Fertility researchers Dr. Kua and Dr. Farrell have calculated that the average number of children born in their country is 2.5 per woman. Which statement accurately describes this result?
A. The crude fertility rate is greater than in most developed countries.
B. The crude fertility rate is at the replacement rate.
C. The general fertility rate is below the replacement rate.
D. The total fertility rate is greater than the replacement rate.
Answer: D
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a. the company that incurs the expenditure b. a division of the company different from the one that incurred the cost c. the competitors d. taxpayers and consumers e. no one
The region of the world that is expected to have the highest level of mortality for those under age 5 in the middle of this century is
a. Africa. b. Asia. c. North America. d. Latin America.
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A. Wives are typically a few years younger than their husbands. B. Mortality rates among females are higher than for males. C. Widowed women are more likely to remarry than are widowed men. D. Men are more likely to be in the sandwich generation.