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| Table A-4. FY 1997 Applicants* for Active Component Enlistment by Ethnicity and Service |
| ETHNICITY |
SERVICE |
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| |
ARMY |
|
NAVY |
|
MARINE CORPS |
|
AIR FORCE |
|
TOTAL DoD |
| |
# |
% |
|
# |
% |
|
# |
% |
|
# |
% |
|
# |
% |
| MEXICAN |
6,316 |
3.44% |
|
3,766 |
4.19% |
|
3,952 |
6.32% |
|
1,509 |
2.70% |
|
15,543 |
3.97% |
| PUERTO RICAN |
4,929 |
2.69% |
|
879 |
0.98% |
|
782 |
1.25% |
|
685 |
1.22% |
|
7,275 |
1.86% |
| CUBAN |
235 |
0.13% |
|
91 |
0.10% |
|
55 |
0.09% |
|
26 |
0.05% |
|
407 |
0.10% |
| LATIN AMER. |
3,245 |
1.77% |
|
703 |
0.78% |
|
526 |
0.84% |
|
257 |
0.46% |
|
4,731 |
1.21% |
| OTHER HISP. |
3,704 |
2.02% |
|
3,513 |
3.91% |
|
2,164 |
3.46% |
|
1,206 |
2.16% |
|
10,587 |
2.70% |
| ALEUTIAN |
85 |
0.05% |
|
133 |
0.15% |
|
30 |
0.05% |
|
26 |
0.05% |
|
274 |
0.07% |
| ESKIMO |
85 |
0.05% |
|
52 |
0.06% |
|
42 |
0.07% |
|
11 |
0.02% |
|
190 |
0.05% |
| N. AMER. INDIAN |
1,435 |
0.78% |
|
2,022 |
2.25% |
|
778 |
1.24% |
|
288 |
0.51% |
|
4,523 |
1.15% |
| CHINESE |
218 |
0.12% |
|
198 |
0.22% |
|
99 |
0.16% |
|
32 |
0.06% |
|
547 |
0.14% |
| JAPANESE |
108 |
0.06% |
|
108 |
0.12% |
|
31 |
0.05% |
|
28 |
0.05% |
|
275 |
0.07% |
| KOREAN |
501 |
0.27% |
|
201 |
0.22% |
|
71 |
0.11% |
|
89 |
0.16% |
|
862 |
0.22% |
| INDIAN |
391 |
0.21% |
|
90 |
0.10% |
|
28 |
0.04% |
|
42 |
0.08% |
|
551 |
0.14% |
| FILIPINO |
1,211 |
0.66% |
|
2,260 |
2.52% |
|
341 |
0.55% |
|
609 |
1.09% |
|
4,421 |
1.13% |
| VIETNAMESE |
313 |
0.17% |
|
269 |
0.30% |
|
112 |
0.18% |
|
38 |
0.07% |
|
732 |
0.19% |
| OTHER ASIAN |
558 |
0.30% |
|
466 |
0.52% |
|
203 |
0.32% |
|
355 |
0.63% |
|
1,582 |
0.40% |
| MELANESIAN |
21 |
0.01% |
|
5 |
0.01% |
|
0 |
0.00% |
|
2 |
0.00% |
|
28 |
0.01% |
| MICRONESIAN |
125 |
0.07% |
|
29 |
0.03% |
|
15 |
0.02% |
|
8 |
0.01% |
|
177 |
0.05% |
| POLYNESIAN |
369 |
0.20% |
|
51 |
0.06% |
|
14 |
0.02% |
|
43 |
0.08% |
|
477 |
0.12% |
| OTHER PACIFIC |
434 |
0.24% |
|
374 |
0.42% |
|
69 |
0.11% |
|
96 |
0.17% |
|
973 |
0.25% |
| OTHER/NONE** |
158,513 |
86.45% |
|
74,310 |
82.74% |
|
53,092 |
84.89% |
|
50,439 |
90.14% |
|
336,354 |
85.88% |
| UNKNOWN |
555 |
0.30% |
|
296 |
0.33% |
|
138 |
0.22% |
|
168 |
0.30% |
|
1,157 |
0.30% |
| TOTAL |
183,351 |
100.00% |
|
89,816 |
100.00% |
|
62,542 |
100.00% |
|
55,957 |
100.00% |
|
391,666 |
100.00% |
* Refers to NPS individuals whose first formal application (Physical or ASVAB) was in FY 1997.
** "Other/None" includes whites and blacks who claim no other ethnic category.
Columns may not add to totals due to rounding. |
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