Table B-25

Table B-25.  FY 1997 Active Component Enlisted Members by Race/Ethnicity, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group

 

SERVICE

 

TOTAL DoD

 

18-44 YEAR 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

206,965

25,028

231,993

 

193,728

22,581

216,309

 

100,344

4,861

105,205

 

186,884

34,407

221,291

 

687,921

86,877

774,798

 

33,982,741

29,519,910

63,502,651

Black

92,316

28,822

121,138

 

52,686

12,590

65,276

 

24,118

2,087

26,205

 

38,518

13,551

52,069

 

207,638

57,050

264,688

 

5,186,245

5,746,583

10,932,828

Hispanic

24,745

3,702

28,447

 

24,643

3,896

28,539

 

17,007

1,076

18,083

 

11,589

2,707

14,296

 

77,984

11,381

89,365

 

6,373,713

4,168,785

10,542,497

Other

22,432

4,109

26,541

 

21,859

2,242

24,101

 

6,199

475

6,674

 

9,215

2,502

11,717

 

59,705

9,328

69,033

 

2,103,486

1,902,763

4,006,249

 

TOTAL

346,458

61,661

408,119

 

292,916

41,309

334,225

 

147,668

8,499

156,167

 

246,206

53,167

299,373

 

1,033,248

164,636

1,197,884

 

47,646,185

41,338,041

88,984,226

b.  Percent

White

59.74%

40.59%

56.84%

 

66.14%

54.66%

64.72%

 

67.95%

57.19%

67.37%

 

75.91%

64.71%

73.92%

 

66.58%

52.77%

64.68%

 

71.32%

71.41%

71.36%

Black

26.65%

46.74%

29.68%

 

17.99%

30.48%

19.53%

 

16.33%

24.56%

16.78%

 

15.64%

25.49%

17.39%

 

20.10%

34.65%

22.10%

 

10.88%

13.90%

12.29%

Hispanic

7.14%

6.00%

6.97%

 

8.41%

9.43%

8.54%

 

11.52%

12.66%

11.58%

 

4.71%

5.09%

4.78%

 

7.55%

6.91%

7.46%

 

13.38%

10.08%

11.85%

Other

6.47%

6.66%

6.50%

 

7.46%

5.43%

7.21%

 

4.20%

5.59%

4.27%

 

3.74%

4.71%

3.91%

 

5.78%

5.67%

5.76%

 

4.41%

4.60%

4.50%

 

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, September 1997.

 

 

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