Malaysian vs Samoan Receiving Food Stamps

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%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 224,983,999 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Samoans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.363 and weighted average of 12.1%, a difference of 5.3%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Malaysians are Colombian (12.6%, a difference of 0.63%), Immigrants from Uruguay (12.5%, a difference of 1.5%), Immigrants from Sierra Leone (12.5%, a difference of 1.5%), Potawatomi (12.5%, a difference of 2.0%), and South American (12.4%, a difference of 2.3%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Samoans are Immigrants from Fiji (12.1%, a difference of 0.53%), Immigrants from Sudan (12.1%, a difference of 0.64%), American (12.2%, a difference of 0.70%), Iraqi (12.2%, a difference of 0.73%), and Delaware (12.2%, a difference of 0.81%).