Asian vs Immigrants from Pakistan Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 547,774,062 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Asians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.490 and weighted average of 9.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 283,345,701 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Pakistan and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.292 and weighted average of 10.4%, a difference of 7.5%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Asians are Immigrants from South Africa (9.7%, a difference of 0.010%), Tongan (9.7%, a difference of 0.030%), Swiss (9.7%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Switzerland (9.7%, a difference of 0.16%), and Lithuanian (9.7%, a difference of 0.18%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Pakistan are Carpatho Rusyn (10.4%, a difference of 0.040%), Korean (10.4%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Italy (10.4%, a difference of 0.23%), Pakistani (10.4%, a difference of 0.28%), and Immigrants from Malaysia (10.4%, a difference of 0.32%).