Scottish vs Asian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 563,544,150 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Scottish and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.719 and weighted average of 9.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 547,774,062 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Asians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.490 and weighted average of 9.7%, a difference of 2.0%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Scottish are Immigrants from Serbia (9.9%, a difference of 0.13%), Italian (9.9%, a difference of 0.18%), Northern European (9.8%, a difference of 0.39%), Immigrants from Indonesia (9.8%, a difference of 0.45%), and Slovene (9.8%, a difference of 0.61%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Asians are Immigrants from South Africa (9.7%, a difference of 0.010%), Tongan (9.7%, a difference of 0.030%), Swiss (9.7%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Switzerland (9.7%, a difference of 0.16%), and Immigrants from Canada (9.7%, a difference of 0.34%).