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US Population Aged 65+ vs US Urban Population
US Population Aged 65+ and US Urban 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
- 0.69 to 0.87
- 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 Urban Population (% of total): World Bank. US Urban Population (World Bank indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.