Year % female 1971 30.01129 1972 28.69019 1973 32.07915 1974 33.61426 1975 40.03616 1976 41.78422 1977 42.13314 1978 44.92285 1979 45.08847 1980 45.23091 1982 43.61214 1983 45.28702 1984 45.24228 1985 44.85096 1986 44.55155 1987 45.09858 1988 45.37969 1991 45.93016 1992 44.38098 1993 42.14944 1994 43.30026 1995 43.3056 1996 42.85179 1997 41.94467 1998 41.56706 1999 43.0334 2000 43.3292 2001 43.47345 2002 43.96902 2003 44.07916 2004 44.10598 2005 44.32674 2006 44.05793 2007 43.45454 2008 43.12918 2009 43.07362 2010 42.55204 2011 41.94494 2012 41.89436 2013 41.53922 2014 41.56279 2015 41.89368 2016 42.1248 2017 42.70973