Which of the following is not true about Crude Bih Rate?: (A) It is a measure of feility, (B) It is actually a ratio, (C) It is independent of the age structure of the population, (D) Numerator does not include still bihs
Answer is B. Crude bih rate - Measure of feility Measures the incidence of live bihs in the total population in a given period of time (one year). The numerator is a sub-set of the denominator;so it is a Rate. It is independent of the age structure of the population.