Year % female 1975 34.79405 1976 34.99369 1977 34.78596 1978 35.1849 1979 35.63559 1980 35.18416 1981 35.49394 1982 38.42975 1983 39.11523 1984 40.51263 1985 40.61805 1986 37.96656 1987 42.79323 1988 42.78558 1989 43.1845 1990 39.41124 1991 38.90129 1992 39.23949 1993 39.73764 1994 44.28925 1995 45.41056 1996 46.30216 1997 45.1053 1998 46.10582 1999 47.2038 2000 47.21404 2001 47.30726 2002 46.92665 2003 46.96316 2004 48.22673 2005 49.26533 2006 49.48004 2007 49.00043 2008 48.72359 2009 48.51195 2010 44.65308 2011 44.5386 2012 44.44382 2013 44.05945 2014 44.04904 2015 44.5599 2016 43.93339 2017 43.40772 2018 42.74538