Year % female 1970 38.8109 1971 39.22369 1972 38.15877 1973 39.22532 1974 39.91001 1975 40.73778 1976 41.00643 1977 41.80262 1978 42.51335 1979 44.65292 1981 41.79932 1982 41.11063 1983 40.71666 1984 40.40842 1985 40.43611 1986 40.30259 1987 41.41012 1988 41.79622 1989 42.29962 1990 46.69382 1991 43.99896 1992 44.00649 1993 44.40106 1994 45.0067 1995 45.60846 1996 46.17614 1999 46.93046 2000 46.81473 2001 47.01416 2002 46.92862 2003 47.52008 2012 49.31144 2013 49.57466