Table B-28

Appendix B
Table B-28.  FY 1999 Active Component Enlisted Members by Education, Service, and Race/Ethnicity
with Civilian Comparison Group
 
 
EDUCATIONAL TIER
        
RACE/
TIER 1
  
TIER 2
  
TIER 3
  
TOTAL
ETHNICITY
#
  
%
  
#
  
%
  
#
  
%
  
#
  
%
ARMY
   White 208,626   94.81%   10,324   4.69%   1,107   0.50%   220,057   100.00%
   Black 113,885   97.85%   2,067   1.78%   439   0.38%   116,391   100.00%
   Hispanic 31,746   96.31%   1,069   3.24%   148   0.45%   32,963   100.00%
   Other 25,854   96.67%   785   2.94%   105   0.39%   26,744   100.00%
   Total 380,111   95.95%   14,245   3.60%   1,799   0.45%   396,155   100.00%
NAVY
   White 178,553   92.05%   10,949   5.64%   4,462   2.30%   193,964   100.00%
   Black 60,791   95.52%   2,036   3.20%   818   1.29%   63,645   100.00%
   Hispanic 26,846   90.53%   2,122   7.16%   685   2.31%   29,653   100.00%
   Other 25,324   93.71%   1,314   4.86%   386   1.43%   27,024   100.00%
   Total 291,514   92.75%   16,421   5.22%   6,351   2.02%   314,286   100.00%
MARINE CORPS
   White 97,187   95.15%   4,759   4.66%   190   0.19%   102,136   100.00%
   Black 24,497   95.73%   1,062   4.15%   32   0.13%   25,591   100.00%
   Hispanic 19,195   96.05%   771   3.86%   18   0.09%   19,984   100.00%
   Other 6,801   95.53%   310   4.35%   8   0.11%   7,119   100.00%
   Total 147,680   95.38%   6,902   4.46%   248   0.16%   154,830   100.00%
AIR FORCE
   White 206,263   99.86%   267   0.13%   15   0.01%   206,545   100.00%
   Black 51,571   99.95%   25   0.05%   1   0.00%   51,597   100.00%
   Hispanic 15,289   99.92%   12   0.08%   0   0.00%   15,301   100.00%
   Other 12,716   99.91%   10   0.08%   1   0.01%   12,727   100.00%
   Total 285,839   99.88%   314   0.11%   17   0.01%   286,170   100.00%
TOTAL DoD
   White 690,629   95.56%   26,299   3.64%   5,774   0.80%   722,702   100.00%
   Black 250,744   97.48%   5,190   2.02%   1,290   0.50%   257,224   100.00%
   Hispanic 93,076   95.07%   3,974   4.06%   851   0.87%   97,901   100.00%
   Other 70,695   96.03%   2,419   3.29%   500   0.68%   73,614   100.00%
   Total 1,105,144   95.98%   37,882   3.29%   8,415   0.73%   1,151,441   100.00%
18-44 YEAR OLD CIVILIAN WORKFORCE
   White 57,777,046   92.86%  
*
  
*
   4,443,144   7.14%   62,220,191   100.00%
   Black 9,916,916   88.52%  
*
  
*
   1,286,705   11.48%   11,203,621   100.00%
   Hispanic 7,069,655   63.68%  
*
  
*
   4,032,394   36.32%   11,102,049   100.00%
   Other 3,850,338   90.61%  
*
  
*
   398,923   9.39%   4,249,261   100.00%
   Total 78,613,956   88.55%  
*
  
*
   10,161,165   11.45%   88,775,121   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 1999.