Year Percent 1970-01-01 36.6 1971-01-01 37.0 1972-01-01 37.4 1973-01-01 37.7 1974-01-01 38.0 1975-01-01 38.2 1976-01-01 38.8 1977-01-01 39.4 1978-01-01 39.8 1979-01-01 40.2 1980-01-01 40.6 1981-01-01 41.0 1982-01-01 41.8 1983-01-01 42.1 1984-01-01 42.6 1985-01-01 42.8 1986-01-01 43.2 1987-01-01 43.5 1988-01-01 43.7 1989-01-01 43.9 1990-01-01 44.2 1991-01-01 44.5 1992-01-01 44.8 1993-01-01 45.3 1994-01-01 45.5 1995-01-01 45.8 1996-01-01 45.9 1997-01-01 45.8 1998-01-01 46.2 1999-01-01 46.3 2000-01-01 46.4 2001-01-01 46.6 2002-01-01 46.7 2003-01-01 47.0 2004-01-01 47.3 2005-01-01 47.4 2006-01-01 47.5 2007-01-01 47.8 2008-01-01 47.8 2009-01-01 48.0 2010-01-01 48.0 2011-01-01 48.1 2012-01-01 48.0