Multiple choices

1 Total Fertility Rate refers to : A.Birth rate minus death rate B.Total number of children born minus total number of children died in a given year C.The number of Children a women has given birth to since marriage D.The number of live births by a women during the entire reproductive period.

2 The Lexis diagram provides relationships between: A.Chronological time t (horizontal) and age x (vertical). B.Chronological time x (horizontal) and age x (vertical). C.Chronological time x (vertical) and age x (horizontal). D.Chronological time t (vertical) and age x (horizontal).

3 Rapid growth in a population is indicated by which of the following? A.all the above B.with a larger percentage of people in the younger ages C.with a smaller proportion of the population in the younger ages

4 Which of the following can not be drawn from the Population pyramid of a country? A.Gender distribution within population B.Dependency ratio C.Total population size D.Population growth rate

5 A cohort is A.Group of individuals with same characteristics B.None of these C.Total population D.Vital events

6 The Aging Index refers to the number of elders per 100 persons younger than 15 years old in a specific population. This index increases as population ages. Select one: True False

7. Crude and General enrolment measures have little practical use because they do not take into account the effects of age structural changes. Select one: True False

8. TFR and mean age at birth are the best single measure to compare fertility across populations because they are independent of age structure of a population. Select one: True False

9. Given the population of Solomon Island for the following two dates:

Date Population 1-Jan-2000 178,610 1-Jan-2015 193,607 Compute the annual growth rate for period 2000 to 2015, assuming exponential growth. A.0.054 B.0.54 C.0.064 D.0.64 10. Use the information given below to calculate the mean age of child bearing. Age Births (2005-2010) Women 15-49 (average 2005-2010) ASFR Age midpoint 15-19 3 12 0.054 17.5 20-24 11 10 0.204 22.5 25-29 9 9 0.202 27.5 30-34 6 7 0.153 32.5 35-39 3 7 0.105 37.5 40-44 1 6 0.25 42.5 45-49 1 5 0.032 47.5

A.32.12 B.29.5 C.30.8 D.34.25