Year % female 1970 30.40595 1971 30.22833 1972 30.18512 1973 31.51811 1974 31.39201 1975 30.82121 1976 30.69759 1977 30.23797 1978 30.14646 1979 30.34484 1980 30.12093 1981 30.87967 1982 32.9665 1983 30.88522 1984 28.29425 1985 30.87016 1986 33.16441 1987 35.00395 1988 36.34602 1989 37.26735 1990 36.99829 1991 36.72811 1992 36.86197 1993 36.34878 1994 34.99407 1995 34.82074 1996 34.86217 1997 34.7132 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 38.29515 2013 39.0448 2014 40.02954 2015 41.30866 2016 41.48323 2017 41.08609 2018 40.89686