The most basic measure of fertility is the cultivated birth rate-the number of live births per 1,000 people in a population in a given year. In 2006, the cultivated birth rate in the United States was 14.1 per 1,000.

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The correct term is "crude birth rate," not "cultivated birth rate." The crude birth rate measures the number of live births per 1,000 people in a population in a given year.

The Most Basic Measure of Fertility Is the Cultivated Birth