Total fertility rate refers to ________.
the number of females giving birth during a given year the potential number of offspring born per female in her reproductive years the number of offspring born during a given year the number of offspring that survive to become reproductive adults the average age at which females become sexually active
Total fertility rate refers to the potential number of offspring born per female in her reproductive years. It is a measure used to estimate the average number of children a woman would have during her lifetime based on current age-specific fertility rates.