Asian vs Immigrants from Sri Lanka Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 539,455,145 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Asians and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.049 and weighted average of 4.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 149,331,706 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sri Lanka and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.182 and weighted average of 4.4%, a difference of 5.9%.

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Asians are Immigrants from Romania (4.7%, a difference of 0.29%), Yugoslavian (4.6%, a difference of 0.40%), Immigrants from Western Europe (4.6%, a difference of 0.42%), Immigrants from Europe (4.6%, a difference of 0.53%), and Immigrants from Moldova (4.7%, a difference of 0.63%).

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sri Lanka are Immigrants from Australia (4.4%, a difference of 0.36%), Okinawan (4.4%, a difference of 0.37%), Immigrants from Bulgaria (4.4%, a difference of 0.41%), Tlingit-Haida (4.4%, a difference of 0.49%), and Immigrants from Sweden (4.4%, a difference of 0.56%).