Year % female 1970 41.41877 1971 41.07733 1972 41.31778 1973 39.91259 1974 39.4798 1975 39.60575 1976 38.76652 1977 38.32174 1978 37.92086 1979 37.68004 1980 36.48863 1981 36.22943 1982 38.5342 1983 35.5172 1984 31.38612 1985 34.73613 1986 38.19437 1987 40.89973 1988 42.20818 1989 43.34049 1990 43.16011 1991 42.19153 1992 41.42557 1993 40.95453 1994 41.01122 1995 39.6537 1996 39.24472 1997 39.22073 1998 39.16363 1999 39.23793 2000 38.57239 2001 38.499 2002 37.75962 2003 37.88628 2004 38.89894 2005 41.32709 2006 42.08639 2007 42.07716 2008 42.11339 2009 43.12506 2010 43.49358 2011 43.90909 2012 44.73283 2013 44.73093 2014 45.23113 2015 44.17532 2016 44.00964 2017 43.56973 2018 42.12489