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US Meat Consumption per Person vs US Birth Rate
US Meat Consumption per Person and US Birth Rate correlate at r = -0.80 over 63 years (1961–2023), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = -0.15. Likely spurious (shared time trend).
Verdict: Likely spurious (shared time trend). Both series mostly just trend over time. After removing that trend the correlation collapses to -0.15 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- -0.80
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 63 (1961–2023)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.87 to -0.69
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.15
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 Birth Rate (per 1,000 people): World Bank. US Birth Rate (World Bank indicator SP.DYN.CBRT.IN).
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- US Adolescent Birth Rate vs US Birth Rate (r = +0.92)
- US Birth Rate vs US Resident Patent Applications (r = -0.92)
- US Annual CO₂ Emissions vs US Meat Consumption per Person (r = +0.91)
- US Fertility Rate vs US Birth Rate (r = +0.91)
Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.