Canadian vs Indonesian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 436,119,320 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Canadians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.863 and weighted average of 10.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 162,471,591 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Indonesians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.100 and weighted average of 13.9%, a difference of 31.4%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Canadians are Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (10.5%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Nepal (10.6%, a difference of 0.16%), Scotch-Irish (10.5%, a difference of 0.22%), Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac (10.6%, a difference of 0.50%), and Icelander (10.5%, a difference of 0.52%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Indonesians are Immigrants from Cambodia (13.9%, a difference of 0.17%), Yaqui (13.9%, a difference of 0.24%), Immigrants from Laos (13.8%, a difference of 0.63%), Ghanaian (14.0%, a difference of 0.69%), and Mexican American Indian (13.8%, a difference of 0.73%).