| Recipient Gender | Year | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | |
| Total | 2,102 | 2,420 | 2,809 | 3,112 | 3,385 | 3,702 | 4,138 | 4,460 | 4,709 | 5,404 |
| Female | 1,139 | 1,301 | 1,499 | 1,628 | 1,741 | 1,916 | 2,161 | 2,320 | 2,386 | 2,730 |
| Male | 963 | 1,119 | 1,310 | 1,484 | 1,644 | 1,786 | 1,977 | 2,140 | 2,323 | 2,674 |
| Total (%) | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Female | 54.2% | 53.8% | 53.4% | 52.3% | 51.4% | 51.8% | 52.2% | 52.0% | 50.7% | 50.5% |
| Male | 45.8% | 46.2% | 46.6% | 47.7% | 48.6% | 48.2% | 47.8% | 48.0% | 49.3% | 49.5% |