Scotch-Irish vs Indian (Asian) 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 487,935,416 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Indians (Asian) and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.518 and weighted average of 4.8%, a difference of 6.8%.

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 Indians (Asian) are White/Caucasian (4.8%, a difference of 0.050%), Jordanian (4.8%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Southern Europe (4.8%, a difference of 0.090%), Romanian (4.8%, a difference of 0.33%), and Immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina (4.8%, a difference of 0.35%).