What Is the Difference Between the Fertility Rate and the Birth

question 108

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between the fertility rate and the birth rate?

• A) The fertility rate takes mortality into consideration and the birth rate does not.
• B) The fertility rate is based on births per 1000 women, and the birth rate is based on births per 1000 persons.
• C) The birth rate is easier for most people to understand than the fertility rate.
• D) There is no difference between these two measures.

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