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                        | Table B-1.  FY 1997 NPS Active Component  Enlisted Accessions  by Age, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        SERVICE | 
                          | 
                        TOTAL DoD | 
                          | 
                        17-35 YR OLD CIVILIANS | 
                     
                    
                        | ARMY | 
                          | 
                        NAVY | 
                          | 
                        MARINE CORPS | 
                          | 
                        AIR FORCE | 
                          | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        | AGE | 
                        Males | 
                        Females | 
                        Total | 
                          | 
                        Males | 
                        Females | 
                        Total | 
                          | 
                        Males | 
                        Females | 
                        Total | 
                          | 
                        Males | 
                        Females | 
                        Total | 
                          | 
                        Males | 
                        Females | 
                        Total | 
                          | 
                        Males | 
                        Females | 
                        Total | 
                     
                    
                        | a.  Number | 
                     
                    
                        | 17 | 
                        2,395 | 
                        878 | 
                        3,273 | 
                          | 
                        1,738 | 
                        270 | 
                        2,008 | 
                          | 
                        1,570 | 
                        190 | 
                        1,760 | 
                          | 
                        714 | 
                        434 | 
                        1,148 | 
                          | 
                        6,417 | 
                        1,772 | 
                        8,189 | 
                          | 
                        2,003,617 | 
                        1,891,478 | 
                        3,895,095 | 
                     
                    
                        | 18 | 
                        16,657 | 
                        4,563 | 
                        21,220 | 
                          | 
                        13,118 | 
                        2,278 | 
                        15,396 | 
                          | 
                        12,259 | 
                        1,015 | 
                        13,274 | 
                          | 
                        6,851 | 
                        2,899 | 
                        9,750 | 
                          | 
                        48,885 | 
                        10,755 | 
                        59,640 | 
                          | 
                        1,876,628 | 
                        1,818,172 | 
                        3,694,801 | 
                     
                    
                        | 19 | 
                        13,140 | 
                        2,681 | 
                        15,821 | 
                          | 
                        10,228 | 
                        1,598 | 
                        11,826 | 
                          | 
                        8,191 | 
                        558 | 
                        8,749 | 
                          | 
                        5,454 | 
                        1,906 | 
                        7,360 | 
                          | 
                        37,013 | 
                        6,743 | 
                        43,756 | 
                          | 
                        1,875,588 | 
                        1,881,298 | 
                        3,756,885 | 
                     
                    
                        | 20 | 
                        7,791 | 
                        1,696 | 
                        9,487 | 
                          | 
                        5,805 | 
                        960 | 
                        6,765 | 
                          | 
                        3,684 | 
                        260 | 
                        3,944 | 
                          | 
                        3,199 | 
                        1,144 | 
                        4,343 | 
                          | 
                        20,479 | 
                        4,060 | 
                        24,539 | 
                          | 
                        1,790,876 | 
                        1,786,098 | 
                        3,576,974 | 
                     
                    
                        | 21 | 
                        5,239 | 
                        1,163 | 
                        6,402 | 
                          | 
                        3,472 | 
                        508 | 
                        3,980 | 
                          | 
                        2,037 | 
                        135 | 
                        2,172 | 
                          | 
                        1,914 | 
                        676 | 
                        2,590 | 
                          | 
                        12,662 | 
                        2,482 | 
                        15,144 | 
                          | 
                        1,695,129 | 
                        1,736,297 | 
                        3,431,426 | 
                     
                    
                        | 22 | 
                        3,731 | 
                        942 | 
                        4,673 | 
                          | 
                        2,332 | 
                        361 | 
                        2,693 | 
                          | 
                        1,299 | 
                        92 | 
                        1,391 | 
                          | 
                        1,350 | 
                        493 | 
                        1,843 | 
                          | 
                        8,712 | 
                        1,888 | 
                        10,600 | 
                          | 
                        1,656,502 | 
                        1,737,976 | 
                        3,394,478 | 
                     
                    
                        | 23 | 
                        2,914 | 
                        709 | 
                        3,623 | 
                          | 
                        1,648 | 
                        297 | 
                        1,945 | 
                          | 
                        824 | 
                        59 | 
                        883 | 
                          | 
                        826 | 
                        288 | 
                        1,114 | 
                          | 
                        6,212 | 
                        1,353 | 
                        7,565 | 
                          | 
                        1,696,386 | 
                        1,691,796 | 
                        3,388,182 | 
                     
                    
                        | 24 | 
                        2,193 | 
                        593 | 
                        2,786 | 
                          | 
                        1,085 | 
                        183 | 
                        1,268 | 
                          | 
                        557 | 
                        46 | 
                        603 | 
                          | 
                        562 | 
                        210 | 
                        772 | 
                          | 
                        4,397 | 
                        1,032 | 
                        5,429 | 
                          | 
                        1,835,362 | 
                        1,778,408 | 
                        3,613,770 | 
                     
                    
                        | 25+ | 
                        6,396 | 
                        2,046 | 
                        8,442 | 
                          | 
                        2,770 | 
                        480 | 
                        3,250 | 
                          | 
                        1,088 | 
                        85 | 
                        1,173 | 
                          | 
                        796 | 
                        372 | 
                        1,168 | 
                          | 
                        11,050 | 
                        2,983 | 
                        14,033 | 
                          | 
                        21,779,595 | 
                        22,454,756 | 
                        44,234,351 | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                     
                    
