Spanish American vs Ecuadorian Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 103,037,673 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Spanish Americans and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.287 and weighted average of 6.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 315,566,767 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Ecuadorians and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.150 and weighted average of 6.5%, a difference of 5.4%.

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Spanish Americans are Alaska Native (6.2%, a difference of 0.48%), Immigrants from West Indies (6.2%, a difference of 0.65%), Immigrants from Jamaica (6.2%, a difference of 0.69%), Immigrants from Bahamas (6.2%, a difference of 0.91%), and Trinidadian and Tobagonian (6.2%, a difference of 0.94%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Ecuadorians are Guyanese (6.5%, a difference of 0.37%), Black/African American (6.5%, a difference of 0.47%), Dutch West Indian (6.4%, a difference of 0.99%), Ute (6.4%, a difference of 1.1%), and Seminole (6.4%, a difference of 1.5%).