Year % female 1971 36.70835 1974 36.48453 1975 36.25729 1976 34.06126 1977 40.44069 1978 41.73228 1979 41.26623 1980 41.39973 1981 43.31498 1982 44.18107 1983 44.25178 1984 45.26114 1985 45.13748 1986 46.2719 1987 46.68552 1988 46.94169 1989 47.19371 1990 47.46719 1991 47.82667 1992 48.17105 1993 48.31613 1994 48.36477 1995 48.54003 1996 48.38255 1997 48.46342 1998 48.65732 1999 48.96134 2000 49.1821 2001 49.54531 2002 49.80537 2003 50.01085 2004 50.10595 2005 50.2922 2006 50.45369 2007 50.55183 2008 50.6189 2009 50.56637 2010 50.33845 2011 50.19496 2012 49.96668 2013 50.1169 2014 50.01973 2015 50.02271 2016 50.05088 2017 50.17608