Year Percent 1970-01-01 39.0 1971-01-01 39.4 1972-01-01 39.8 1973-01-01 40.2 1974-01-01 40.6 1975-01-01 40.4 1976-01-01 41.3 1977-01-01 42.0 1978-01-01 42.4 1979-01-01 42.8 1980-01-01 43.1 1981-01-01 43.5 1982-01-01 45.8 1983-01-01 45.8 1984-01-01 46.2 1985-01-01 46.3 1986-01-01 46.8 1987-01-01 46.8 1988-01-01 46.6 1989-01-01 46.9 1990-01-01 46.8 1991-01-01 46.8 1992-01-01 47.2 1993-01-01 47.7 1994-01-01 47.9 1995-01-01 48.1 1996-01-01 48.4 1997-01-01 48.0 1998-01-01 48.4 1999-01-01 48.7 2000-01-01 48.9 2001-01-01 49.0 2002-01-01 49.3 2003-01-01 49.7 2004-01-01 49.8 2005-01-01 49.9 2006-01-01 50.0 2007-01-01 50.3 2008-01-01 50.5 2009-01-01 50.9 2010-01-01 51.0 2011-01-01 50.9 2012-01-01 51.2