Year % female 1971 31.00589 1972 31.67232 1973 32.22468 1974 32.95388 1975 33.6562 1976 34.73209 1977 35.75614 1978 36.91806 1979 37.93505 1980 38.54611 1981 39.15207 1982 39.384 1983 39.52804 1984 39.10065 1985 38.58928 1986 38.32126 1987 38.26214 1988 38.59881 1989 38.75249 1990 39.28533 1991 39.51422 1992 39.97453 1994 40.00024 1995 40.49692 1996 40.89102 1997 41.49753 1998 42.18434 1999 43.0758 2000 43.82005 2001 44.2829 2002 44.89378 2003 45.24251 2004 45.62185 2005 45.94279 2006 46.25192 2007 46.39655 2008 46.73139 2009 45.99858 2010 47.36343 2011 47.56901 2012 47.92226 2013 48.23437 2014 48.402 2015 48.6356 2016 48.63565 2017 48.69193 2018 48.95802