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                        Table B-19.  FY 1997 PS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Education, Service, and Gender  with Civilian Comparison Group | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        EDUCATIONAL TIER | 
                          | 
                        TOTAL | 
                     
                    
                        | TIER 1 | 
                          | 
                        TIER 2 | 
                          | 
                        TIER 3 | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        | GENDER | 
                        # | 
                          | 
                        % | 
                          | 
                        # | 
                          | 
                        % | 
                          | 
                        # | 
                          | 
                        % | 
                          | 
                        # | 
                          | 
                        % | 
                     
                    
                        | ARMY | 
                     
                    
                        |    Males | 
                        4,796 | 
                          | 
                        95.33% | 
                          | 
                        228 | 
                          | 
                        4.53% | 
                          | 
                        7 | 
                          | 
                        0.14% | 
                          | 
                        5,031 | 
                          | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |    Females | 
                        693 | 
                          | 
                        99.00% | 
                          | 
                        7 | 
                          | 
                        1.00% | 
                          | 
                        0 | 
                          | 
                        0.00% | 
                          | 
                        700 | 
                          | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |    Total | 
                        5,489 | 
                          | 
                        95.78% | 
                          | 
                        235 | 
                          | 
                        4.10% | 
                          | 
                        7 | 
                          | 
                        0.12% | 
                          | 
                        5,731 | 
                          | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        | NAVY | 
                     
                    
                        |    Males | 
                        612 | 
                          | 
                        92.73% | 
                          | 
                        43 | 
                          | 
                        6.52% | 
                          | 
                        5 | 
                          | 
                        0.76% | 
                          | 
                        660 | 
                          | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |    Females | 
                        20 | 
                          | 
                        83.33% | 
                          | 
                        4 | 
                          | 
                        16.67% | 
                          | 
                        0 | 
                          | 
                        0.00% | 
                          | 
                        24 | 
                          | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |    Total | 
                        632 | 
                          | 
                        92.40% | 
                          | 
                        47 | 
                          | 
                        6.87% | 
                          | 
                        5 | 
                          | 
                        0.73% | 
                          | 
                        684 | 
                          | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        | MARINE CORPS | 
                     
                    
                        |    Males | 
                        178 | 
                          | 
                        98.34% | 
                          | 
                        3 | 
                          | 
                        1.66% | 
                          | 
                        0 | 
                          | 
                        0.00% | 
                          | 
                        181 | 
                          | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |    Females | 
                        10 | 
                          | 
                        100.00% | 
                          | 
                        0 | 
                          | 
                        0.00% | 
                          | 
                        0 | 
                          | 
                        0.00% | 
                          | 
                        10 | 
                          | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |    Total | 
                        188 | 
                          | 
                        98.43% | 
                          | 
                        3 | 
                          | 
                        1.57% | 
                          | 
                        0 | 
                          | 
                        0.00% | 
                          | 
                        191 | 
                          | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        | AIR FORCE | 
                     
                    
                        |    Males | 
                        184 | 
                          | 
                        98.40% | 
                          | 
                        1 | 
                          | 
                        0.53% | 
                          | 
                        2 | 
                          | 
                        1.07% | 
                          | 
                        187 | 
                          | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |    Females | 
                        35 | 
                          | 
                        100.00% | 
                          | 
                        0 | 
                          | 
                        0.00% | 
                          | 
                        0 | 
                          | 
                        0.00% | 
                          | 
                        35 | 
                          | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |    Total | 
                        219 | 
                          | 
                        98.65% | 
                          | 
                        1 | 
                          | 
                        0.45% | 
                          | 
                        2 | 
                          | 
                        0.90% | 
                          | 
                        222 | 
                          | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        | TOTAL DoD | 
                     
                    
                        |    Males | 
                        5,770 | 
                          | 
                        95.23% | 
                          | 
                        275 | 
                          | 
                        4.54% | 
                          | 
                        14 | 
                          | 
                        0.23% | 
                          | 
                        6,059 | 
                          | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |    Females | 
                        758 | 
                          | 
                        98.57% | 
                          | 
                        11 | 
                          | 
                        1.43% | 
                          | 
                        0 | 
                          | 
                        0.00% | 
                          | 
                        769 | 
                          | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |    Total | 
                        6,528 | 
                          | 
                        95.61% | 
                          | 
                        286 | 
                          | 
                        4.19% | 
                          | 
                        14 | 
                          | 
                        0.21% | 
                          | 
                        6,828 | 
                          | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        | 18-24 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS | 
                     
                    
                        |    Males | 
                        9,491,576 | 
                          | 
                        76.38% | 
                          | 
                        ** | 
                          | 
                        ** | 
                          | 
                        2,934,895 | 
                          | 
                        23.62% | 
                          | 
                        12,426,471 | 
                          | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |    Females | 
                        10,083,244 | 
                          | 
                        81.12% | 
                          | 
                        ** | 
                          | 
                        ** | 
                          | 
                        2,346,802 | 
                          | 
                        18.88% | 
                          | 
                        12,430,045 | 
                          | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |    Total | 
                        19,574,819 | 
                          | 
                        78.75% | 
                          | 
                        ** | 
                          | 
                        ** | 
                          | 
                        5,281,697 | 
                          | 
                        21.25% | 
                          | 
                        24,856,516 | 
                          | 
                        100.00% | 
                     
                    
                        |      * Civilian numbers and percentages combine tiers 1 and 2. | 
                     
                    
                        |         Rows may not add to totals due to rounding. | 
                     
                    
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                                    Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, October 1996-September 1997. | 
                     
                 
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