Year	% of female population ages 15+ (national estimate)
1960	16.97
1970	24.6
1978	44.68
1979	46.94
1980	46.31
1981	46.96
1982	46.52
1984	47.27
1985	46.18
1986	45.48
1987	46.297
1988	46.596
1989	47.163
1990	47.519
1991	49.892
1992	49.457
1993	49.483
1994	49.566
1995	49.472
1996	49.339
1997	49.437
1998	51.884
1999	52.3
2000	52.712
2001	53.448
2002	54.069
2003	54.772
2004	54.29
2005	55.293
2006	55.539
2007	55.954
2008	55.825
2009	55.649
2010	55.866
2011	54.619
2012	54.685
2013	54.138
2014	53.815
2015	53.746
2016	53.503
2017	54.065
2018	54.477
2019	54.781
2020	53.474
2021	53.819
2022	54.701
2023	55.562