The replacement fertility rate is ____.
A) the average number of children a man must sire to replace himself with a son who reaches reproductive age
B) the average number of children woman must bear to replace herself with one daughter who reaches reproductive age
C) the average number of children born per year in a population
D) the birth rate minus the death rate of a population
E) the number of boy-girl pairs born each year in a population

Question

The replacement fertility rate is ____.  
A) the average number of children a man must sire to replace himself with a son who reaches reproductive age
B) the average number of children woman must bear to replace herself with one daughter who reaches reproductive age
C) the average number of children born per year in a population
D) the birth rate minus the death rate of a population
E) the number of boy-girl pairs born each year in a population

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The replacement fertility rate is the average number of children woman must bear to replace herself with one daughter who reaches reproductive age. This is because in most societies, women are the ones who give birth to children, and in order to replace the population, daughters are needed to replace the mothers.

The Replacement Fertility Rate Is ____