Immigrants from Zaire vs Malaysian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 107,223,376 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Zaire and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.605 and weighted average of 13.4%. 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 5.1%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Zaire are Crow (13.4%, a difference of 0.44%), Immigrants from El Salvador (13.5%, a difference of 0.67%), Comanche (13.3%, a difference of 0.77%), French American Indian (13.5%, a difference of 0.87%), and Cherokee (13.2%, a difference of 0.90%).

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%).