Which of the following is true about the child-women ratio -: (A) 0-4 years of children and 15-45 years of unmarried women, (B) 0-5 years of children and 15-49 years of age of married women, (C) 0-4 year of children and 15-44 years of all women, (D) 0-4 years of children and 20-30 years of unmarried women
Answer is C. Child-woman ratio- This ratio, the CWR, the ratio of children under 5 per 1000 women of reproductive age. It is usually calculated by dividing the number of children in the age group 0-4 (of both sexes) by the number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years), and then multiplying by 1000. Ref: