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| Table B-15. FY 1997 PS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Race/Ethnicity, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group |
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SERVICE |
|
TOTAL DoD |
|
18-24 YR OLD CIVILIANS |
RACE/
ETHNICITY |
ARMY |
|
NAVY |
|
MARINE CORPS |
|
AIR FORCE |
|
|
| Males |
Females |
Total |
|
Males |
Females |
Total |
|
Males |
Females |
Total |
|
Males |
Females |
Total |
|
Males |
Females |
Total |
|
Males |
Females |
Total |
| a. Number |
| White |
3,385 |
312 |
3,697 |
|
519 |
15 |
534 |
|
135 |
4 |
139 |
|
173 |
29 |
202 |
|
4,212 |
360 |
4,572 |
|
8,220,926 |
8,211,194 |
16,432,120 |
| Black |
1,058 |
319 |
1,377 |
|
79 |
7 |
86 |
|
27 |
5 |
32 |
|
2 |
5 |
7 |
|
1,166 |
336 |
1,502 |
|
1,658,175 |
1,908,536 |
3,566,710 |
| Hispanic |
393 |
38 |
431 |
|
30 |
2 |
32 |
|
14 |
1 |
15 |
|
5 |
0 |
5 |
|
442 |
41 |
483 |
|
1,935,428 |
1,672,301 |
3,607,728 |
| Other |
195 |
31 |
226 |
|
32 |
0 |
32 |
|
5 |
0 |
5 |
|
7 |
1 |
8 |
|
239 |
32 |
271 |
|
611,943 |
638,015 |
1,249,958 |
| |
| TOTAL |
5,031 |
700 |
5,731 |
|
660 |
24 |
684 |
|
181 |
10 |
191 |
|
187 |
35 |
222 |
|
6,059 |
769 |
6,828 |
|
12,426,471 |
12,430,045 |
24,856,516 |
| b. Percent |
| White |
67.28% |
44.57% |
64.51% |
|
78.64% |
62.50% |
78.07% |
|
74.59% |
40.00% |
72.77% |
|
92.51% |
82.86% |
90.99% |
|
69.52% |
46.81% |
66.96% |
|
66.16% |
66.06% |
66.11% |
| Black |
21.03% |
45.57% |
24.03% |
|
11.97% |
29.17% |
12.57% |
|
14.92% |
50.00% |
16.75% |
|
1.07% |
14.29% |
3.15% |
|
19.24% |
43.69% |
22.00% |
|
13.34% |
15.35% |
14.35% |
| Hispanic |
7.81% |
5.43% |
7.52% |
|
4.55% |
8.33% |
4.68% |
|
7.73% |
10.00% |
7.85% |
|
2.67% |
0.00% |
2.25% |
|
7.29% |
5.33% |
7.07% |
|
15.58% |
13.45% |
14.51% |
| Other |
3.88% |
4.43% |
3.94% |
|
4.85% |
0.00% |
4.68% |
|
2.76% |
0.00% |
2.62% |
|
3.74% |
2.86% |
3.60% |
|
3.94% |
4.16% |
3.97% |
|
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% |
| Columns may not add to totals due to rounding. |
| Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, October 1996-September 1997. |
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