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Table B-20. FY 1997 PS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Education, Service, and Race/Ethnicity
with Civilian Comparison Group |
| |
EDUCATIONAL TIER |
|
TOTAL |
RACE/
ETHNICITY |
TIER 1 |
|
TIER 2 |
|
TIER 3 |
|
| # |
|
% |
|
# |
|
% |
|
# |
|
% |
|
# |
|
% |
| ARMY |
| White |
3,507 |
|
94.86% |
|
185 |
|
5.00% |
|
5 |
|
0.14% |
|
3,697 |
|
100.00% |
| Black |
1,341 |
|
97.39% |
|
35 |
|
2.54% |
|
1 |
|
0.07% |
|
1,377 |
|
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
418 |
|
96.98% |
|
12 |
|
2.78% |
|
1 |
|
0.23% |
|
431 |
|
100.00% |
| Other |
223 |
|
98.67% |
|
3 |
|
1.33% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
226 |
|
100.00% |
| Total |
5,489 |
|
95.78% |
|
235 |
|
4.10% |
|
7 |
|
0.12% |
|
5,731 |
|
100.00% |
| NAVY |
| White |
494 |
|
92.51% |
|
36 |
|
6.74% |
|
4 |
|
0.75% |
|
534 |
|
100.00% |
| Black |
78 |
|
90.70% |
|
7 |
|
8.14% |
|
1 |
|
1.16% |
|
86 |
|
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
30 |
|
93.75% |
|
2 |
|
6.25% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
32 |
|
100.00% |
| Other |
30 |
|
93.75% |
|
2 |
|
6.25% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
32 |
|
100.00% |
| Total |
632 |
|
92.40% |
|
47 |
|
6.87% |
|
5 |
|
0.73% |
|
684 |
|
100.00% |
| MARINE CORPS |
| White |
137 |
|
98.56% |
|
2 |
|
1.44% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
139 |
|
100.00% |
| Black |
31 |
|
96.88% |
|
1 |
|
3.13% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
32 |
|
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
15 |
|
100.00% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
15 |
|
100.00% |
| Other |
5 |
|
100.00% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
5 |
|
100.00% |
| Total |
188 |
|
98.43% |
|
3 |
|
1.57% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
191 |
|
100.00% |
| AIR FORCE |
| White |
199 |
|
98.51% |
|
1 |
|
0.50% |
|
2 |
|
0.99% |
|
202 |
|
100.00% |
| Black |
7 |
|
100.00% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
7 |
|
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
5 |
|
100.00% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
5 |
|
100.00% |
| Other |
8 |
|
100.00% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
8 |
|
100.00% |
| Total |
219 |
|
98.65% |
|
1 |
|
0.45% |
|
2 |
|
0.90% |
|
222 |
|
100.00% |
| TOTAL DoD |
| White |
4,337 |
|
94.86% |
|
224 |
|
4.90% |
|
11 |
|
0.24% |
|
4,572 |
|
100.00% |
| Black |
1,457 |
|
97.00% |
|
43 |
|
2.86% |
|
2 |
|
0.13% |
|
1,502 |
|
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
468 |
|
96.89% |
|
14 |
|
2.90% |
|
1 |
|
0.21% |
|
483 |
|
100.00% |
| Other |
266 |
|
98.15% |
|
5 |
|
1.85% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
271 |
|
100.00% |
| Total |
6,528 |
|
95.61% |
|
286 |
|
4.19% |
|
14 |
|
0.21% |
|
6,828 |
|
100.00% |
| 18-24 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS |
| White |
13,852,695 |
|
84.30% |
|
** |
|
** |
|
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% |
| * 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, October 1996-September 1997. |
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