Jamaican vs Scottish Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 365,413,403 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Jamaicans and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.179 and weighted average of 19.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 554,294,508 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Scottish and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.746 and weighted average of 15.0%, a difference of 31.2%.

In terms of child poverty under the age of 16, the demographic groups most similar to Jamaicans are Immigrants from El Salvador (19.7%, a difference of 0.060%), Spanish American Indian (19.7%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Liberia (19.7%, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Bangladesh (19.8%, a difference of 0.51%), and Cherokee (19.5%, a difference of 0.66%).

In terms of child poverty under the age of 16, the demographic groups most similar to Scottish are South African (15.0%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Zimbabwe (15.0%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Malaysia (15.0%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Norway (15.0%, a difference of 0.21%), and Pakistani (15.0%, a difference of 0.29%).