Name
imgen_c4
Label
Immigrant generation (4 categories)
Description

This variable determines the participant's immigrant generation status based on a combination of the country of origin of the participant, maternal and paternal parents, and/or the maternal and paternal grandparents.

Domain
generation
  • 1: 1st generation
  • 2: 2nd generation
  • 3: 3rd generation
  • 4: 4th generation or higher
Type
choices
Immigrant generation (4 categories) vs Visit Number
HCHS/SOL Baseline
Total 16,415
1st generation 11,341
2nd generation 2,437
3rd generation 138
4th generation or higher 151
Unknown 2,348
Immigrant generation (4 categories) vs Gender
HCHS/SOL Baseline
Female Male Total
Total 8,358 5,797 14,155
1st generation 6,805 4,536 11,341
2nd generation 1,353 1,084 2,437
3rd generation 75 63 138
4th generation or higher 82 69 151
Unknown 43 45 88