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