Year Percent 1970-01-01 8.5 1971-01-01 8.0 1972-01-01 7.6 1973-01-01 7.2 1974-01-01 6.9 1975-01-01 6.7 1976-01-01 6.2 1977-01-01 5.9 1978-01-01 5.7 1979-01-01 5.3 1980-01-01 5.2 1981-01-01 5.0 1982-01-01 4.9 1983-01-01 4.8 1984-01-01 4.7 1985-01-01 4.5 1986-01-01 4.3 1987-01-01 4.1 1988-01-01 3.9 1989-01-01 3.7 1990-01-01 3.5 1991-01-01 4.1 1992-01-01 3.8 1993-01-01 3.5 1994-01-01 3.3 1995-01-01 3.1 1996-01-01 3.0 1997-01-01 2.9 1998-01-01 2.8 1999-01-01 2.8 2000-01-01 2.6 2001-01-01 2.6 2002-01-01 2.5 2003-01-01 2.5 2004-01-01 2.4 2005-01-01 2.4 2006-01-01 2.3 2007-01-01 2.3 2008-01-01 2.3 2009-01-01 1.7 2010-01-01 1.6 2011-01-01 1.6 2012-01-01 1.6