B15 - PS Accessions by Race & Gender

Table B-15. FY 1998 PS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Race/Ethnicity, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group

RACE/ ETHNICITY

SERVICE

 

TOTAL DoD

 

18-24 YR OLD CIVILIANS

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

2,489

212

2,701

 

440

30

470

 

115

2

117

 

243

28

271

 

3,287

272

3,559

 

8,369,533

8,237,610

16,607,142

Black

791

225

1,016

 

129

17

146

 

39

1

40

 

15

7

22

 

974

250

1,224

 

1,661,935

1,924,532

3,586,467

Hispanic

373

27

400

 

50

4

54

 

13

1

14

 

13

2

15

 

449

34

483

 

1,993,011

1,788,591

3,781,602

Other

157

25

182

 

33

4

37

 

11

2

13

 

10

0

10

 

211

31

242

 

608,682

614,222

1,222,904

 

TOTAL

3,810

489

4,299

 

652

55

707

 

178

6

184

 

281

37

318

 

4,921

587

5,508

 

12,633,161

12,564,954

25,198,115

b. Percent

White

65.33%

43.35%

62.83%

 

67.48%

54.55%

66.48%

 

64.61%

33.33%

63.59%

 

86.48%

75.68%

85.22%

 

66.80%

46.34%

64.62%

 

66.25%

65.56%

65.91%

Black

20.76%

46.01%

23.63%

 

19.79%

30.91%

20.65%

 

21.91%

16.67%

21.74%

 

5.34%

18.92%

6.92%

 

19.79%

42.59%

22.22%

 

13.16%

15.32%

14.23%

Hispanic

9.79%

5.52%

9.30%

 

7.67%

7.27%

7.64%

 

7.30%

16.67%

7.61%

 

4.63%

5.41%

4.72%

 

9.12%

5.79%

8.77%

 

15.78%

14.23%

15.01%

Other

4.12%

5.11%

4.23%

 

5.06%

7.27%

5.23%

 

6.18%

33.33%

7.07%

 

3.56%

0.00%

3.14%

 

4.29%

5.28%

4.39%

 

4.82%

4.89%

4.85%

 

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, October 1997-September 1998.


Last Updated on 11/29/99

 

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