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Social & Preventive Medicine General 600677d8

Net reproduction rate is ?

A
Number of live bihs per 1000 mid-year population
B
Number of live bih per 1000 women of child bearing age
C
Number of daughters a newborn girl will have during life time
D
None of the above
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'c' i.e., Number of daughters a newborn girl will have during life time Net reproduction rate Net reproductive rate is defined as "The no. of daughters a new born girl will bear during her lifetime assuming fixed age specific feility and moality rates" It is the only feility related statistics which also takes moality rates into consideration. NRR of one is equivalent to attaining approximately the two child norms. Goal of NRR=1 can be achieved only if atleast 60%* of the eligible couples are effectively practicing family planning.

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