Year % of married women ages 15-49 1970 13.5 1971 17.3 1972 22.5 1973 28.4 1974 34.4 1975 40.6 1976 45.2 1977 48.4 1978 50.2 1979 53.7 1980 54.6 1981 54.7 1982 58.2 1983 64.2 1984 66.3 1985 66.2 1986 65.7 1987 69.3 1988 73.2 1997 83.3 2001 86.2 2006 84 2017 80.5