Malaysian vs Immigrants from South Central Asia Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 225,895,632 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Malaysians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.046 and weighted average of 12.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 471,034,048 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South Central Asia and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.259 and weighted average of 8.8%, a difference of 43.9%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Malaysian	Immigrants from South Central Asia
Minimum	1.0%	0.30%
Maximum	36.6%	21.7%
Range	35.6%	21.4%
Mean	14.5%	6.5%
Median	13.0%	5.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	10.5%	3.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	18.5%	8.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	8.0%	5.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	7.7%	4.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	7.6%	4.3%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Malaysians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Malaysians are Moroccan (12.8%, a difference of 0.40%), Immigrants from Africa (12.8%, a difference of 0.43%), Colombian (12.6%, a difference of 0.63%), Native Hawaiian (12.8%, a difference of 0.87%), and Immigrants from South America (12.8%, a difference of 0.98%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Aleuts	17.3 /100 \| #205	Poor 12.4%
Immigrants \| Thailand	17.0 /100 \| #206	Poor 12.4%
South Americans	16.0 /100 \| #207	Poor 12.4%
Potawatomi	14.6 /100 \| #208	Poor 12.5%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	12.9 /100 \| #209	Poor 12.5%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	12.8 /100 \| #210	Poor 12.5%
Colombians	10.2 /100 \| #211	Poor 12.6%
Malaysians	8.5 /100 \| #212	Tragic 12.7%
Moroccans	7.6 /100 \| #213	Tragic 12.8%
Immigrants \| Africa	7.6 /100 \| #214	Tragic 12.8%
Native Hawaiians	6.7 /100 \| #215	Tragic 12.8%
Immigrants \| South America	6.5 /100 \| #216	Tragic 12.8%
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	6.0 /100 \| #217	Tragic 12.9%
Hawaiians	5.4 /100 \| #218	Tragic 12.9%
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	5.4 /100 \| #219	Tragic 12.9%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South Central Asia by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South Central Asia are Okinawan (8.9%, a difference of 0.43%), Cypriot (8.9%, a difference of 0.44%), Bulgarian (8.9%, a difference of 0.63%), Maltese (8.9%, a difference of 0.77%), and Norwegian (9.0%, a difference of 1.4%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Filipinos	100.0 /100 \| #3	Exceptional 7.4%
Iranians	100.0 /100 \| #4	Exceptional 7.9%
Thais	100.0 /100 \| #5	Exceptional 8.1%
Immigrants \| Singapore	100.0 /100 \| #6	Exceptional 8.3%
Immigrants \| Iran	100.0 /100 \| #7	Exceptional 8.3%
Burmese	99.9 /100 \| #8	Exceptional 8.6%
Immigrants \| Korea	99.9 /100 \| #9	Exceptional 8.7%
Immigrants \| South Central Asia	99.9 /100 \| #10	Exceptional 8.8%
Okinawans	99.9 /100 \| #11	Exceptional 8.9%
Cypriots	99.9 /100 \| #12	Exceptional 8.9%
Bulgarians	99.9 /100 \| #13	Exceptional 8.9%
Maltese	99.9 /100 \| #14	Exceptional 8.9%
Norwegians	99.9 /100 \| #15	Exceptional 9.0%
Immigrants \| Japan	99.9 /100 \| #16	Exceptional 9.0%
Immigrants \| Scotland	99.9 /100 \| #17	Exceptional 9.0%