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Table B-28. FY 1997 Active Component Enlisted Members by Education, Service, and Race/Ethnicity
with Civilian Comparison Group |
| |
EDUCATIONAL TIER |
|
TOTAL |
RACE/
ETHNICITY |
TIER 1 |
|
TIER 2 |
|
TIER 3 |
|
| # |
|
% |
|
# |
|
% |
|
# |
|
% |
|
# |
|
% |
| ARMY |
| White |
219,370 |
|
94.56% |
|
11,214 |
|
4.83% |
|
1,409 |
|
0.61% |
|
231,993 |
|
100.00% |
| Black |
118,437 |
|
97.77% |
|
2,296 |
|
1.90% |
|
405 |
|
0.33% |
|
121,138 |
|
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
27,254 |
|
95.81% |
|
1,049 |
|
3.69% |
|
144 |
|
0.51% |
|
28,447 |
|
100.00% |
| Other |
25,547 |
|
96.25% |
|
894 |
|
3.37% |
|
100 |
|
0.38% |
|
26,541 |
|
100.00% |
| Total |
390,608 |
|
95.71% |
|
15,453 |
|
3.79% |
|
2,058 |
|
0.50% |
|
408,119 |
|
100.00% |
| NAVY |
| White |
200,571 |
|
92.72% |
|
10,746 |
|
4.97% |
|
4,992 |
|
2.31% |
|
216,309 |
|
100.00% |
| Black |
62,622 |
|
95.93% |
|
1,824 |
|
2.79% |
|
830 |
|
1.27% |
|
65,276 |
|
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
25,983 |
|
91.04% |
|
1,909 |
|
6.69% |
|
647 |
|
2.27% |
|
28,539 |
|
100.00% |
| Other |
23,065 |
|
95.70% |
|
784 |
|
3.25% |
|
252 |
|
1.05% |
|
24,101 |
|
100.00% |
| Total |
312,241 |
|
93.42% |
|
15,263 |
|
4.57% |
|
6,721 |
|
2.01% |
|
334,225 |
|
100.00% |
| MARINE CORPS |
| White |
100,026 |
|
95.08% |
|
5,041 |
|
4.79% |
|
138 |
|
0.13% |
|
105,205 |
|
100.00% |
| Black |
24,912 |
|
95.07% |
|
1,269 |
|
4.84% |
|
24 |
|
0.09% |
|
26,205 |
|
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
17,318 |
|
95.77% |
|
748 |
|
4.14% |
|
17 |
|
0.09% |
|
18,083 |
|
100.00% |
| Other |
6,392 |
|
95.77% |
|
276 |
|
4.14% |
|
6 |
|
0.09% |
|
6,674 |
|
100.00% |
| Total |
148,648 |
|
95.19% |
|
7,334 |
|
4.70% |
|
185 |
|
0.12% |
|
156,167 |
|
100.00% |
| AIR FORCE |
| White |
220,842 |
|
99.80% |
|
420 |
|
0.19% |
|
29 |
|
0.01% |
|
221,291 |
|
100.00% |
| Black |
52,036 |
|
99.94% |
|
31 |
|
0.06% |
|
2 |
|
0.00% |
|
52,069 |
|
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
14,276 |
|
99.86% |
|
15 |
|
0.10% |
|
5 |
|
0.03% |
|
14,296 |
|
100.00% |
| Other |
11,696 |
|
99.82% |
|
18 |
|
0.15% |
|
3 |
|
0.03% |
|
11,717 |
|
100.00% |
| Total |
298,850 |
|
99.83% |
|
484 |
|
0.16% |
|
39 |
|
0.01% |
|
299,373 |
|
100.00% |
| TOTAL DoD |
| White |
740,809 |
|
95.61% |
|
27,421 |
|
3.54% |
|
6,568 |
|
0.85% |
|
774,798 |
|
100.00% |
| Black |
258,007 |
|
97.48% |
|
5,420 |
|
2.05% |
|
1,261 |
|
0.48% |
|
264,688 |
|
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
84,831 |
|
94.93% |
|
3,721 |
|
4.16% |
|
813 |
|
0.91% |
|
89,365 |
|
100.00% |
| Other |
66,700 |
|
96.62% |
|
1,972 |
|
2.86% |
|
361 |
|
0.52% |
|
69,033 |
|
100.00% |
| Total |
1,150,347 |
|
96.03% |
|
38,534 |
|
3.22% |
|
9,003 |
|
0.75% |
|
1,197,884 |
|
100.00% |
| 18-44 YEAR OLD CIVILIAN WORKFORCE |
| White |
58,982,655 |
|
92.88% |
|
* |
|
* |
|
4,519,996 |
|
7.12% |
|
63,502,651 |
|
100.00% |
| Black |
9,583,266 |
|
87.66% |
|
* |
|
* |
|
1,349,562 |
|
12.34% |
|
10,932,828 |
|
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
6,724,901 |
|
63.79% |
|
* |
|
* |
|
3,817,596 |
|
36.21% |
|
10,542,497 |
|
100.00% |
| Other |
3,573,130 |
|
89.19% |
|
* |
|
* |
|
433,119 |
|
10.81% |
|
4,006,249 |
|
100.00% |
| Total |
78,863,953 |
|
88.63% |
|
* |
|
* |
|
10,120,273 |
|
11.37% |
|
88,984,226 |
|
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 File, September 1997. |
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