Liberian vs Jamaican Births to Unmarried Women

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 116,121,082 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Liberians and percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.477 and weighted average of 37.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 347,671,371 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Jamaicans and percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.575 and weighted average of 38.5%, a difference of 2.9%.

In terms of births to unmarried women, the demographic groups most similar to Liberians are Spanish American Indian (37.4%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Central America (37.4%, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from Belize (37.3%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (37.3%, a difference of 0.18%), and Immigrants from Mexico (37.5%, a difference of 0.24%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Jamaicans are Dutch West Indian (38.4%, a difference of 0.20%), Spanish American (38.6%, a difference of 0.20%), Immigrants from West Indies (38.6%, a difference of 0.26%), Alaska Native (38.3%, a difference of 0.48%), and Iroquois (38.2%, a difference of 0.72%).