Gross feility rate is ?: (A) Number of children a women has during reproductive period, (B) Number of female children a woman has during reproductive period, (C) Number of male children a woman has during reproductive period, (D) Total number of live bih per 1000 women 1544 years age
Answer is B. Ans. is 'b' i.e., Number of female children a woman has during reproductive period Gross reproduction rate (GRR) : Average number of girls that would be born to a married woman if she experiences the current feility pattern throughout her reproductive span (15-44 or 49 year) assuming no moality.