Year % female 1971 26.8966 1972 28.56194 1973 28.33772 1974 27.91169 1975 29.47792 1976 25.77048 1977 27.18894 1978 29.29653 1979 29.49444 1980 28.60174 1981 28.68599 1982 28.70071 1984 26.85595 1985 28.36743 1986 30.00927 1987 30.9176 1988 31.19618 1989 30.91106 1990 31.01851 1991 31.11894 1992 31.84275 1993 28.10056 1994 34.16794 1995 34.40255 1996 34.62874 1997 36.01402 1999 41.09517 2000 40.51796 2001 43.90088 2002 42.85704 2003 43.42601 2004 41.24804 2005 40.74576 2006 37.02581 2007 34.37899 2008 33.62567 2009 34.46069 2010 33.95447 2011 34.29678