Year Percent 1971-01-01 37.3 1972-01-01 37.6 1973-01-01 38.1 1974-01-01 38.6 1975-01-01 38.8 1976-01-01 38.9 1977-01-01 39.2 1978-01-01 39.6 1979-01-01 40.0 1980-01-01 40.4 1981-01-01 40.5 1982-01-01 40.7 1983-01-01 41.1 1984-01-01 41.8 1985-01-01 42.1 1986-01-01 42.6 1987-01-01 42.9 1988-01-01 43.2 1989-01-01 43.5 1990-01-01 43.7 1991-01-01 43.8 1992-01-01 44.0 1993-01-01 44.3 1994-01-01 44.5 1995-01-01 44.7 1996-01-01 44.9 1997-01-01 45.1 1998-01-01 45.3 1999-01-01 45.4 2000-01-01 45.6 2001-01-01 45.6 2002-01-01 45.7 2003-01-01 45.7 2004-01-01 45.8 2005-01-01 45.9 2006-01-01 46.0 2007-01-01 45.8 2008-01-01 45.8 2009-01-01 46.0 2010-01-01 46.1 2011-01-01 46.2 2012-01-01 46.2