| Recipient Gender | Year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | |
| Total | 12,827 | 13,800 | 14,738 | 15,471 | 16,255 | 16,883 | 17,440 | 17,784 | 17,329 |
| Female | 2,831 | 3,098 | 3,392 | 3,630 | 3,861 | 4,077 | 4,266 | 4,398 | 4,373 |
| Male | 9,996 | 10,702 | 11,346 | 11,841 | 12,394 | 12,806 | 13,174 | 13,386 | 12,956 |
| Total (%) | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Female | 22.1% | 22.4% | 23.0% | 23.5% | 23.8% | 24.1% | 24.5% | 24.7% | 25.2% |
| Male | 77.9% | 77.6% | 77.0% | 76.5% | 76.2% | 75.9% | 75.5% | 75.3% | 74.8% |