Year % female 1971 8.75296 1972 9.06224 1973 14.44778 1974 18.29043 1975 20.11561 1976 20.49 1977 22.71034 1978 23.21429 1979 25.08684 1980 27.48699 1981 28.83396 1982 25.17971 1983 24.12132 1984 22.56301 1985 24.41436 1986 25.26232 1987 25.81533 1988 29.06258 1989 30.5725 1990 37.27887 1991 39.54744 1992 38.23303 1993 42.23419 1994 43.93305 1995 45.31512 1996 50.70466 1997 51.52879 1998 48.51973 1999 52.41588 2000 50.69978 2001 48.11728 2002 45.98187 2003 44.53033 2004 44.23176 2005 42.75883 2006 41.57938 2007 40.45263 2008 39.68661 2009 40.06898 2010 39.95378 2011 40.32254 2012 39.7482 2013 39.25866