Year % female 1971 37.34966 1972 37.4606 1973 37.78652 1974 37.83135 1975 37.91359 1976 38.09165 1977 38.18497 1978 37.79893 1979 38.26586 1980 38.39865 1981 38.62989 1982 38.62345 1983 38.90856 1984 39.02512 1985 39.54761 1986 40.24878 1987 40.68219 1988 40.84877 1989 40.31467 1990 40.6775 1991 41.38852 1992 41.70143 1993 42.62675 1994 42.87985 1995 42.9064 1996 43.17114 1997 43.38398 1998 43.4925 1999 43.49726 2000 43.57728 2001 43.76866 2002 44.19226 2003 46.82275 2007 46.9309 2008 47.59237 2009 47.88722 2010 47.78125 2011 47.96006 2012 48.06707 2013 49.94894 2014 49.92135 2015 50.05158 2016 51.11492 2017 50.88245