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Total questions: 20
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This refers to actual difference between the two census counts expressed in % relative to the population size of the earlier year/time period
natural increase
rate of natural increase
relative increase
absolute increase
Measures the proportion of existing cases of a disease in the population among the population examined
Case fatality rate
Prevalence
Incidence rate
Statistical and mathematical study of human populations
epidemiology
demography
public health
Measures the difference between the number of births and number of deaths which occurred in specific population within a specified period of time
natural increase
rate of natural increase
population density
Which of the following is the numerator used by ADR?
midyear population
number of economically productive persons in the population
number of dependents in the population
number of females
Compares the sex ratio across different categories of another characteristics
population density
age dependency ratio
sex structure
crowding index
Cause of death rate is an example of a crude rate, therefore the denominator it uses is
midyear population of men
midyear population of women
midyear population
number of deaths from a specified cause
This can be used when comparing mortality between subgroups of a population
cause of death rate
specific mortality rate
crude death rate
case fatality rate
Swaroop’s index is a type of _____________.
proportional mortality ratio
specific mortality rate
crude death rate
case fatality rate
This measures how much afflicted die from the disease
case fatality rate
crude death rate
prevalence
incidence rate
What is the numerator used by CBR?
number of deaths in a specified year
number of registered livebirths in a specified year
midyear population
total deaths
Reflects the level of obstetric risk in a population
crude death rate
crude birth rate
general fertility rate
maternal mortality ratio
Which of the following is a specific rate?
crude death rate
cause of death rate
general fertility rate
crude birth rate
Crowding index is a measure of
population size
population distribution
population composition
Indicates if the population is young or old
sex ratio
age dependency ratio
median age
sex structure
Which of the following describes the characteristics of the members of the population?
population pyramid
crowding index
population density
Frequency or count of members in a population
population distribution
population composition
population size
Which of the following formulas has the assumption of an arithmetic method?
To use this formula, the unknown in the problem is the:
future population
past population
time interval
absolute increase
Which of the following is TRUE?
Census is more frequently done than survey.
GFR is more specific than CBR.
CDR measures morbidity in a population.
