Year % female 1971 13.51351 1972 12.7185 1973 16.67691 1974 22.19042 1975 25.21326 1976 27.28571 1977 28.67955 1978 30.26671 1979 32.03005 1980 32.60815 1981 34.22928 1982 35.65302 1983 37.90102 1984 40.18187 1985 42.40604 1986 44.13628 1987 45.15538 1988 45.96919 1989 46.44265 1990 46.74865 1991 46.99968 1992 47.1511 1993 47.4518 1994 47.81988 1995 48.03725 1996 48.04038 1997 47.94922 1998 47.91813 1999 47.91401 2000 47.96693 2001 48.2131 2002 48.3484 2003 48.47834 2005 48.77499 2006 48.84834 2007 49.04129 2008 49.07582 2009 48.30104 2011 48.94936 2012 49.20543 2013 50.50137 2014 50.45752 2015 50.0465 2016 49.81026 2017 49.83997 2018 50.21005