Year % female 1971 27.27235 1972 27.62446 1973 28.44661 1974 29.20492 1976 31.60844 1977 32.52443 1978 32.76693 1979 33.55221 1980 34.03441 1981 35.08127 1982 35.84584 1983 36.5647 1984 37.05971 1986 37.11168 1987 37.28958 1988 37.52021 1989 37.78746 1990 38.24102 1991 38.49934 1992 38.94386 1993 39.23433 1994 39.43267 1995 39.57065 1997 40.2029 1999 42.38031 2000 44.04297 2001 43.9427 2002 44.28605 2003 44.47151 2004 45.8469 2005 46.20383 2006 46.47666 2007 46.69872 2008 47.302 2009 48.12649 2010 48.34925 2011 48.46615 2012 48.97081 2013 49.144 2014 49.30484 2015 49.11698 2016 49.02541 2017 48.67995