Scotch-Irish vs Mongolian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 546,022,543 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.363 and weighted average of 10.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 140,177,644 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Mongolians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.027 and weighted average of 10.5%, a difference of 0.68%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (10.5%, a difference of 0.18%), Canadian (10.5%, a difference of 0.22%), Icelander (10.5%, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from Nepal (10.6%, a difference of 0.39%), and Romanian (10.4%, a difference of 0.69%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Mongolians are Romanian (10.4%, a difference of 0.010%), Pakistani (10.4%, a difference of 0.11%), Icelander (10.5%, a difference of 0.38%), Immigrants from Pakistan (10.4%, a difference of 0.39%), and Carpatho Rusyn (10.4%, a difference of 0.44%).