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Table B-20. FY 1998 PS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Education, Service, and Race/Ethnicity with
Civilian Comparison Group |
| RACE/ ETHNICITY |
EDUCATIONAL TIER |
|
TOTAL |
| TIER 1 |
|
TIER 2 |
|
TIER 3 |
|
| # |
|
% |
|
# |
|
% |
|
# |
|
% |
|
# |
|
% |
| ARMY |
| White |
2,553 |
|
94.52% |
|
146 |
|
5.41% |
|
2 |
|
0.07% |
|
2,701 |
|
100.00% |
| Black |
986 |
|
97.05% |
|
30 |
|
2.95% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
1,016 |
|
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
391 |
|
97.75% |
|
9 |
|
2.25% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
400 |
|
100.00% |
| Other |
178 |
|
97.80% |
|
4 |
|
2.20% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
182 |
|
100.00% |
| Total |
4,108 |
|
95.56% |
|
189 |
|
4.40% |
|
2 |
|
0.05% |
|
4,299 |
|
100.00% |
| NAVY |
| White |
453 |
|
96.38% |
|
13 |
|
2.77% |
|
4 |
|
0.85% |
|
470 |
|
100.00% |
| Black |
144 |
|
98.63% |
|
1 |
|
0.68% |
|
1 |
|
0.68% |
|
146 |
|
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
53 |
|
98.15% |
|
1 |
|
1.85% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
54 |
|
100.00% |
| Other |
36 |
|
97.30% |
|
1 |
|
2.70% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
37 |
|
100.00% |
| Total |
686 |
|
97.03% |
|
16 |
|
2.26% |
|
5 |
|
0.71% |
|
707 |
|
100.00% |
| MARINE CORPS |
| White |
117 |
|
100.00% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
117 |
|
100.00% |
| Black |
40 |
|
100.00% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
40 |
|
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
14 |
|
100.00% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
14 |
|
100.00% |
| Other |
13 |
|
100.00% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
13 |
|
100.00% |
| Total |
184 |
|
100.00% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
184 |
|
100.00% |
| AIR FORCE |
| White |
268 |
|
98.89% |
|
2 |
|
0.74% |
|
1 |
|
0.37% |
|
271 |
|
100.00% |
| Black |
22 |
|
100.00% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
22 |
|
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
14 |
|
93.33% |
|
1 |
|
6.67% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
15 |
|
100.00% |
| Other |
8 |
|
80.00% |
|
1 |
|
10.00% |
|
1 |
|
10.00% |
|
10 |
|
100.00% |
| Total |
312 |
|
98.11% |
|
4 |
|
1.26% |
|
2 |
|
0.63% |
|
318 |
|
100.00% |
| TOTAL DoD |
| White |
3,391 |
|
95.28% |
|
161 |
|
4.52% |
|
7 |
|
0.20% |
|
3,559 |
|
100.00% |
| Black |
1,192 |
|
97.39% |
|
31 |
|
2.53% |
|
1 |
|
0.08% |
|
1,224 |
|
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
472 |
|
97.72% |
|
11 |
|
2.28% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
483 |
|
100.00% |
| Other |
235 |
|
97.11% |
|
6 |
|
2.48% |
|
1 |
|
0.41% |
|
242 |
|
100.00% |
| Total |
5,290 |
|
96.04% |
|
209 |
|
3.79% |
|
9 |
|
0.16% |
|
5,508 |
|
100.00% |
| 18-24 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS |
| White |
13,955,465 |
|
84.03% |
|
** |
|
** |
|
2,651,677 |
|
15.97% |
|
16,607,142 |
|
100.00% |
| Black |
2,630,449 |
|
73.34% |
|
** |
|
** |
|
956,018 |
|
26.66% |
|
3,586,467 |
|
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
2,242,001 |
|
59.29% |
|
** |
|
** |
|
1,539,601 |
|
40.71% |
|
3,781,602 |
|
100.00% |
| Other |
1,029,668 |
|
84.20% |
|
** |
|
** |
|
193,236 |
|
15.80% |
|
1,222,904 |
|
100.00% |
| Total |
19,857,583 |
|
78.81% |
|
** |
|
** |
|
5,340,532 |
|
21.19% |
|
25,198,115 |
|
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, October 1997-September 1998. |
Last Updated on 11/29/99
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