Table D-29. Female Active Component Officers by Service with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 1973-2001
                                 
                                 
SERVICE
CIVILIAN
FISCAL
ARMY
NAVY
MARINE CORPS
AIR FORCE
TOTAL DoD
COLLEGE GRADS
YEAR*
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
%
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%
1999
9,740
14.7%
7,669
14.7%
781
4.9%
11,841
16.8%
30,031
14.7%
48.2%
2000
9,997
15.3%
7,736
15.0%
812
5.1%
11,819
17.1%
30,364
15.0%
48.3%
2001
10,250
15.8%
7,892
15.2%
859
5.3%
11,827
17.4%
30,828
15.3%
48.1%
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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