Year % female 1970 32.08985 1971 32.43938 1972 32.50742 1973 33.83832 1974 34.51139 1975 34.86188 1976 35.04465 1977 34.34032 1978 34.23682 1979 33.75867 1980 34.91597 1981 35.19725 1982 36.03609 1983 35.66853 1984 36.38437 1985 37.85221 1986 37.6767 1987 38.19575 1988 38.21002 1989 38.14693 1990 38.29785 1991 38.5884 1992 39.10568 1993 38.76283 1994 37.3135 1995 37.27744 1996 37.3695 1997 37.18084 1998 37.48354 1999 37.53765 2000 39.5676 2001 39.90636 2002 40.53513 2003 40.92661 2004 41.68522 2005 42.06158 2006 42.9601 2007 42.90474 2008 42.82277 2009 42.69514 2010 42.14443 2011 42.0235 2012 42.02941 2013 42.08825 2014 42.11701 2015 42.91897 2016 42.7093 2017 42.59181 2018 42.39084