Immigrants from Africa vs Immigrants from Western Europe Hearing Disability

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 469,129,407 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Africa and percentage of population with hearing disability in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.330 and weighted average of 2.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 493,839,784 people shows a near-perfect positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Europe and percentage of population with hearing disability in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.943 and weighted average of 3.3%, a difference of 22.0%.

In terms of hearing disability, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Africa are Nicaraguan (2.7%, a difference of 0.040%), Egyptian (2.7%, a difference of 0.13%), Peruvian (2.7%, a difference of 0.27%), Central American (2.7%, a difference of 0.32%), and Immigrants from Belize (2.7%, a difference of 0.36%).

In terms of hearing disability, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Europe are Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac (3.3%, a difference of 0.070%), Yugoslavian (3.3%, a difference of 0.17%), Samoan (3.3%, a difference of 0.28%), Immigrants from Netherlands (3.3%, a difference of 0.35%), and Immigrants from Scotland (3.3%, a difference of 0.41%).