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What is the unit of measurement for the birth rate?
per 1,000 people
What is the formula to calculate the birth rate?
(Number of live births / Estimated midyear Population) * 1,000
What is the birth rate if a community has 75 live births in a year and a mid-year population of 12,000?
5.25 births per 1,000 people
What is the purpose of the mid-year population in calculating the birth rate?
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What does a high birth rate indicate about a population?
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What is the general fertility rate in a city with 150 live births in a year and 3,000 women aged 15-49?
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What does the general fertility rate measure?
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What is the general fertility rate in a city with 200 live births in a year and 4,000 women aged 15-49?
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What is the denominator in the formula to calculate the general fertility rate?
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