Immigrants from Western Asia vs Basque Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 403,001,394 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Asia and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.568 and weighted average of 11.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 165,638,020 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Basques and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.128 and weighted average of 10.3%, a difference of 13.4%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Asia are Costa Rican (11.6%, a difference of 0.22%), Immigrants from Eastern Africa (11.6%, a difference of 0.28%), Guamanian/Chamorro (11.7%, a difference of 0.32%), Tlingit-Haida (11.6%, a difference of 0.40%), and Immigrants from Syria (11.7%, a difference of 0.42%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Basques are Immigrants from Greece (10.3%, a difference of 0.030%), Welsh (10.3%, a difference of 0.050%), Czechoslovakian (10.3%, a difference of 0.31%), Immigrants from Egypt (10.3%, a difference of 0.37%), and Serbian (10.3%, a difference of 0.54%).