Puerto Rican vs Immigrants from West Indies Births to Unmarried Women

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 481,236,419 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.603 and weighted average of 45.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 71,872,007 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from West Indies and percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.648 and weighted average of 38.6%, a difference of 18.4%.

Births to Unmarried Women Correlation Summary

Measurement	Puerto Rican	Immigrants from West Indies
Minimum	11.1%	1.6%
Maximum	100.0%	100.0%
Range	88.9%	98.4%
Mean	55.2%	50.1%
Median	53.0%	44.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	38.0%	36.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	64.5%	54.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	26.5%	18.6%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	20.1%	27.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	20.0%	26.2%

Similar Demographics by Births to Unmarried Women

Demographics Similar to Puerto Ricans by Births to Unmarried Women

In terms of births to unmarried women, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Colville (45.3%, a difference of 0.78%), Houma (46.6%, a difference of 1.9%), Yuman (44.4%, a difference of 2.9%), Black/African American (44.3%, a difference of 3.1%), and Arapaho (47.1%, a difference of 3.2%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Births to Unmarried Women
Paiute	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 42.5%
Chippewa	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 42.6%
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 43.0%
Kiowa	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 43.1%
Blacks/African Americans	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 44.3%
Yuman	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 44.4%
Colville	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 45.3%
Puerto Ricans	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 45.7%
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 46.6%
Arapaho	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 47.1%
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 48.2%
Tohono O'odham	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 49.8%
Hopi	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 50.8%
Menominee	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 51.1%
Pima	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 51.5%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from West Indies by Births to Unmarried Women

In terms of births to unmarried women, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from West Indies are Haitian (38.6%, a difference of 0.010%), Spanish American (38.6%, a difference of 0.060%), Honduran (38.7%, a difference of 0.25%), Jamaican (38.5%, a difference of 0.26%), and Dutch West Indian (38.4%, a difference of 0.46%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Births to Unmarried Women
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.0 /100 \| #293	Tragic 38.0%
British West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #294	Tragic 38.0%
Iroquois	0.0 /100 \| #295	Tragic 38.2%
Alaska Natives	0.0 /100 \| #296	Tragic 38.3%
Dutch West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #297	Tragic 38.4%
Jamaicans	0.0 /100 \| #298	Tragic 38.5%
Spanish Americans	0.0 /100 \| #299	Tragic 38.6%
Immigrants \| West Indies	0.0 /100 \| #300	Tragic 38.6%
Haitians	0.0 /100 \| #301	Tragic 38.6%
Hondurans	0.0 /100 \| #302	Tragic 38.7%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.0 /100 \| #303	Tragic 38.8%
Yaqui	0.0 /100 \| #304	Tragic 38.8%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.0 /100 \| #305	Tragic 38.9%
Central American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #306	Tragic 39.0%
Immigrants \| Honduras	0.0 /100 \| #307	Tragic 39.3%