Samoan vs Sudanese Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 224,354,255 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Samoans and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.180 and weighted average of 4.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 109,883,961 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Sudanese and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.614 and weighted average of 5.6%, a difference of 15.2%.

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Samoans are Immigrants from Kenya (4.9%, a difference of 0.010%), Puget Sound Salish (4.9%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Eastern Europe (4.9%, a difference of 0.090%), Soviet Union (4.9%, a difference of 0.16%), and Immigrants from Pakistan (4.9%, a difference of 0.17%).

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Sudanese are Immigrants from Fiji (5.6%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Cambodia (5.6%, a difference of 0.14%), Cajun (5.6%, a difference of 0.18%), South American (5.6%, a difference of 0.37%), and Immigrants from Zaire (5.6%, a difference of 0.38%).