Vietnamese vs Spanish American Indian 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 73,107,965 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Spanish American Indians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.407 and weighted average of 14.9%, a difference of 4.9%.

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%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Spanish American Indians are Ecuadorian (14.9%, a difference of 0.32%), Kiowa (14.9%, a difference of 0.37%), Immigrants from Central America (15.0%, a difference of 0.52%), Belizean (14.8%, a difference of 0.64%), and Seminole (14.8%, a difference of 0.77%).