| Recipient Gender | Year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | |
| Total | 55,832 | 60,404 | 64,681 | 69,129 | 74,150 | 79,376 | 84,754 | 89,543 | 91,441 |
| Female | 22,631 | 24,481 | 26,342 | 28,199 | 30,325 | 32,493 | 34,759 | 36,679 | 37,573 |
| Male | 33,201 | 35,923 | 38,339 | 40,930 | 43,825 | 46,883 | 49,995 | 52,864 | 53,868 |
| Total (%) | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Female | 40.5% | 40.5% | 40.7% | 40.8% | 40.9% | 40.9% | 41.0% | 41.0% | 41.1% |
| Male | 59.5% | 59.5% | 59.3% | 59.2% | 59.1% | 59.1% | 59.0% | 59.0% | 58.9% |