Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from South America Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 536,697,572 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.773 and weighted average of 4.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 479,571,466 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.193 and weighted average of 5.7%, a difference of 27.2%.

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Immigrants from Latvia (4.5%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Iran (4.5%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from South Africa (4.5%, a difference of 0.25%), Icelander (4.5%, a difference of 0.29%), and Cambodian (4.5%, a difference of 0.36%).

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Ghanaian (5.7%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Sudan (5.7%, a difference of 0.32%), Cherokee (5.8%, a difference of 0.38%), Venezuelan (5.8%, a difference of 0.40%), and Immigrants from Uruguay (5.7%, a difference of 0.50%).