D29 - Female Active Officers by Service, FYs 1973-'98

Table D-29. Female Active Component Officers by Service with Civilian Comparison Group,
FYs 1973-1998

FISCAL YEAR*

SERVICE

 

TOTAL DoD

 

CIVILIAN
COLLEGE
GRADS

ARMY

 

NAVY

 

MARINE CORPS

 

AIR FORCE

 

 

#

%

 

#

%

 

#

%

 

#

%

 

#

%

 

%

1973

4,269

4.2%

 

3,445

5.2%

 

303

1.7%

 

4,733

4.1%

 

12,750

4.2%

 

NA

1974

4,356

4.7%

 

3,639

5.7%

 

323

1.9%

 

4,769

4.3%

 

13,087

4.6%

 

NA

1975

4,813

5.5%

 

3,486

5.8%

 

342

2.0%

 

5,038

4.9%

 

13,679

5.1%

 

NA

1976

5,115

6.0%

 

3,567

5.9%

 

386

2.2%

 

5,052

5.1%

 

14,120

5.4%

 

NA

1977

5,652

6.7%

 

3,779

6.3%

 

408

2.3%

 

5,383

5.6%

 

15,222

5.9%

 

36.1%

1978

6,214

7.4%

 

3,967

6.6%

 

411

2.4%

 

6,010

6.3%

 

16,602

6.5%

 

36.4%

1979

6,786

8.0%

 

4,292

7.3%

 

433

2.6%

 

7,276

7.6%

 

18,787

7.3%

 

37.3%

1980

7,498

8.8%

 

4,859

8.1%

 

459

2.7%

 

8,493

8.7%

 

21,309

8.2%

 

38.2%

1981

8,254

9.4%

 

5,329

8.5%

 

500

2.9%

 

9,117

9.2%

 

23,200

8.7%

 

38.7%

1982

8,877

10.0%

 

5,724

8.9%

 

535

3.0%

 

9,955

9.7%

 

25,091

9.2%

 

39.4%

1983

9,307

10.2%

 

6,303

9.4%

 

588

3.2%

 

10,578

10.1%

 

26,776

9.5%

 

39.9%

1984

9,989

10.8%

 

6,532

9.9%

 

614

3.2%

 

11,235

10.6%

 

28,370

10.0%

 

41.1%

1985

10,540

11.2%

 

6,888

10.2%

 

609

3.3%

 

11,927

11.0%

 

29,964

10.4%

 

41.6%

1986

10,946

11.5%

 

7,213

10.5%

 

595

3.2%

 

12,377

11.3%

 

31,131

10.7%

 

41.9%

1987

11,215

12.0%

 

7,195

10.4%

 

602

3.2%

 

12,642

11.8%

 

31,654

11.0%

 

42.4%

1988

11,359

12.3%

 

7,324

10.5%

 

603

3.2%

 

12,899

12.3%

 

32,185

11.3%

 

42.8%

1989

11,746

12.8%

 

7,449

10.7%

 

622

3.4%

 

13,403

12.9%

 

33,220

11.7%

 

42.2%

1990

11,914

13.3%

 

7,779

11.2%

 

596

3.3%

 

13,331

13.3%

 

33,620

12.1%

 

42.7%

1991

11,935

13.4%

 

7,888

11.6%

 

594

3.3%

 

13,323

13.8%

 

33,740

12.4%

 

42.8%

1992

11,238

13.8%

 

8,150

12.3%

 

548

3.2%

 

12,683

14.0%

 

32,619

12.8%

 

42.9%

1993

10,631

14.2%

 

8,113

12.8%

 

532

3.2%

 

12,252

14.6%

 

31,528

13.2%

 

43.6%

1994

10,337

14.3%

 

7,847

13.2%

 

529

3.3%

 

12,322

15.2%

 

31,035

13.6%

 

44.3%

1995

10,197

14.4%

 

7,775

13.8%

 

566

3.6%

 

12,068

15.4%

 

30,606

13.8%

 

49.3%

1996

9,865

14.3%

 

7,748

13.9%

 

625

3.9%

 

12,048

15.8%

 

30,286

14.0%

 

47.1%

1997

9,660

14.2%

 

7,704

14.2%

 

668

4.2%

 

12,009

16.2%

 

30,041

14.2%

 

48.1%

1998

9,609

14.3%

 

7,694

14.5%

 

738

4.6%

 

11,971

16.7%

 

30,012

14.4%

 

47.8%

 Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files. Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year.


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