Year % female 1970 30.38342 1971 30.19863 1972 30.15895 1973 31.4921 1974 31.37134 1975 30.79828 1976 30.69161 1977 30.23219 1978 30.14136 1979 30.33081 1980 30.11229 1981 30.8571 1982 32.93544 1983 30.86029 1984 28.26584 1985 30.84792 1986 33.14524 1987 34.99475 1988 36.33934 1989 37.25972 1990 36.98959 1991 36.71757 1992 36.84908 1993 36.3363 1994 34.98283 1995 34.81386 1996 34.85474 1997 34.71616 1998 34.85718 1999 34.82197 2000 35.26138 2001 35.34872 2002 35.69914 2003 35.90769 2004 36.51473 2005 36.81922 2006 37.99989 2007 38.37065 2008 38.45812 2009 38.41512 2010 37.85068 2011 37.83212 2012 38.29714 2013 39.04599 2014 40.03097 2015 41.31026 2016 41.4848 2017 41.08803 2018 40.89741