Year % female 1971 33.04871 1972 34.24465 1973 35.06052 1974 35.53236 1975 36.22431 1976 36.58013 1977 37.30436 1978 38.16969 1981 39.12021 1982 39.72257 1983 40.66877 1984 41.02141 1985 40.84756 1986 40.49007 1987 40.16643 1988 40.45748 1989 40.88686 1990 41.37458 1991 42.46454 1992 42.86649 1993 43.69114 1994 44.42308 1995 45.44471 1999 47.70012 2000 47.95052 2001 48.13004 2002 48.38992 2003 48.34598 2004 49.07047 2005 49.15612 2006 49.42287 2007 50.54032 2008 49.70741 2009 49.43409 2010 49.43875 2011 49.44836 2012 49.30831 2013 50.07322 2014 49.86082 2015 49.78435 2016 49.9835 2017 50.21279