Year Percent 1970-01-01 36.5 1971-01-01 36.8 1972-01-01 37.3 1973-01-01 37.7 1974-01-01 38.0 1975-01-01 38.5 1976-01-01 38.8 1977-01-01 39.0 1978-01-01 39.2 1979-01-01 39.3 1980-01-01 39.5 1981-01-01 39.7 1982-01-01 39.8 1983-01-01 39.8 1984-01-01 39.9 1985-01-01 40.1 1986-01-01 40.2 1987-01-01 40.3 1988-01-01 40.7 1989-01-01 41.0 1990-01-01 41.5 1991-01-01 42.8 1992-01-01 42.8 1993-01-01 42.8 1994-01-01 42.9 1995-01-01 43.1 1996-01-01 43.3 1997-01-01 43.4 1998-01-01 43.5 1999-01-01 44.0 2000-01-01 44.3 2001-01-01 44.4 2002-01-01 44.7 2003-01-01 45.0 2004-01-01 45.1 2005-01-01 45.2 2006-01-01 45.5 2007-01-01 45.7 2008-01-01 45.7 2009-01-01 45.9 2010-01-01 46.0 2011-01-01 46.2 2012-01-01 46.1