Jamaican vs West Indian Child Poverty Among Girls Under 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 362,780,888 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Jamaicans and poverty level among girls under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.129 and weighted average of 19.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 251,644,082 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of West Indians and poverty level among girls under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.337 and weighted average of 20.3%, a difference of 3.2%.

In terms of child poverty among girls under 16, the demographic groups most similar to Jamaicans are Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (19.7%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Jamaica (19.8%, a difference of 0.43%), Spanish American (19.8%, a difference of 0.68%), Immigrants from Bangladesh (19.9%, a difference of 0.90%), and Spanish American Indian (19.9%, a difference of 0.94%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to West Indians are Senegalese (20.3%, a difference of 0.060%), Central American (20.2%, a difference of 0.28%), Immigrants from Liberia (20.2%, a difference of 0.35%), Immigrants from Zaire (20.2%, a difference of 0.36%), and Barbadian (20.2%, a difference of 0.49%).