| Recipient Gender | Year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | |
| Total | 16,618 | 18,715 | 21,041 | 23,393 | 25,747 | 28,014 | 30,235 | 32,592 | 33,629 |
| Female | 7,568 | 8,443 | 9,327 | 10,192 | 11,080 | 11,881 | 12,529 | 13,319 | 13,505 |
| Male | 9,050 | 10,272 | 11,714 | 13,201 | 14,667 | 16,133 | 17,706 | 19,273 | 20,124 |
| Total (%) | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Female | 45.5% | 45.1% | 44.3% | 43.6% | 43.0% | 42.4% | 41.4% | 40.9% | 40.2% |
| Male | 54.5% | 54.9% | 55.7% | 56.4% | 57.0% | 57.6% | 58.6% | 59.1% | 59.8% |