Year % female 1971 36.31906 1972 37.39459 1973 38.36333 1974 39.02652 1975 39.21292 1976 39.63589 1977 40.12523 1978 40.58048 1979 41.10336 1980 42.31615 1981 42.91863 1982 43.71375 1983 44.21967 1984 44.8377 1985 45.36721 1986 45.85885 1987 46.2968 1988 46.38752 1989 46.43756 1990 46.4779 1991 46.49637 1992 46.50155 1993 46.6406 1994 46.66025 1995 46.66996 1996 46.64604 1997 46.71837 1998 47.02024 1999 46.83908 2000 46.99671 2001 47.19715 2002 47.23981 2003 47.5393 2004 47.58615 2005 47.76513 2006 47.83757 2007 47.8428 2008 47.9095 2009 47.93169 2010 47.91126 2011 48.0219 2012 48.00448 2013 48.09031