Immigrants from Spain vs Malaysian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 239,167,111 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Spain and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.184 and weighted average of 11.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 225,895,632 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Malaysians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.046 and weighted average of 12.7%, a difference of 14.3%.

Receiving Food Stamps Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Spain	Malaysian
Minimum	0.50%	1.0%
Maximum	35.7%	36.6%
Range	35.2%	35.6%
Mean	9.5%	14.5%
Median	9.4%	13.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	6.3%	10.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	12.0%	18.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.7%	8.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.6%	7.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.6%	7.6%

Similar Demographics by Receiving Food Stamps

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Spain by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Spain are Immigrants from Kazakhstan (11.1%, a difference of 0.0%), Lebanese (11.1%, a difference of 0.020%), Armenian (11.1%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Argentina (11.2%, a difference of 0.33%), and Soviet Union (11.1%, a difference of 0.36%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Syrians	85.5 /100 \| #144	Excellent 11.0%
Hungarians	85.1 /100 \| #145	Excellent 11.0%
Taiwanese	84.2 /100 \| #146	Excellent 11.0%
Whites/Caucasians	83.9 /100 \| #147	Excellent 11.1%
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	83.3 /100 \| #148	Excellent 11.1%
Brazilians	83.2 /100 \| #149	Excellent 11.1%
Soviet Union	83.1 /100 \| #150	Excellent 11.1%
Immigrants \| Spain	81.7 /100 \| #151	Excellent 11.1%
Immigrants \| Kazakhstan	81.7 /100 \| #152	Excellent 11.1%
Lebanese	81.6 /100 \| #153	Excellent 11.1%
Armenians	81.4 /100 \| #154	Excellent 11.1%
Immigrants \| Argentina	80.4 /100 \| #155	Excellent 11.2%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	75.6 /100 \| #156	Good 11.3%
Immigrants \| Lebanon	75.2 /100 \| #157	Good 11.3%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	72.6 /100 \| #158	Good 11.3%

Demographics Similar to Malaysians by Receiving Food Stamps

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Malaysians are Moroccan (12.8%, a difference of 0.40%), Immigrants from Africa (12.8%, a difference of 0.43%), Colombian (12.6%, a difference of 0.63%), Native Hawaiian (12.8%, a difference of 0.87%), and Immigrants from South America (12.8%, a difference of 0.98%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Receiving Food Stamps
Aleuts	17.3 /100 \| #205	Poor 12.4%
Immigrants \| Thailand	17.0 /100 \| #206	Poor 12.4%
South Americans	16.0 /100 \| #207	Poor 12.4%
Potawatomi	14.6 /100 \| #208	Poor 12.5%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	12.9 /100 \| #209	Poor 12.5%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	12.8 /100 \| #210	Poor 12.5%
Colombians	10.2 /100 \| #211	Poor 12.6%
Malaysians	8.5 /100 \| #212	Tragic 12.7%
Moroccans	7.6 /100 \| #213	Tragic 12.8%
Immigrants \| Africa	7.6 /100 \| #214	Tragic 12.8%
Native Hawaiians	6.7 /100 \| #215	Tragic 12.8%
Immigrants \| South America	6.5 /100 \| #216	Tragic 12.8%
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	6.0 /100 \| #217	Tragic 12.9%
Hawaiians	5.4 /100 \| #218	Tragic 12.9%
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	5.4 /100 \| #219	Tragic 12.9%