                        | TOTAL | 
                        60,456 | 
                        15,271 | 
                        75,727 | 
                          | 
                        42,196 | 
                        6,935 | 
                        49,131 | 
                          | 
                        31,509 | 
                        2,440 | 
                        33,949 | 
                          | 
                        21,666 | 
                        8,422 | 
                        30,088 | 
                          | 
                        155,827 | 
                        33,068 | 
                        188,895 | 
                          | 
                        36,209,683 | 
                        36,776,279 | 
                        72,985,962 | 
                     
                    
                        | b.  Percent | 
                     
                    
                        | 17 | 
                        3.96% | 
                        5.75% | 
                        4.32% | 
                          | 
                        4.12% | 
                        3.89% | 
                        4.09% | 
                          | 
                        4.98% | 
                        7.79% | 
                        5.18% | 
                          | 
                        3.30% | 
                        5.15% | 
                        3.82% | 
                          | 
                        4.12% | 
                        5.36% | 
                        4.34% | 
                          | 
                        5.53% | 
                        5.14% | 
                        5.34% | 
                     
                    
                        | 18 | 
                        27.55% | 
                        29.88% | 
                        28.02% | 
                          | 
                        31.09% | 
                        32.85% | 
                        31.34% | 
                          | 
                        38.91% | 
                        41.60% | 
                        39.10% | 
                          | 
                        31.62% | 
                        34.42% | 
                        32.40% | 
                          | 
                        31.37% | 
                        32.52% | 
                        31.57% | 
                          | 
                        5.18% | 
                        4.94% | 
                        5.06% | 
                     
                    
                        | 19 | 
                        21.73% | 
                        17.56% | 
                        20.89% | 
                          | 
                        24.24% | 
                        23.04% | 
                        24.07% | 
                          | 
                        26.00% | 
                        22.87% | 
                        25.77% | 
                          | 
                        25.17% | 
                        22.63% | 
                        24.46% | 
                          | 
                        23.75% | 
                        20.39% | 
                        23.16% | 
                          | 
                        5.18% | 
                        5.12% | 
                        5.15% | 
                     
                    
                        | 20 | 
                        12.89% | 
                        11.11% | 
                        12.53% | 
                          | 
                        13.76% | 
                        13.84% | 
                        13.77% | 
                          | 
                        11.69% | 
                        10.66% | 
                        11.62% | 
                          | 
                        14.77% | 
                        13.58% | 
                        14.43% | 
                          | 
                        13.14% | 
                        12.28% | 
                        12.99% | 
                          | 
                        4.95% | 
                        4.86% | 
                        4.90% | 
                     
                    
                        | 21 | 
                        8.67% | 
                        7.62% | 
                        8.45% | 
                          | 
                        8.23% | 
                        7.33% | 
                        8.10% | 
                          | 
                        6.46% | 
                        5.53% | 
                        6.40% | 
                          | 
                        8.83% | 
                        8.03% | 
                        8.61% | 
                          | 
                        8.13% | 
                        7.51% | 
                        8.02% | 
                          | 
                        4.68% | 
                        4.72% | 
                        4.70% | 
                     
                    
                        | 22 | 
                        6.17% | 
                        6.17% | 
                        6.17% | 
                          | 
                        5.53% | 
                        5.21% | 
                        5.48% | 
                          | 
                        4.12% | 
                        3.77% | 
                        4.10% | 
                          | 
                        6.23% | 
                        5.85% | 
                        6.13% | 
                          | 
                        5.59% | 
                        5.71% | 
                        5.61% | 
                          | 
                        4.57% | 
                        4.73% | 
                        4.65% | 
                     
                    
                        | 23 | 
                        4.82% | 
                        4.64% | 
                        4.78% | 
                          | 
                        3.91% | 
                        4.28% | 
                        3.96% | 
                          | 
                        2.62% | 
                        2.42% | 
                        2.60% | 
                          | 
                        3.81% | 
                        3.42% | 
                        3.70% | 
                          | 
                        3.99% | 
                        4.09% | 
                        4.00% | 
                          | 
                        4.68% | 
                        4.60% | 
                        4.64% | 
                     
                    
                        | 24 | 
                        3.63% | 
                        3.88% | 
                        3.68% | 
                          | 
                        2.57% | 
                        2.64% | 
                        2.58% | 
                          | 
                        1.77% | 
                        1.89% | 
                        1.78% | 
                          | 
                        2.59% | 
                        2.49% | 
                        2.57% | 
                          | 
                        2.82% | 
                        3.12% | 
                        2.87% | 
                          | 
                        5.07% | 
                        4.84% | 
                        4.95% | 
                     
                    
                        | 25+ | 
                        10.58% | 
                        13.40% | 
                        11.15% | 
                          | 
                        6.56% | 
                        6.92% | 
                        6.61% | 
                          | 
                        3.45% | 
                        3.48% | 
                        3.46% | 
                          | 
                        3.67% | 
                        4.42% | 
                        3.88% | 
                          | 
                        7.09% | 
                        9.02% | 
                        7.43% | 
                          | 
                        60.15% | 
                        61.06% | 
                        60.61% | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                     
                    
                        | 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% | 
                     
                    
                        |    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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