Year % female 1971 35.6686 1972 35.65993 1973 37.92496 1974 36.40617 1975 36.21596 1976 35.67175 1977 36.19151 1978 35.93966 1979 36.26303 1980 36.02346 1981 36.10227 1982 36.61755 1983 36.62289 1984 36.58557 1985 37.13578 1986 37.23559 1987 37.17068 1988 37.19078 1989 37.31426 1990 36.9736 1991 36.92119 1992 36.97136 1993 37.61851 1994 38.3479 1995 40.03011 1996 39.3603 1997 39.29462 1998 40.62354 1999 41.00299 2000 42.02012 2001 41.65573 2002 42.34156 2003 42.68147 2004 43.11712 2005 43.41183 2006 44.01256 2007 44.41284 2008 44.83529 2009 45.13498 2010 45.48931 2011 45.84102 2012 45.94913 2014 46.26999 2015 46.53807 2016 46.10188 2017 46.42025 2018 46.5862