Ricardo Is Doing a Research Paper on the Number of Births

question 11

Multiple Choice

Ricardo is doing a research paper on the number of births that occur to unwed mothers. Ricardo is concerned with the_______ of unwed mothers.

• A) mortality rate
• B) age-specific birth rate
• C) crude birth rate
• D) fertility rate

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