| Recipient Gender | Year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Total | 21,114 | 23,484 | 25,879 | 28,207 | 30,503 | 32,992 | 35,579 | 38,214 | 39,413 |
| Female | 9,359 | 10,235 | 11,138 | 11,963 | 12,643 | 13,499 | 14,323 | 15,095 | 15,363 |
| Male | 11,755 | 13,249 | 14,741 | 16,244 | 17,860 | 19,493 | 21,256 | 23,119 | 24,050 |
| Total (%) | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Female | 44.3% | 43.6% | 43.0% | 42.4% | 41.4% | 40.9% | 40.3% | 39.5% | 39.0% |
| Male | 55.7% | 56.4% | 57.0% | 57.6% | 58.6% | 59.1% | 59.7% | 60.5% | 61.0% |