Scotch-Irish vs White/Caucasian 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 566,545,567 people shows a very strong negative correlation between the proportion of Whites/Caucasians and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.865 and weighted average of 4.8%, a difference of 6.9%.

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 Whites/Caucasians are Jordanian (4.8%, a difference of 0.020%), Indian (Asian) (4.8%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Southern Europe (4.8%, a difference of 0.14%), Romanian (4.8%, a difference of 0.29%), and Immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina (4.8%, a difference of 0.30%).