question about the operator "or" ( | )

[Nico Ochmann]

Sorry about this simple question, but it would be great to get some verification.
I try to define first generation immigrants as someone foreign born (let's say India) with at least one Indian parent. So I write:

 gen indian = 1 if bornIndia==1 & (momIndian==1 | dadIndian==1)

My question is about the operator |. So far, I assume that the above means that either mom is Indian or dad is Indian or BOTH are Indian.

I am uncertain about the BOTH.

Is this implied with the operator | ? I am pretty sure it is.

Thanks a lot!

Best wishes.

Nico

[Jorrit Gosens]

So make a small example to check:

. input float(bornIndia momIndian dadIndian)

     bornIndia  momIndian  dadIndian
  1. 1 1 0
  2. 1 0 1
  3. 1 1 1
  4. 1 0 0
  5. end

. 
. gen indian = 1 if bornIndia==1 & (momIndian==1 | dadIndian==1)
(1 missing value generated)

. 
. list

     +-----------------------------------------+
     | bornIn~a   momInd~n   dadInd~n   indian |
     |-----------------------------------------|
  1. |        1          1          0        1 |
  2. |        1          0          1        1 |
  3. |        1          1          1        1 |
  4. |        1          0          0        . |
     +-----------------------------------------+

.

Answer, yes, your understanding is correct

[Nico Ochmann]

Thank you very much Jorrit. Very nice example indeed. It got me thinking about my definition of first generation immigrants. May be I should just define Indians as born in India without any restrictions. I will think about that some more. In the meantime, have a great day!!!!