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                        | Table B-2.  FY 1997 NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Age, Marital Status, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group | 
                     
                    
                        | a.  Number | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        MILITARY | 
                          | 
                        17-35 YEAR OLDMARRIED CIVILIANS | 
                     
                    
                        | MARRIED | 
                          | 
                        UNMARRIED | 
                          | 
                        TOTAL DoD | 
                          | 
                        PERCENT MARRIED | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        | AGE | 
                        Males | 
                        Females | 
                        Total | 
                          | 
                        Males | 
                        Females | 
                        Total | 
                          | 
                        Males | 
                        Females | 
                        Total | 
                          | 
                        Males | 
                        Females | 
                        Total | 
                          | 
                        Males | 
                        Females | 
                        Total | 
                     
                    
                        | 17 | 
                        80 | 
                        25 | 
                        105 | 
                          | 
                        6,337 | 
                        1,747 | 
                        8,084 | 
                          | 
                        6,417 | 
                        1,772 | 
                        8,189 | 
                          | 
                        1.25% | 
                        1.41% | 
                        1.28% | 
                          | 
                        8,651 | 
                        33,816 | 
                        42,468 | 
                     
                    
                        | 18 | 
                        1,054 | 
                        357 | 
                        1,411 | 
                          | 
                        47,831 | 
                        10,398 | 
                        58,229 | 
                          | 
                        48,885 | 
                        10,755 | 
                        59,640 | 
                          | 
                        2.16% | 
                        3.32% | 
                        2.37% | 
                          | 
                        20,524 | 
                        76,212 | 
                        96,736 | 
                     
                    
                        | 19 | 
                        1,725 | 
                        511 | 
                        2,236 | 
                          | 
                        35,288 | 
                        6,232 | 
                        41,520 | 
                          | 
                        37,013 | 
                        6,743 | 
                        43,756 | 
                          | 
                        4.66% | 
                        7.58% | 
                        5.11% | 
                          | 
                        67,406 | 
                        174,271 | 
                        241,678 | 
                     
                    
                        | 20 | 
                        1,744 | 
                        499 | 
                        2,243 | 
                          | 
                        18,735 | 
                        3,561 | 
                        22,296 | 
                          | 
                        20,479 | 
                        4,060 | 
                        24,539 | 
                          | 
                        8.52% | 
                        12.29% | 
                        9.14% | 
                          | 
                        111,111 | 
                        243,873 | 
                        354,983 | 
                     
                    
                        | 21 | 
                        1,636 | 
                        459 | 
                        2,095 | 
                          | 
                        11,026 | 
                        2,023 | 
                        13,049 | 
                          | 
                        12,662 | 
                        2,482 | 
                        15,144 | 
                          | 
                        12.92% | 
                        18.49% | 
                        13.83% | 
                          | 
                        174,498 | 
                        321,881 | 
                        496,379 | 
                     
                    
                        | 22 | 
                        1,604 | 
                        462 | 
                        2,066 | 
                          | 
                        7,108 | 
                        1,426 | 
                        8,534 | 
                          | 
                        8,712 | 
                        1,888 | 
                        10,600 | 
                          | 
                        18.41% | 
                        24.47% | 
                        19.49% | 
                          | 
                        221,020 | 
                        460,867 | 
                        681,887 | 
                     
                    
                        | 23 | 
                        1,445 | 
                        392 | 
                        1,837 | 
                          | 
                        4,767 | 
                        961 | 
                        5,728 | 
                          | 
                        6,212 | 
                        1,353 | 
                        7,565 | 
                          | 
                        23.26% | 
                        28.97% | 
                        24.28% | 
                          | 
                        361,161 | 
                        528,075 | 
                        889,236 | 
                     
                    
                        | 24 | 
                        1,172 | 
                        349 | 
                        1,521 | 
                          | 
                        3,225 | 
                        683 | 
                        3,908 | 
                          | 
                        4,397 | 
                        1,032 | 
                        5,429 | 
                          | 
                        26.65% | 
                        33.82% | 
                        28.02% | 
                          | 
                        510,640 | 
                        697,212 | 
                        1,207,852 | 
                     
