Scottish vs English 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 575,562,331 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of English and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.557 and weighted average of 9.8%, a difference of 1.2%.

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%), Immigrants from Asia (9.9%, a difference of 0.24%), Macedonian (9.9%, a difference of 0.30%), and Northern European (9.8%, a difference of 0.39%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to English are Immigrants from Bulgaria (9.8%, a difference of 0.080%), Chinese (9.8%, a difference of 0.11%), German (9.7%, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from North America (9.8%, a difference of 0.19%), and British (9.7%, a difference of 0.24%).