Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Eastern Asia Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 536,697,572 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.773 and weighted average of 4.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 492,141,464 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Eastern Asia and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.513 and weighted average of 4.8%, a difference of 6.4%.

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Immigrants from Latvia (4.5%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Iran (4.5%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from South Africa (4.5%, a difference of 0.25%), Icelander (4.5%, a difference of 0.29%), and Cambodian (4.5%, a difference of 0.36%).

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Eastern Asia are Immigrants from Southern Europe (4.8%, a difference of 0.32%), Immigrants from Philippines (4.8%, a difference of 0.37%), Kenyan (4.8%, a difference of 0.39%), Indian (Asian) (4.8%, a difference of 0.42%), and White/Caucasian (4.8%, a difference of 0.46%).