                    
                        | 25 | 
                        985 | 
                        267 | 
                        1,252 | 
                          | 
                        2,179 | 
                        535 | 
                        2,714 | 
                          | 
                        3,164 | 
                        802 | 
                        3,966 | 
                          | 
                        31.13% | 
                        33.29% | 
                        31.57% | 
                          | 
                        609,968 | 
                        812,635 | 
                        1,422,603 | 
                     
                    
                        | 26 | 
                        806 | 
                        239 | 
                        1,045 | 
                          | 
                        1,531 | 
                        309 | 
                        1,840 | 
                          | 
                        2,337 | 
                        548 | 
                        2,885 | 
                          | 
                        34.49% | 
                        43.61% | 
                        36.22% | 
                          | 
                        704,593 | 
                        970,160 | 
                        1,674,753 | 
                     
                    
                        | 27 | 
                        646 | 
                        195 | 
                        841 | 
                          | 
                        1,009 | 
                        237 | 
                        1,246 | 
                          | 
                        1,655 | 
                        432 | 
                        2,087 | 
                          | 
                        39.03% | 
                        45.14% | 
                        40.30% | 
                          | 
                        850,858 | 
                        1,061,076 | 
                        1,911,934 | 
                     
                    
                        | 28 | 
                        450 | 
                        137 | 
                        587 | 
                          | 
                        605 | 
                        165 | 
                        770 | 
                          | 
                        1,055 | 
                        302 | 
                        1,357 | 
                          | 
                        42.65% | 
                        45.36% | 
                        43.26% | 
                          | 
                        923,984 | 
                        1,090,461 | 
                        2,014,445 | 
                     
                    
                        | 29 | 
                        351 | 
                        121 | 
                        472 | 
                          | 
                        437 | 
                        101 | 
                        538 | 
                          | 
                        788 | 
                        222 | 
                        1,010 | 
                          | 
                        44.54% | 
                        54.50% | 
                        46.73% | 
                          | 
                        974,233 | 
                        1,135,929 | 
                        2,110,163 | 
                     
                    
                        | 30 | 
                        243 | 
                        87 | 
                        330 | 
                          | 
                        276 | 
                        79 | 
                        355 | 
                          | 
                        519 | 
                        166 | 
                        685 | 
                          | 
                        46.82% | 
                        52.41% | 
                        48.18% | 
                          | 
                        1,121,892 | 
                        1,234,552 | 
                        2,356,443 | 
                     
                    
                        | 31 | 
                        196 | 
                        69 | 
                        265 | 
                          | 
                        247 | 
                        67 | 
                        314 | 
                          | 
                        443 | 
                        136 | 
                        579 | 
                          | 
                        44.24% | 
                        50.74% | 
                        45.77% | 
                          | 
                        1,216,252 | 
                        1,286,671 | 
                        2,502,923 | 
                     
                    
                        | 32 | 
                        181 | 
                        65 | 
                        246 | 
                          | 
                        187 | 
                        62 | 
                        249 | 
                          | 
                        368 | 
                        127 | 
                        495 | 
                          | 
                        49.18% | 
                        51.18% | 
                        49.70% | 
                          | 
                        1,258,740 | 
                        1,394,507 | 
                        2,653,248 | 
                     
                    
                        | 33 | 
                        169 | 
                        60 | 
                        229 | 
                          | 
                        142 | 
                        52 | 
                        194 | 
                          | 
                        311 | 
                        112 | 
                        423 | 
                          | 
                        54.34% | 
                        53.57% | 
                        54.14% | 
                          | 
                        1,369,681 | 
                        1,375,877 | 
                        2,745,557 | 
                     
                    
                        | 34 | 
                        141 | 
                        40 | 
                        181 | 
                          | 
                        158 | 
                        52 | 
                        210 | 
                          | 
                        299 | 
                        92 | 
                        391 | 
                          | 
                        47.16% | 
                        43.48% | 
                        46.29% | 
                          | 
                        1,345,328 | 
                        1,540,067 | 
                        2,885,395 | 
                     
