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Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2010 Feb;38(2):145–153. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.09.041

Table 1.

Classification of sample participants into generation/language groups by country of birth and primary language

	Country of birth
Groups	n	Mother	Father	Child	Primary language
1^st generation, non-English	141	F	F	F	NoE
1^st generation, English	10	F	F	F	E
2^nd generation, non-English	365	F	F	U.S.	NoE
2^nd generation, English	113	F	F	U.S.	E
3^rd generation, non-English	78	At least one parent U.S.		U.S.	NoE
3^rd generation, English	1315	At least one parent U.S.		U.S.	E

Note: Children were categorized according to generational status (i.e., parent and child place of birth) and primary language spoken in the home (i.e., English, non-English).

E, English speaking; F, foreign born; NoE, non-English speaking; U.S., born in the U.S.