Canadian vs Okinawan 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 73,571,871 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Okinawans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.254 and weighted average of 8.9%, a difference of 18.9%.

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 Okinawans are Cypriot (8.9%, a difference of 0.010%), Bulgarian (8.9%, a difference of 0.20%), Maltese (8.9%, a difference of 0.33%), Immigrants from South Central Asia (8.8%, a difference of 0.43%), and Norwegian (9.0%, a difference of 0.99%).