Year	% of female population ages 15+ (national estimate)
1962	36.51
1968	36.21
1975	38.66
1979	40.64
1980	40.96
1981	41.27
1982	41.77
1983	45.854
1984	46.443
1985	46.475
1986	47.092
1987	46.859
1988	46.679
1989	46.774
1990	46.701
1991	46.877
1992	47.303
1993	47.775
1994	47.97
1995	48.216
1996	48.599
1997	48.27
1998	48.591
1999	48.917
2000	49.076
2001	48.865
2002	49.065
2003	50.323
2004	50.141
2005	50.358
2006	50.424
2007	50.766
2008	50.954
2009	51.356
2010	51.368
2011	51.26
2012	51.5
2013	51.72
2014	51.631
2015	51.63
2016	51.616
2017	51.309
2018	51.431
2019	51.257
2020	50.628
2021	52.246
2022	52.52
2023	52.82