Year % female 1971 40.96149 1976 39.79906 1981 42.14125 1982 43.18244 1983 42.97033 1984 43.06389 1985 44.76341 1986 44.21213 1987 43.79679 1988 44.16393 1989 44.95342 1990 44.43837 1991 44.60697 1992 44.35142 1993 44.49307 1994 44.54496 1995 44.35319 1996 44.60599 1997 44.83343 1998 42.861 1999 43.08438 2000 43.47476 2001 43.84391 2002 43.34205 2003 43.14392 2004 43.32953 2005 43.73133 2006 44.20797 2007 44.09333 2008 43.84884 2009 43.69552 2010 43.94006 2011 43.92012 2012 43.93113 2013 44.25783 2014 44.11883 2015 44.03472 2016 43.84681 2017 43.50362