Year % female 1970 40.74771 1971 40.77365 1972 40.23273 1973 39.75217 1974 39.65742 1975 39.25628 1976 39.55234 1977 39.83867 1978 39.79117 1979 40.06228 1980 40.35007 1981 40.83652 1982 40.76585 1983 40.57581 1984 40.45841 1985 40.27598 1986 40.25701 1987 39.96784 1988 40.60671 1989 40.84229 1990 40.27599 1991 39.88974 1992 39.47918 1993 38.38267 1994 39.71555 1995 38.84957 1996 37.0217 1997 36.6461 1998 36.24919 1999 35.73177 2000 35.70287 2001 36.11778 2002 37.16195 2003 37.00625 2004 36.92024 2005 36.84916 2006 37.4487 2007 37.45883 2008 37.87646 2009 37.69566 2010 37.71482 2011 38.68981 2012 39.07932 2013 37.88509 2014 37.41001 2015 37.65453 2016 37.8446 2017 38.76426 2018 38.72988