Vietnamese vs Eastern European Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 170,448,665 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Vietnamese and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.481 and weighted average of 15.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 459,222,528 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Eastern Europeans and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.524 and weighted average of 9.2%, a difference of 70.8%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Vietnamese are Immigrants from Latin America (15.7%, a difference of 0.11%), Alaska Native (15.6%, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from Honduras (15.7%, a difference of 0.43%), Tsimshian (15.7%, a difference of 0.44%), and Immigrants from Bahamas (15.8%, a difference of 0.60%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Eastern Europeans are Immigrants from Northern Europe (9.2%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Australia (9.2%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Ireland (9.2%, a difference of 0.13%), Swedish (9.2%, a difference of 0.32%), and Luxembourger (9.1%, a difference of 0.36%).