Table A-2 (Continued).  FY 2003 Applicants* for Active Component Enlistment by Age, Marital Status, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
                                       
                                       
b.  Percent                                    
                                       
AGE MILITARY   17-35 YEAR OLD        
MARRIED   UNMARRIED   TOTAL DoD   MARRIED CIVILIANS        
Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total        
16-17 1.09% 2.07% 1.35%   23.49% 30.20% 24.83%   21.87% 27.39% 23.00%   0.05% 0.14% 0.10%        
18 3.48% 5.61% 4.04%   24.95% 25.26% 25.02%   23.40% 23.30% 23.38%   0.13% 0.42% 0.29%        
19 5.56% 8.04% 6.21%   15.18% 14.34% 15.01%   14.48% 13.71% 14.32%   0.34% 0.89% 0.64%        
20 7.06% 10.14% 7.87%   10.06% 8.79% 9.80%   9.84% 8.93% 9.65%   0.81% 1.42% 1.14%        
21 8.35% 10.18% 8.83%   7.10% 6.09% 6.90%   7.19% 6.50% 7.05%   1.18% 2.05% 1.65%        
22 9.20% 10.34% 9.49%   5.28% 4.48% 5.13%   5.57% 5.07% 5.47%   2.04% 2.80% 2.45%        
23 9.56% 9.29% 9.49%   3.81% 3.02% 3.65%   4.23% 3.65% 4.11%   2.72% 3.46% 3.12%        
24 8.84% 7.54% 8.50%   2.76% 2.00% 2.61%   3.20% 2.55% 3.06%   3.48% 4.55% 4.07%        
25 8.06% 6.37% 7.62%   1.94% 1.47% 1.85%   2.39% 1.96% 2.30%   4.27% 4.79% 4.55%        
26 7.33% 5.58% 6.87%   1.36% 1.06% 1.30%   1.79% 1.51% 1.74%   5.24% 5.61% 5.44%        
27 6.34% 5.16% 6.03%   1.07% 0.79% 1.01%   1.45% 1.22% 1.41%   6.34% 6.31% 6.33%        
28 5.19% 3.67% 4.80%   0.76% 0.62% 0.73%   1.08% 0.92% 1.05%   6.65% 7.12% 6.91%        
29 4.56% 3.63% 4.32%   0.57% 0.46% 0.55%   0.86% 0.78% 0.84%   7.24% 7.07% 7.15%        
30 3.79% 2.70% 3.50%   0.45% 0.32% 0.42%   0.69% 0.56% 0.66%   8.59% 7.80% 8.16%        
31 3.61% 2.71% 3.38%   0.37% 0.34% 0.36%   0.60% 0.58% 0.60%   9.13% 8.49% 8.78%        
32 2.94% 2.49% 2.82%   0.35% 0.27% 0.33%   0.54% 0.49% 0.53%   9.87% 9.34% 9.58%        
33 2.54% 2.21% 2.45%   0.27% 0.27% 0.27%   0.44% 0.46% 0.44%   10.41% 9.49% 9.91%        
34 2.32% 2.13% 2.27%   0.21% 0.20% 0.21%   0.37% 0.39% 0.37%   10.36% 9.06% 9.65%        
35 0.03% 0.01% 0.03%   0.00% 0.00% 0.00%   0.01% 0.01% 0.01%   11.14% 9.17% 10.07%        
36+ 0.14% 0.11% 0.13%   0.01% 0.01% 0.01%   0.02% 0.02% 0.02%   NA NA NA        
                                       
TOTAL 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%   100.00% 100.00% 100.00%   100.00% 100.00% 100.00%   100.00% 100.00% 100.00%        
                                       
  * Refers to NPS individuals whose first formal application (Physical or ASVAB) was in FY 2003.        
     Columns may not add to totals due to rounding.        
     Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, October 2002-September 2003.