The average number of children a woman in a given country will have in her lifetime if age-specific fertility rates hold throughout her childbearing years is known as the ______.
A)age-specific fertility rate
B)age-specific infant birth rate
C)total fertility rate
D)total infant birth rate

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The total fertility rate is the average number of children a woman in a given country will have in her lifetime if age-specific fertility rates hold throughout her childbearing years. The other options refer to more specific measurements, such as the age-specific fertility rate (A) and the age-specific infant birth rate (B), or to a combination of measures (D).

The Average Number of Children a Woman in a Given