South African vs Immigrants from Southern Europe Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 181,779,474 people shows a near-perfect positive correlation between the proportion of South Africans and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.933 and weighted average of 4.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 398,530,737 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Southern Europe and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.390 and weighted average of 4.8%, a difference of 5.4%.

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to South Africans are Immigrants from Turkey (4.6%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from North Macedonia (4.6%, a difference of 0.12%), Bolivian (4.6%, a difference of 0.22%), Immigrants from Croatia (4.6%, a difference of 0.23%), and Immigrants from Czechoslovakia (4.6%, a difference of 0.33%).

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe are Indian (Asian) (4.8%, a difference of 0.090%), White/Caucasian (4.8%, a difference of 0.14%), Jordanian (4.8%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Eastern Asia (4.8%, a difference of 0.32%), and Romanian (4.8%, a difference of 0.43%).