                    
                        | 35 | 
                        32 | 
                        16 | 
                        48 | 
                          | 
                        29 | 
                        13 | 
                        42 | 
                          | 
                        61 | 
                        29 | 
                        90 | 
                          | 
                        52.46% | 
                        55.17% | 
                        53.33% | 
                          | 
                        1,437,852 | 
                        1,497,404 | 
                        2,935,256 | 
                     
                    
                        | 36+ | 
                        31 | 
                        13 | 
                        44 | 
                          | 
                        19 | 
                        2 | 
                        21 | 
                          | 
                        50 | 
                        15 | 
                        65 | 
                          | 
                        62.00% | 
                        86.67% | 
                        67.69% | 
                          | 
                        NA | 
                        NA | 
                        NA | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                     
                    
                        | TOTAL | 
                        14,691 | 
                        4,363 | 
                        19,054 | 
                          | 
                        141,136 | 
                        28,705 | 
                        169,841 | 
                          | 
                        155,827 | 
                        33,068 | 
                        188,895 | 
                          | 
                        9.43% | 
                        13.19% | 
                        10.09% | 
                          | 
                        13,288,391 | 
                        15,935,549 | 
                        29,223,940 | 
                     
                    
                        |    Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, October 1996-September 1997. | 
                     
                    
                        | Table B-2 (Continued).  FY 1997 NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Age, Marital Status, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group | 
                     
