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| Table A-8. FY 1997 Applicants* for Active Component Enlistment by Education, Service, and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group |
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EDUCATIONAL TIER |
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RACE/
ETHNICITY |
TIER 1 |
TIER 2 |
TIER 3 |
TOTAL |
| # |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
| ARMY |
| White |
88,105 |
83.40% |
14,264 |
13.50% |
3,268 |
3.09% |
105,637 |
100.00% |
| Black |
44,544 |
91.33% |
3,402 |
6.98% |
827 |
1.70% |
48,773 |
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
16,432 |
89.16% |
1,629 |
8.84% |
368 |
2.00% |
18,429 |
100.00% |
| Other |
9,364 |
89.08% |
884 |
8.41% |
264 |
2.51% |
10,512 |
100.00% |
| Total |
158,445 |
86.42% |
20,179 |
11.01% |
4,727 |
2.58% |
183,351 |
100.00% |
| NAVY |
| White |
46,415 |
87.71% |
3,433 |
6.49% |
3,073 |
5.81% |
52,921 |
100.00% |
| Black |
17,735 |
91.55% |
852 |
4.40% |
785 |
4.05% |
19,372 |
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
7,749 |
86.56% |
562 |
6.28% |
641 |
7.16% |
8,952 |
100.00% |
| Other |
7,641 |
89.15% |
432 |
5.04% |
498 |
5.81% |
8,571 |
100.00% |
| Total |
79,540 |
88.56% |
5,279 |
5.88% |
4,997 |
5.56% |
89,816 |
100.00% |
| MARINE CORPS |
| White |
38,881 |
94.94% |
1,389 |
3.39% |
683 |
1.67% |
40,953 |
100.00% |
| Black |
9,793 |
95.94% |
227 |
2.22% |
187 |
1.83% |
10,207 |
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
7,111 |
95.08% |
181 |
2.42% |
187 |
2.50% |
7,479 |
100.00% |
| Other |
3,654 |
93.62% |
91 |
2.33% |
158 |
4.05% |
3,903 |
100.00% |
| Total |
59,439 |
95.04% |
1,888 |
3.02% |
1,215 |
1.94% |
62,542 |
100.00% |
| AIR FORCE |
| White |
36,042 |
96.06% |
833 |
2.22% |
647 |
1.72% |
37,522 |
100.00% |
| Black |
10,844 |
97.63% |
111 |
1.00% |
152 |
1.37% |
11,107 |
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
3,586 |
97.37% |
53 |
1.44% |
44 |
1.19% |
3,683 |
100.00% |
| Other |
3,519 |
96.54% |
46 |
1.26% |
80 |
2.19% |
3,645 |
100.00% |
| Total |
53,991 |
96.49% |
1,043 |
1.86% |
923 |
1.65% |
55,957 |
100.00% |
| TOTAL DoD |
| White |
209,443 |
88.36% |
19,919 |
8.40% |
7,671 |
3.24% |
237,033 |
100.00% |
| Black |
82,916 |
92.69% |
4,592 |
5.13% |
1,951 |
2.18% |
89,459 |
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
34,878 |
90.49% |
2,425 |
6.29% |
1,240 |
3.22% |
38,543 |
100.00% |
| Other |
24,178 |
90.79% |
1,453 |
5.46% |
1,000 |
3.76% |
26,631 |
100.00% |
| Total |
351,415 |
89.72% |
28,389 |
7.25% |
11,862 |
3.03% |
391,666 |
100.00% |
| 18-24 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS |
| White |
13,852,695 |
84.30% |
** |
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2,579,425 |
15.70% |
16,432,120 |
100.00% |
| Black |
2,621,597 |
73.50% |
** |
** |
945,114 |
26.50% |
3,566,710 |
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
2,059,963 |
57.10% |
** |
** |
1,547,766 |
42.90% |
3,607,728 |
100.00% |
| Other |
1,040,565 |
83.25% |
** |
** |
209,393 |
16.75% |
1,249,958 |
100.00% |
| Total |
19,574,819 |
78.75% |
** |
** |
5,281,697 |
21.25% |
24,856,516 |
100.00% |
* Refers to NPS individuals whose first formal application (Physical or ASVAB) was in FY 1997.
** Civilian numbers and percentages combine tiers 1 and 2.
Rows 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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