| Recipient Gender | Year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Total | 3,400 | 3,716 | 4,157 | 4,487 | 4,853 | 5,298 | 5,852 | 6,386 | 6,731 |
| Female | 1,752 | 1,926 | 2,174 | 2,336 | 2,462 | 2,676 | 2,876 | 3,097 | 3,225 |
| Male | 1,648 | 1,790 | 1,983 | 2,151 | 2,391 | 2,622 | 2,976 | 3,289 | 3,506 |
| Total (%) | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Female | 51.5% | 51.8% | 52.3% | 52.1% | 50.7% | 50.5% | 49.1% | 48.5% | 47.9% |
| Male | 48.5% | 48.2% | 47.7% | 47.9% | 49.3% | 49.5% | 50.9% | 51.5% | 52.1% |