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US Population Aged 65+ vs US Rural Population
US Population Aged 65+ and US Rural Population correlate at r = -0.80 over 66 years (1960–2025), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.90. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is -0.80, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes 0.90. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- -0.80
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 66 (1960–2025)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.87 to -0.69
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.90
Sources
- US Population Aged 65+ (% of total): World Bank. US Population Aged 65+ (World Bank indicator SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS).
- US Rural Population (% of total): World Bank. US Rural Population (World Bank indicator SP.RUR.TOTL.ZS).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.