| Recipient Gender | Year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Total | 23,531 | 25,930 | 28,277 | 30,613 | 33,121 | 35,714 | 38,354 | 41,105 | 42,286 |
| Female | 10,255 | 11,161 | 11,999 | 12,698 | 13,563 | 14,396 | 15,170 | 16,021 | 16,326 |
| Male | 13,276 | 14,769 | 16,278 | 17,915 | 19,558 | 21,318 | 23,184 | 25,084 | 25,960 |
| Total (%) | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Female | 43.6% | 43.0% | 42.4% | 41.5% | 40.9% | 40.3% | 39.6% | 39.0% | 38.6% |
| Male | 56.4% | 57.0% | 57.6% | 58.5% | 59.1% | 59.7% | 60.4% | 61.0% | 61.4% |