The total fertility rate is the:

A) ?rate at which a population doubles in size.
B) ?average number of children born to a woman during her lifetime.
C) ?median age at which women have their first child.
D) ?total number of children who have lived beyond the age of five years.
E) ?number of live births for every 1,000 people in a population in a given year.


B

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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c. historical approach. d. longitudinal study.

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