New Zealander vs Immigrants from Western Asia Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 106,821,914 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of New Zealanders and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.252 and weighted average of 9.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 403,001,394 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Asia and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.568 and weighted average of 11.6%, a difference of 17.3%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to New Zealanders are Macedonian (9.9%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Asia (9.9%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from Zimbabwe (9.9%, a difference of 0.29%), Immigrants from Croatia (10.0%, a difference of 0.30%), and Immigrants from North Macedonia (10.0%, a difference of 0.39%).

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Asia are Costa Rican (11.6%, a difference of 0.22%), Immigrants from Eastern Africa (11.6%, a difference of 0.28%), Guamanian/Chamorro (11.7%, a difference of 0.32%), Tlingit-Haida (11.6%, a difference of 0.40%), and Immigrants from Syria (11.7%, a difference of 0.42%).