a.  Number
                      
FISCAL
DoD
  
18-24 YR OLD CIVILIANS
YEAR
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
TOTAL
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
TOTAL
 1973
311,143
69,333
21,951
3,223
405,650
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
 1974
280,346
81,138
21,846
5,388
388,718
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
 1975
307,230
73,323
21,881
7,324
409,758
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
 1976
267,221
51,749
69,776
4,616
393,362
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
 1977
354,670
99,756
30,005
10,678
495,109
21,730,284
3,307,340
1,589,228
474,827
27,101,678
 1978
209,935
70,019
18,638
7,052
305,644
21,890,932
3,386,537
1,683,094
510,018
27,470,580
 1979
202,622
80,330
19,566
8,161
310,679
22,071,649
3,453,212
1,741,633
530,870
27,797,364
 1980
253,734
79,563
16,993
10,455
360,745
22,428,497
3,602,332
1,925,289
717,424
28,673,541
 1981
225,412
58,219
12,168
8,707
304,506
22,452,932
3,707,097
2,052,281
756,337
28,968,646
 1982
228,530
57,514
10,898
8,517
305,459
22,368,445
3,775,319
2,025,521
757,281
28,926,565
 1983
229,496
54,520
10,775
8,670
303,461
22,140,109
3,828,947
2,028,490
768,593
28,766,138
 1984
228,226
55,717
11,674
9,446
305,063
21,693,757
3,844,514
2,029,331
796,190
28,363,792
 1985
223,530
55,937
11,219
10,331
301,017
20,803,019
3,718,625
2,275,029
805,421
27,602,095
 1986
229,560
59,922
13,155
11,140
313,777
19,947,062
3,637,110
2,483,653
770,172
26,837,998
 1987
213,241
58,723
15,104
9,257
296,325
19,261,510
3,581,552
2,579,195
778,697
26,200,954
 1988
190,831
56,419
15,284
8,710
271,244
18,752,423
3,518,923
2,637,116
849,530
25,757,992
 1989
191,820
60,004
17,220
8,776
277,820
18,308,611
3,472,237
2,709,534
889,339
25,379,721
 1990
155,014
46,213
15,544
6,954
223,725
18,030,299
3,493,823
2,708,565
850,963
25,083,650
 1991
150,016
33,882
14,908
6,695
205,501
17,576,619
3,475,377
2,750,787
901,289
24,704,072
 1992
146,225
33,467
15,305
6,625
201,622
17,209,448
3,458,851
2,761,473
947,194
24,376,966
 1993
146,911
33,888
15,351
6,965
203,115
16,964,142
3,463,246
2,790,458
967,280
24,185,126
 1994
124,749
31,624
13,547
6,489
176,409
17,176,858
3,558,868
3,253,751
1,022,177
25,011,654
 1995
114,248
30,820
15,080
7,139
167,287
17,093,530
3,576,769
3,489,912
907,466
25,067,677
1996
118,400
34,287
17,564
8,882
179,133
16,464,697
3,558,606
3,533,023
1,162,487
24,718,814
1997
121,644
37,565
18,453
11,233
188,895
16,432,120
3,566,710
3,607,728
1,249,958
24,856,516
1998
114,476
35,335
18,750
11,470
180,031
16,607,142
3,586,467
3,781,602
1,222,904
25,198,115
1999
115,468
36,500
19,820
11,980
183,768
16,939,623
3,671,712
3,908,748
1,269,600
25,789,683
2000
111,809
35,744
20,011
11,269
178,833
17,254,436
3,755,630
3,945,279
1,334,646
26,289,991
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files.  Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year.
Table D-4 (Continued).  NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 1973-2000
                       
b.  Percent
                      
FISCAL
DoD
  
18-24 YR OLD CIVILIANS
YEAR
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
TOTAL
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
TOTAL
 1973
76.70%
17.09%
5.41%
0.79%
100.00%
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
 1974
72.12%
20.87%
5.62%
1.39%
100.00%
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
 1975
74.98%
17.89%
5.34%
1.79%
100.00%
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
 1976
67.93%
13.16%
17.74%
1.17%
100.00%
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
 1977
71.63%
20.15%
6.06%
2.16%
100.00%
80.18%
12.20%
5.86%
1.75%
100.00%
 1978
68.69%
22.91%
6.10%
2.31%
100.00%
79.69%
12.33%
6.13%
1.86%
100.00%
 1979
65.22%
25.86%
6.30%
2.63%
100.00%
79.40%
12.42%
6.27%
1.91%
100.00%
 1980
70.34%
22.06%
4.71%
2.90%
100.00%
78.22%
12.56%
6.71%
2.50%
100.00%
 1981
74.03%
19.12%
4.00%
2.86%
100.00%
77.51%
12.80%
7.08%
2.61%
100.00%
 1982
74.82%
18.83%
3.57%
2.79%
100.00%
77.33%
13.05%
7.00%
2.62%
100.00%
 1983
75.63%
17.97%
3.55%
2.86%
100.00%
76.97%
13.31%
7.05%
2.67%
100.00%
 1984
74.81%
18.26%
3.83%
3.10%
100.00%
76.48%
13.55%
7.15%
2.81%
100.00%
 1985
74.26%
18.58%
3.73%
3.43%
100.00%
75.37%
13.47%
8.24%
2.92%
100.00%
 1986
73.16%
19.10%
4.19%
3.55%
100.00%
74.32%
13.55%
9.25%
2.87%
100.00%
 1987
71.96%
19.82%
5.10%
3.12%
100.00%
73.51%
13.67%
9.84%
2.97%
100.00%
 1988
70.35%
20.80%
5.63%
3.21%
100.00%
72.80%
13.66%
10.24%
3.30%
100.00%
 1989
69.04%
21.60%
6.20%
3.16%
100.00%
72.14%
13.68%
10.68%
3.50%
100.00%
 1990
69.29%
20.66%
6.95%
3.11%
100.00%
71.88%
13.93%
10.80%
3.39%
100.00%
 1991
73.00%
16.49%
7.25%
3.26%
100.00%
71.15%
14.07%
11.13%
3.65%
100.00%
 1992
72.52%
16.60%
7.59%
3.29%
100.00%
70.60%
14.19%
11.33%
3.89%
100.00%
 1993
72.33%
16.68%
7.56%
3.43%
100.00%
70.14%
14.32%
11.54%
4.00%
100.00%
 1994
70.72%
17.93%
7.68%
3.68%
100.00%
68.68%
14.23%
13.01%
4.09%
100.00%
 1995
68.29%
18.42%
9.01%
4.27%
100.00%
68.19%
14.27%
13.92%
3.62%
100.00%
1996
66.10%
19.14%
9.81%
4.96%
100.00%
66.61%
14.40%
14.29%
4.70%
100.00%
1997
64.40%
19.89%
9.77%
5.95%
100.00%
66.11%
14.35%
14.51%
5.03%
100.00%
1998
63.59%
19.63%
10.41%
6.37%
100.00%
65.91%
14.23%
15.01%
4.85%
100.00%
1999
62.83%
19.86%
10.79%
6.52%
100.00%
65.68%
14.24%
15.16%
4.92%
100.00%
2000
62.52%
19.99%
11.19%
6.30%
100.00%
65.63%
14.29%
15.01%
5.08%
100.00%
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files.  Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year.
      Rows may not add to totals due to rounding.