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US Meat Consumption per Person vs US Adolescent Birth Rate
US Meat Consumption per Person and US Adolescent Birth Rate correlate at r = -0.74 over 63 years (1961–2023), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.42. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is -0.74, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes 0.42. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- -0.74
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 63 (1961–2023)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.83 to -0.60
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.42
Sources
- US Meat Consumption per Person (kg/year): Our World in Data. US Meat Consumption per Person (Our World in Data: Per capita consumption of meat).
- US Adolescent Birth Rate (per 1,000 women 15–19): World Bank. US Adolescent Birth Rate (World Bank indicator SP.ADO.TFRT).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.