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| Table A-4. FY 1998 Applicants* for Active Component Enlistment by Ethnicity and Service |
| ETHNICITY |
SERVICE |
|
TOTAL DoD |
| ARMY |
|
NAVY |
|
MARINE CORPS |
|
AIR FORCE |
|
| # |
% |
|
# |
% |
|
# |
% |
|
# |
% |
|
# |
% |
| MEXICAN |
6,400 |
3.84% |
|
3,678 |
4.90% |
|
3,761 |
6.63% |
|
1,307 |
2.70% |
|
15,146 |
4.37% |
| PUERTO RICAN |
4,284 |
2.57% |
|
880 |
1.17% |
|
836 |
1.47% |
|
672 |
1.39% |
|
6,672 |
1.92% |
| CUBAN |
186 |
0.11% |
|
102 |
0.14% |
|
112 |
0.20% |
|
33 |
0.07% |
|
433 |
0.12% |
| LATIN AMER. |
2,967 |
1.78% |
|
702 |
0.94% |
|
526 |
0.93% |
|
269 |
0.56% |
|
4,464 |
1.29% |
| OTHER HISP. |
3,917 |
2.35% |
|
2,839 |
3.78% |
|
2,114 |
3.72% |
|
1,155 |
2.39% |
|
10,025 |
2.89% |
| ALEUTIAN |
90 |
0.05% |
|
114 |
0.15% |
|
47 |
0.08% |
|
23 |
0.05% |
|
274 |
0.08% |
| ESKIMO |
64 |
0.04% |
|
67 |
0.09% |
|
35 |
0.06% |
|
17 |
0.04% |
|
183 |
0.05% |
| N. AMER. INDIAN |
1,239 |
0.74% |
|
2,319 |
3.09% |
|
593 |
1.04% |
|
267 |
0.55% |
|
4,418 |
1.27% |
| CHINESE |
234 |
0.14% |
|
152 |
0.20% |
|
84 |
0.15% |
|
34 |
0.07% |
|
504 |
0.15% |
| JAPANESE |
126 |
0.08% |
|
96 |
0.13% |
|
37 |
0.07% |
|
34 |
0.07% |
|
293 |
0.08% |
| KOREAN |
606 |
0.36% |
|
181 |
0.24% |
|
99 |
0.17% |
|
98 |
0.20% |
|
984 |
0.28% |
| INDIAN |
277 |
0.17% |
|
107 |
0.14% |
|
36 |
0.06% |
|
33 |
0.07% |
|
453 |
0.13% |
| FILIPINO |
1,304 |
0.78% |
|
1,842 |
2.45% |
|
322 |
0.57% |
|
573 |
1.19% |
|
4,041 |
1.17% |
| VIETNAMESE |
319 |
0.19% |
|
232 |
0.31% |
|
116 |
0.20% |
|
28 |
0.06% |
|
695 |
0.20% |
| OTHER ASIAN |
538 |
0.32% |
|
329 |
0.44% |
|
217 |
0.38% |
|
232 |
0.48% |
|
1,316 |
0.38% |
| MELANESIAN |
13 |
0.01% |
|
3 |
0.00% |
|
1 |
0.00% |
|
1 |
0.00% |
|
18 |
0.01% |
| MICRONESIAN |
84 |
0.05% |
|
35 |
0.05% |
|
6 |
0.01% |
|
5 |
0.01% |
|
130 |
0.04% |
| POLYNESIAN |
299 |
0.18% |
|
60 |
0.08% |
|
16 |
0.03% |
|
25 |
0.05% |
|
400 |
0.12% |
| GUAMANIAN |
0 |
0.00% |
|
0 |
0.00% |
|
0 |
0.00% |
|
0 |
0.00% |
|
0 |
0.00% |
| OTHER PACIFIC |
555 |
0.33% |
|
243 |
0.32% |
|
61 |
0.11% |
|
98 |
0.20% |
|
957 |
0.28% |
| OTHER/NONE** |
142,423 |
85.50% |
|
60,868 |
81.10% |
|
47,501 |
83.69% |
|
43,261 |
89.47% |
|
294,053 |
84.81% |
| UNKNOWN |
643 |
0.39% |
|
203 |
0.27% |
|
241 |
0.42% |
|
189 |
0.39% |
|
1,276 |
0.37% |
| |
| TOTAL |
166,568 |
100.00% |
|
75,052 |
100.00% |
|
56,761 |
100.00% |
|
48,354 |
100.00% |
|
346,735 |
100.00% |
| |
| * Refers to NPS individuals whose first formal application (Physical or ASVAB) was in FY 1998. |
| ** "Other/None" includes whites and blacks who claim no other ethnic category. |
| Columns may not add to totals due to rounding. |
Last Updated on 11/18/99
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