difference of 0.21%), and Irish (16.8%, a difference of 0.43%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Child Poverty Under the Age of 5
Afghans	74.4 /100 \| #156	Good 16.8%
Venezuelans	73.7 /100 \| #157	Good 16.8%
Czechoslovakians	72.5 /100 \| #158	Good 16.8%
Immigrants \| Syria	72.3 /100 \| #159	Good 16.8%
Irish	72.0 /100 \| #160	Good 16.8%
English	70.4 /100 \| #161	Good 16.8%
Costa Ricans	69.8 /100 \| #162	Good 16.9%
Scottish	68.6 /100 \| #163	Good 16.9%
Immigrants \| Oceania	67.6 /100 \| #164	Good 16.9%
Immigrants \| Colombia	66.9 /100 \| #165	Good 16.9%
Slavs	64.0 /100 \| #166	Good 17.0%
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	62.0 /100 \| #167	Good 17.0%
Uruguayans	60.5 /100 \| #168	Good 17.0%
Immigrants \| South America	60.0 /100 \| #169	Good 17.1%
Immigrants \| Western Asia	59.2 /100 \| #170	Average 17.1%