Year % female 1970 29.21034 1971 29.23971 1972 29.90941 1973 30.33168 1974 30.58662 1975 31.63401 1976 32.91847 1977 35.0377 1978 35.46318 1979 36.45141 1980 37.34917 1981 36.68995 1982 37.00953 1983 37.38876 1984 37.58988 1985 38.12117 1986 38.00177 1987 38.08691 1988 37.94617 1989 38.05087 1990 39.49335 1991 39.82943 1992 40.3486 1993 41.44421 1994 42.62455 1995 42.55383 1996 42.60213 1997 42.13963 1998 42.87142 1999 43.26635 2000 43.37776 2001 43.5829 2002 43.21904 2003 43.42074 2004 42.61262 2005 42.67066 2006 42.43635 2007 41.76527 2008 40.4072 2009 39.7096 2010 39.49598 2011 39.74372 2012 38.69595 2013 38.50641 2014 38.53721 2015 38.35036 2016 37.91614 2017 37.78358 2018 37.89879