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Race/Ethnicity. As shown in Table 5.9, the
proportion of minority Servicemembers varies by Reserve Component. The proportion of Blacks is higher than in the comparable civilian group (18 and 12 percent, respectively), but lower than in the Active Component
(22 percent). The USAR has the largest proportion of Blacks (28 percent), while the ANG has the lowest (9 percent). The USMCR has the greatest proportion of Hispanic members (13 percent) and the ANG has the
greatest proportion of "Other" racial minorities (6 percent). The USAR data are affected by the large number of FY 1997 accessions with unknown race/ethnicity who are included in the "Other"
minorities category.
Table 5.9. FY 1997 Selected Reserve Enlisted Members, by Race/Ethnicity, Gender,
and Component, and Civilian Labor Force 18-49 Years Old (Percent) |
Race/
Ethnicity |
Army
National
Guard |
Army
Reserve |
Naval
Reserve |
Marine Corps
Reserve |
Air
National
Guard |
Air
Force
Reserve |
Total
DoD |
| MALES |
| White |
73.9 |
61.3 |
75.0 |
69.7 |
80.8 |
73.9 |
72.1 |
| Black |
15.4 |
24.0 |
13.2 |
12.1 |
7.6 |
15.9 |
15.7 |
| Hispanic |
7.4 |
8.8 |
7.5 |
12.5 |
5.6 |
5.5 |
7.6 |
| Other |
3.4 |
5.9 |
4.4 |
5.8 |
6.0 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
| Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| FEMALES |
| White |
61.2 |
45.8 |
66.2 |
59.8 |
72.8 |
63.4 |
58.0 |
| Black |
28.9 |
41.7 |
22.4 |
21.4 |
15.3 |
27.3 |
30.6 |
| Hispanic |
6.0 |
6.8 |
7.0 |
13.2 |
5.2 |
4.6 |
6.3 |
| Other |
4.0 |
5.8 |
4.4 |
5.7 |
6.7 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
| Total
|
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| TOTAL |
| White |
72.7 |
57.6 |
73.4 |
69.3 |
79.5 |
71.9 |
70.1 |
| Black |
16.6 |
28.3 |
14.9 |
12.4 |
8.8 |
18.1 |
17.9 |
| Hispanic |
7.3 |
8.3 |
7.4 |
12.5 |
5.6 |
5.4 |
7.4 |
| Other |
3.5 |
5.9 |
4.4 |
5.8 |
6.1 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
| Total
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100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 18-49 YEAR-OLD CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE |
| White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Other |
Total
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| 72.3 |
12.0 |
11.2 |
4.4 |
100.0 |
Columns may not add to total due to rounding.
Also see Appendix Tables
C-17 (Race/Ethnicity by Component and Gender) and C-18 (Ethnicity by Component).
Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, September 1997. |
Substantial gender differences exist in the racial and ethnic composition of Reserve Component members (Appendix Table C-17). While Black males represent 16 percent
of the male enlisted Selected Reserve, Black females represent 31 percent of females. Approximately 55 percent of USAR females are minorities: 42 percent Black, 7 percent
Hispanic, and 6 percent in the "Other" racial category. Conversely, the ANG has the lowest proportion of minority females (27 percent), compared to 28 percent in the 18- to
49-year-old civilian labor force.Go to Gender |
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