Year % female 1971 39.959 1972 40.52662 1973 40.48372 1974 40.23467 1975 40.41513 1976 40.15478 1977 40.03963 1978 40.16689 1979 40.29422 1980 40.34652 1981 40.52915 1982 41.6234 1983 42.24233 1984 42.92684 1985 42.74751 1986 40.96283 1987 44.38809 1988 44.12629 1989 44.45709 1990 41.69767 1991 41.2422 1992 41.40385 1993 41.73157 1994 45.04635 1995 45.93869 1996 46.70196 1997 45.74965 1998 46.43657 1999 47.20804 2000 47.16295 2001 47.19448 2002 46.80608 2003 46.75945 2004 47.71878 2005 48.60926 2006 48.81235 2007 48.42759 2008 48.18993 2009 47.99653 2010 44.4839 2011 44.34414 2012 44.21761 2013 43.86466 2014 43.81506 2015 44.23472 2016 43.64394 2017 43.22447 2018 42.61983