Scandinavian vs American Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 447,069,136 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Scandinavians and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.680 and weighted average of 15.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 538,793,741 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Americans and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.682 and weighted average of 20.5%, a difference of 30.6%.

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Scandinavians are Ukrainian (15.7%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from South Eastern Asia (15.7%, a difference of 0.040%), Polish (15.7%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from France (15.6%, a difference of 0.17%), and Immigrants from Croatia (15.6%, a difference of 0.18%).

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Americans are Immigrants from Jamaica (20.5%, a difference of 0.12%), Jamaican (20.4%, a difference of 0.45%), Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (20.4%, a difference of 0.52%), Ottawa (20.3%, a difference of 0.61%), and Belizean (20.3%, a difference of 0.61%).