Scottish vs Immigrants from South Africa Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 564,295,282 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Scottish and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.099 and weighted average of 29.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 233,231,718 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South Africa and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.327 and weighted average of 28.5%, a difference of 2.2%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scottish	Immigrants from South Africa
Minimum	7.8%	20.5%
Maximum	73.0%	65.5%
Range	65.2%	45.0%
Mean	34.7%	41.2%
Median	33.5%	36.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	28.4%	33.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	38.5%	48.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	10.1%	15.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	12.5%	11.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	12.4%	11.1%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Scottish by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Scottish are German (29.2%, a difference of 0.10%), Scandinavian (29.1%, a difference of 0.14%), Czech (29.2%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Iran (29.1%, a difference of 0.20%), and Immigrants from Belgium (29.0%, a difference of 0.31%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| Singapore	0.1 /100 \| #322	Tragic 28.9%
Norwegians	0.1 /100 \| #323	Tragic 29.0%
Croatians	0.0 /100 \| #324	Tragic 29.0%
Hungarians	0.0 /100 \| #325	Tragic 29.0%
Immigrants \| Belgium	0.0 /100 \| #326	Tragic 29.0%
Immigrants \| Iran	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic 29.1%
Scandinavians	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic 29.1%
Scottish	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 29.1%
Germans	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 29.2%
Czechs	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 29.2%
Immigrants \| South Central Asia	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 29.3%
Europeans	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 29.4%
Swedes	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 29.4%
Immigrants \| Taiwan	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 29.5%
English	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 29.5%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South Africa by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South Africa are Immigrants from Netherlands (28.5%, a difference of 0.020%), White/Caucasian (28.5%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Denmark (28.5%, a difference of 0.050%), Scotch-Irish (28.5%, a difference of 0.10%), and Irish (28.5%, a difference of 0.10%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Austrians	0.2 /100 \| #298	Tragic 28.4%
Immigrants \| North Macedonia	0.2 /100 \| #299	Tragic 28.4%
Immigrants \| Northern Europe	0.2 /100 \| #300	Tragic 28.5%
Immigrants \| Canada	0.2 /100 \| #301	Tragic 28.5%
Scotch-Irish	0.2 /100 \| #302	Tragic 28.5%
Irish	0.2 /100 \| #303	Tragic 28.5%
Immigrants \| Netherlands	0.2 /100 \| #304	Tragic 28.5%
Immigrants \| South Africa	0.1 /100 \| #305	Tragic 28.5%
Whites/Caucasians	0.1 /100 \| #306	Tragic 28.5%
Immigrants \| Denmark	0.1 /100 \| #307	Tragic 28.5%
Poles	0.1 /100 \| #308	Tragic 28.5%
Macedonians	0.1 /100 \| #309	Tragic 28.6%
Finns	0.1 /100 \| #310	Tragic 28.6%
Immigrants \| Lithuania	0.1 /100 \| #311	Tragic 28.6%
Eastern Europeans	0.1 /100 \| #312	Tragic 28.6%