West Indian vs Laotian Married-Couple Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 252,794,442 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of West Indians and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.325 and weighted average of 6.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 223,838,659 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Laotians and poverty level among married-couple families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.421 and weighted average of 4.7%, a difference of 35.4%.

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to West Indians are Houma (6.4%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago (6.4%, a difference of 0.29%), Mexican American Indian (6.4%, a difference of 0.51%), Seminole (6.4%, a difference of 0.51%), and Indonesian (6.3%, a difference of 0.78%).

In terms of married-couple family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Laotians are Immigrants from Hong Kong (4.7%, a difference of 0.20%), Immigrants from Germany (4.7%, a difference of 0.26%), Immigrants from France (4.7%, a difference of 0.27%), Immigrants from Bolivia (4.7%, a difference of 0.36%), and Pakistani (4.7%, a difference of 0.40%).