Question

When studying the average number of children that are born to each woman in a country (assuming the mother lives to the end of her childbearing years), a researcher is studying the country’s __________.
A.
infant mortality rate
B.
maternal mortality rate
C.
childhood obesity rate
D.
total fertility rate

Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

A
B
C
D

Answer 1

D — total fertility rate (the average number of children born per woman over her reproductive lifetime).