Table A-3

Table A-3.  FY 1997 Applicants* for Active Component Enlistment by Race/Ethnicity, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group

RACE/
ETHNICITY

SERVICE

               

ARMY

 

NAVY

 

MARINE CORPS

 

AIR FORCE

   

TOTAL DoD

 

18-24 YR OLD CIVILIANS

Males

Females

Total

 

Males

Females

Total

 

Males

Females

Total

 

Males

Females

Total

 

Males

Females

Total

 

Males

Females

Total

a.  Number

                                             

White

82,890

22,747

105,637

 

44,576

8,345

52,921

 

37,399

3,554

40,953

 

26,886

10,636

37,522

 

191,751

45,282

237,033

 

8,220,926

8,211,194

16,432,120

Black

31,346

17,427

48,773

 

14,719

4,653

19,372

 

9,006

1,201

10,207

 

6,498

4,609

11,107

 

61,569

27,890

89,459

 

1,658,175

1,908,536

3,566,710

Hispanic

14,161

4,268

18,429

 

7,533

1,419

8,952

 

6,821

658

7,479

 

2,543

1,140

3,683

 

31,058

7,485

38,543

 

1,935,428

1,672,301

3,607,728

Other

7,656

2,856

10,512

 

7,113

1,458

8,571

 

3,485

418

3,903

 

2,399

1,246

3,645

 

20,653

5,978

26,631

 

611,943

638,015

1,249,958

TOTAL

136,053

47,298

183,351

 

73,941

15,875

89,816

 

56,711

5,831

62,542

 

38,326

17,631

55,957

 

305,031

86,635

391,666

 

12,426,471

12,430,045

24,856,516

b.  Percent

                                             

White

60.92%

48.09%

57.61%

 

60.29%

52.57%

58.92%

 

65.95%

60.95%

65.48%

 

70.15%

60.33%

67.06%

 

62.86%

52.27%

60.52%

 

66.16%

66.06%

66.11%

Black

23.04%

36.85%

26.60%

 

19.91%

29.31%

21.57%

 

15.88%

20.60%

16.32%

 

16.95%

26.14%

19.85%

 

20.18%

32.19%

22.84%

 

13.34%

15.35%

14.35%

Hispanic

10.41%

9.02%

10.05%

 

10.19%

8.94%

9.97%

 

12.03%

11.28%

11.96%

 

6.64%

6.47%

6.58%

 

10.18%

8.64%

9.84%

 

15.58%

13.45%

14.51%

Other

5.63%

6.04%

5.73%

 

9.62%

9.18%

9.54%

 

6.15%

7.17%

6.24%

 

6.26%

7.07%

6.51%

 

6.77%

6.90%

6.80%

 

4.92%

5.13%

5.03%

TOTAL

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

 

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

 

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

 

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

 

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

 

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

   * Refers to NPS individuals whose first formal application (Physical or ASVAB) was in FY 1997.
      Columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, October 1996-September 1997.

 

 

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