Most significant indicator of feility is: (A) Net reproductive rate, (B) Family size, (C) Gross reproductive rate, (D) General feility rate
Answer is A. Net reproductive rate is defined as the number of daughters a newborn girl will bear during her life time assuming fixed age specific feility and moality rates It is a demographic indicator NRR of 1 is equivalent to attaining approximately the 2 child norm If NRR < 1, then the reproductive performance of the population is said to below replacement level Reference : Park&;s textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23rd edition, Page no: 489