Year % female 1970 36.21463 1971 36.26335 1972 36.29364 1973 36.15734 1974 36.12435 1975 36.09748 1976 35.65726 1977 34.88004 1978 34.51517 1979 34.25856 1980 34.28846 1981 34.48104 1982 35.88098 1983 34.44213 1984 32.81446 1985 35.00388 1986 36.19148 1987 37.49191 1988 38.15978 1989 38.6987 1990 38.74762 1991 38.44463 1992 38.27342 1993 37.97918 1994 37.12715 1995 36.60349 1996 36.68295 1997 36.12635 1998 36.74973 1999 37.05746 2000 37.2281 2001 37.28301 2002 37.1675 2003 37.38393 2004 38.23199 2005 39.54796 2006 40.41399 2007 40.42655 2008 40.52911 2009 41.17592 2010 40.55739 2011 41.43484 2012 41.82416 2013 41.81218 2014 41.71472 2015 41.23487 2016 40.99596 2017 40.7461 2018 39.71532