Immigrants from Ireland vs South African Cognitive Disability

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 240,767,768 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ireland and percentage of population with cognitive disability in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.110 and weighted average of 16.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 182,593,753 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of South Africans and percentage of population with cognitive disability in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.053 and weighted average of 16.9%, a difference of 4.7%.

In terms of cognitive disability, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ireland are Immigrants from Poland (16.1%, a difference of 0.020%), Thai (16.1%, a difference of 0.11%), Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac (16.2%, a difference of 0.34%), Immigrants from Scotland (16.2%, a difference of 0.38%), and Immigrants from Czechoslovakia (16.2%, a difference of 0.47%).

In terms of cognitive disability, the demographic groups most similar to South Africans are Scottish (16.9%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from China (16.9%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Western Europe (16.9%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Japan (16.9%, a difference of 0.13%), and Immigrants from Denmark (16.9%, a difference of 0.13%).