Year % female 1971 40.96281 1972 41.13335 1973 41.39841 1974 41.97227 1975 42.65722 1976 43.29336 1977 44.01016 1978 44.99322 1979 46.10693 1980 46.98335 1981 47.6921 1982 48.26671 1983 48.53207 1984 48.53867 1985 48.46417 1986 48.38585 1987 48.25543 1988 48.15898 1989 48.12637 1990 48.1226 1991 48.10602 1992 47.976 1993 47.78844 1994 47.13013 1995 46.83416 1996 47.11906 1997 46.97317 1998 41.44438 1999 41.44896 2000 44.48251 2001 45.22557 2002 44.77291 2003 45.4629 2004 40.31483 2005 39.98876 2006 39.78308 2007 39.41321 2008 39.32876 2009 39.46989 2010 39.71192 2011 39.65321 2012 39.54261 2013 39.71705 2014 37.91754 2015 37.7349 2016 37.65361 2017 37.55295