Year % female 1971 46.8369 1972 47.01586 1973 47.3164 1974 48.53651 1975 48.95227 1976 49.08743 1977 49.49773 1978 49.59236 1979 50.22621 1980 50.55823 1981 50.83649 1982 50.85855 1983 50.76276 1984 50.72703 1985 50.54301 1986 50.39202 1987 50.56839 1988 50.29474 1989 50.38523 1990 50.70625 1991 50.76438 1992 50.52342 1993 50.57223 1994 50.59954 1995 50.44364 1996 50.8377 1997 50.31062 1998 50.37607 1999 50.041 2000 50.03612 2001 50.07226 2002 50.27979 2003 50.38994 2004 50.50907 2005 50.26006 2006 50.2022 2007 50.15597 2008 50.17166 2009 50.06804 2010 49.63618 2011 49.52915 2012 49.46705 2013 49.31596 2014 49.42711 2015 49.30355 2016 49.38963 2017 49.5903