Year	% of female population ages 15+ (national estimate)
1983	40.111
1984	40.707
1985	41.116
1986	41.565
1987	41.446
1988	42.112
1989	42.527
1990	45.355
1991	48.137
1992	47.866
1993	47.604
1994	47.781
1995	47.677
1996	47.84
1997	48.18
1998	48.408
1999	48.963
2000	48.858
2001	49.293
2002	49.36
2003	49.737
2004	49.432
2005	51.066
2006	52.196
2007	52.671
2008	52.567
2009	53.351
2010	52.727
2011	54.311
2012	54.058
2013	54.603
2014	54.829
2015	54.715
2016	55.616
2017	55.932
2018	55.853
2019	56.67
2020	55.424
2021	55.383
2022	56.13
2023	56.413