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As per the United Nations definition of a vital events registration system, 'vital events' include which of the following? 

1. Foetal deaths 

2. School admissions 

3. Legal separations 

4. College graduations 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

The correct answer is
1 and 3

The question asks about the United Nations definition of 'vital events' within the context of a vital events registration system. Let's analyze each option:

  • 1. Foetal deaths: Vital statistics typically include data on live births, deaths, and fetal deaths. This is indeed considered a vital event as it pertains to human life milestones.
  • 2. School admissions: This event relates to educational milestones rather than vital statistical measures. School admissions are not considered under 'vital events'.
  • 3. Legal separations: This pertains to changes in marital status, which is considered a vital event because vital statistics track marriages, divorces, and similar legal marital changes.
  • 4. College graduations: Similar to school admissions, college graduations are educational milestones and are not categorized as vital events in the context of vital statistics systems.

From the above analysis, options 1 (Foetal deaths) and 3 (Legal separations) are included as vital events under the UN's classification. Thus, the correct answer is:

1 and 3

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Important Questions from Population Studies

  1. Consider the following data for a country:
    Population in 0-14 years of age – 391,558,367
    Population between 15–64 years of age – 856,076,200
    Population above 65 years of age – 71,943,390
    What shall be the dependency ratio of this country?
  2. The life expectancy at birth for a country A is 64 years. The minimum and maximum values of life expectancy are 20 years and 86 years respectively. As part of Human Development Index (HDI), what is the Life Expectancy Index for the country A ?
  3. Which one among the following was used for measuring economic status of households, in the National Family Health Survey-III (NFHS-III) ?
  4. Frontline health workers are employed to record the births and deaths in countries which have made slow progress in the development of a comprehensive vital registration system. This approach is known as
  5. While calculating the 'total dependency ratio', which one of the following is used in the denominator?
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