                    
                        | b.  Percent | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                        MILITARY | 
                          | 
                        17-35 YEAR OLDMARRIED CIVILIANS | 
                          | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        | MARRIED | 
                          | 
                        UNMARRIED | 
                          | 
                        TOTAL DoD | 
                          | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        | AGE | 
                        Males | 
                        Females | 
                        Total | 
                          | 
                        Males | 
                        Females | 
                        Total | 
                          | 
                        Males | 
                        Females | 
                        Total | 
                          | 
                        Males | 
                        Females | 
                        Total | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        | 17 | 
                        0.54% | 
                        0.57% | 
                        0.55% | 
                          | 
                        4.49% | 
                        6.09% | 
                        4.76% | 
                          | 
                        4.12% | 
                        5.36% | 
                        4.34% | 
                          | 
                        0.07% | 
                        0.21% | 
                        0.15% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        | 18 | 
                        7.17% | 
                        8.18% | 
                        7.41% | 
                          | 
                        33.89% | 
                        36.22% | 
                        34.28% | 
                          | 
                        31.37% | 
                        32.52% | 
                        31.57% | 
                          | 
                        0.15% | 
                        0.48% | 
                        0.33% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        | 19 | 
                        11.74% | 
                        11.71% | 
                        11.74% | 
                          | 
                        25.00% | 
                        21.71% | 
                        24.45% | 
                          | 
                        23.75% | 
                        20.39% | 
                        23.16% | 
                          | 
                        0.51% | 
                        1.09% | 
                        0.83% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        | 20 | 
                        11.87% | 
                        11.44% | 
                        11.77% | 
                          | 
                        13.27% | 
                        12.41% | 
                        13.13% | 
                          | 
                        13.14% | 
                        12.28% | 
                        12.99% | 
                          | 
                        0.84% | 
                        1.53% | 
                        1.21% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        | 21 | 
                        11.14% | 
                        10.52% | 
                        11.00% | 
                          | 
                        7.81% | 
                        7.05% | 
                        7.68% | 
                          | 
                        8.13% | 
                        7.51% | 
                        8.02% | 
                          | 
                        1.31% | 
                        2.02% | 
                        1.70% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        | 22 | 
                        10.92% | 
                        10.59% | 
                        10.84% | 
                          | 
                        5.04% | 
                        4.97% | 
                        5.02% | 
                          | 
                        5.59% | 
                        5.71% | 
                        5.61% | 
                          | 
                        1.66% | 
                        2.89% | 
                        2.33% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        | 23 | 
                        9.84% | 
                        8.98% | 
                        9.64% | 
                          | 
                        3.38% | 
                        3.35% | 
                        3.37% | 
                          | 
                        3.99% | 
                        4.09% | 
                        4.00% | 
                          | 
                        2.72% | 
                        3.31% | 
                        3.04% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        | 24 | 
                        7.98% | 
                        8.00% | 
                        7.98% | 
                          | 
                        2.29% | 
                        2.38% | 
                        2.30% | 
                          | 
                        2.82% | 
                        3.12% | 
                        2.87% | 
                          | 
                        3.84% | 
                        4.38% | 
                        4.13% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        | 25 | 
                        6.70% | 
                        6.12% | 
                        6.57% | 
                          | 
                        1.54% | 
                        1.86% | 
                        1.60% | 
                          | 
                        2.03% | 
                        2.43% | 
                        2.10% | 
                          | 
                        4.59% | 
                        5.10% | 
                        4.87% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        | 26 | 
                        5.49% | 
                        5.48% | 
                        5.48% | 
                          | 
                        1.08% | 
                        1.08% | 
                        1.08% | 
                          | 
                        1.50% | 
                        1.66% | 
                        1.53% | 
                          | 
                        5.30% | 
                        6.09% | 
                        5.73% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        | 27 | 
                        4.40% | 
                        4.47% | 
                        4.41% | 
                          | 
                        0.71% | 
                        0.83% | 
                        0.73% | 
                          | 
                        1.06% | 
                        1.31% | 
                        1.10% | 
                          | 
                        6.40% | 
                        6.66% | 
                        6.54% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        | 28 | 
                        3.06% | 
                        3.14% | 
                        3.08% | 
                          | 
                        0.43% | 
                        0.57% | 
                        0.45% | 
                          | 
                        0.68% | 
                        0.91% | 
                        0.72% | 
                          | 
                        6.95% | 
                        6.84% | 
                        6.89% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        | 29 | 
                        2.39% | 
                        2.77% | 
                        2.48% | 
                          | 
                        0.31% | 
                        0.35% | 
                        0.32% | 
                          | 
                        0.51% | 
                        0.67% | 
                        0.53% | 
                          | 
                        7.33% | 
                        7.13% | 
                        7.22% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        | 30 | 
                        1.65% | 
                        1.99% | 
                        1.73% | 
                          | 
                        0.20% | 
                        0.28% | 
                        0.21% | 
                          | 
                        0.33% | 
                        0.50% | 
                        0.36% | 
                          | 
                        8.44% | 
                        7.75% | 
                        8.06% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        | 31 | 
                        1.33% | 
                        1.58% | 
                        1.39% | 
                          | 
                        0.18% | 
                        0.23% | 
                        0.18% | 
                          | 
                        0.28% | 
                        0.41% | 
                        0.31% | 
                          | 
                        9.15% | 
                        8.07% | 
                        8.56% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        | 32 | 
                        1.23% | 
                        1.49% | 
                        1.29% | 
                          | 
                        0.13% | 
                        0.22% | 
                        0.15% | 
                          | 
                        0.24% | 
                        0.38% | 
                        0.26% | 
                          | 
                        9.47% | 
                        8.75% | 
                        9.08% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        | 33 | 
                        1.15% | 
                        1.38% | 
                        1.20% | 
                          | 
                        0.10% | 
                        0.18% | 
                        0.11% | 
                          | 
                        0.20% | 
                        0.34% | 
                        0.22% | 
                          | 
                        10.31% | 
                        8.63% | 
                        9.39% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        | 34 | 
                        0.96% | 
                        0.92% | 
                        0.95% | 
                          | 
                        0.11% | 
                        0.18% | 
                        0.12% | 
                          | 
                        0.19% | 
                        0.28% | 
                        0.21% | 
                          | 
                        10.12% | 
                        9.66% | 
                        9.87% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        | 35 | 
                        0.22% | 
                        0.37% | 
                        0.25% | 
                          | 
                        0.02% | 
                        0.05% | 
                        0.02% | 
                          | 
                        0.04% | 
                        0.09% | 
                        0.05% | 
                          | 
                        10.82% | 
                        9.40% | 
                        10.04% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        | 36+ | 
                        0.21% | 
                        0.30% | 
                        0.23% | 
                          | 
                        0.01% | 
                        0.01% | 
                        0.01% | 
                          | 
                        0.03% | 
                        0.05% | 
                        0.03% | 
                          | 
                             NA | 
                             NA | 
                             NA | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |   | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        | 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% | 
                          | 
                     
                    
                        |    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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