Syrian vs Immigrants from Eastern Asia Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 265,711,936 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Syrians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.050 and weighted average of 11.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 497,431,839 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Eastern Asia and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.108 and weighted average of 9.3%, a difference of 18.2%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Syrian	Immigrants from Eastern Asia
Minimum	0.68%	1.0%
Maximum	24.8%	34.0%
Range	24.1%	33.0%
Mean	9.7%	8.3%
Median	9.9%	7.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.6%	5.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	11.7%	9.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.1%	4.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.3%	5.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.2%	5.1%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Syrians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Syrians are Hungarian (11.0%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Northern Africa (11.0%, a difference of 0.15%), Chilean (11.0%, a difference of 0.23%), Taiwanese (11.0%, a difference of 0.36%), and Immigrants from Vietnam (11.0%, a difference of 0.40%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Eastern Europe	89.8 /100 \| #137	Excellent 10.8%
Immigrants \| Moldova	88.5 /100 \| #138	Excellent 10.9%
Hmong	88.4 /100 \| #139	Excellent 10.9%
Celtics	87.8 /100 \| #140	Excellent 10.9%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	86.7 /100 \| #141	Excellent 11.0%
Chileans	86.2 /100 \| #142	Excellent 11.0%
Immigrants \| Northern Africa	86.0 /100 \| #143	Excellent 11.0%
Syrians	85.5 /100 \| #144	Excellent 11.0%
Hungarians	85.1 /100 \| #145	Excellent 11.0%
Taiwanese	84.2 /100 \| #146	Excellent 11.0%
Whites/Caucasians	83.9 /100 \| #147	Excellent 11.1%
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	83.3 /100 \| #148	Excellent 11.1%
Brazilians	83.2 /100 \| #149	Excellent 11.1%
Soviet Union	83.1 /100 \| #150	Excellent 11.1%
Immigrants \| Spain	81.7 /100 \| #151	Excellent 11.1%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Eastern Asia by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Eastern Asia are Bolivian (9.3%, a difference of 0.31%), Immigrants from Sweden (9.3%, a difference of 0.41%), Immigrants from Lithuania (9.2%, a difference of 0.78%), Czech (9.2%, a difference of 1.1%), and Bhutanese (9.2%, a difference of 1.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Immigrants \| Northern Europe	99.8 /100 \| #24	Exceptional 9.2%
Immigrants \| Ireland	99.8 /100 \| #25	Exceptional 9.2%
Swedes	99.8 /100 \| #26	Exceptional 9.2%
Bhutanese	99.8 /100 \| #27	Exceptional 9.2%
Czechs	99.8 /100 \| #28	Exceptional 9.2%
Immigrants \| Lithuania	99.8 /100 \| #29	Exceptional 9.2%
Immigrants \| Sweden	99.7 /100 \| #30	Exceptional 9.3%
Immigrants \| Eastern Asia	99.7 /100 \| #31	Exceptional 9.3%
Bolivians	99.7 /100 \| #32	Exceptional 9.3%
Zimbabweans	99.6 /100 \| #33	Exceptional 9.5%
Turks	99.6 /100 \| #34	Exceptional 9.5%
Immigrants \| Austria	99.6 /100 \| #35	Exceptional 9.5%
Estonians	99.6 /100 \| #36	Exceptional 9.5%
Europeans	99.6 /100 \| #37	Exceptional 9.5%
Immigrants \| Sri Lanka	99.5 /100 \| #38	Exceptional 9.5%