Table A-7

Table A-7. FY 2003 Applicants* for Active Component Enlistment by Education, Service, and Race or Ethnicity with Civilian

Comparison Group

EDUCATIONAL TIER

RACE or

TIER 1

TIER 2

TIER 3

TOTAL

ETHNICITY**

ARMY

White

71,020

83.24%

11,338

13.29%

2,959

3.47%

85,317

100.00%

Black

19,329

88.40%

2,034

9.30%

503

2.30%

21,866

100.00%

AIAN

1,418

83.02%

245

14.34%

2.63%

1,708

100.00%

Asian

2,697

91.73%

184

6.26%

2.01%

2,940

100.00%

NHPI

2,094

91.12%

165

7.18%

1.70%

2,298

100.00%

Two or more

2,265

85.99%

295

11.20%

2.81%

2,634

100.00%

Unknown

3,960

85.97%

513

11.14%

133

2.89%

4,606

100.00%

SUBTOTAL

102,783

84.69%

14,774

12.17%

3,812

3.14%

121,369

100.00%

Hispanic

14,518

88.67%

1,550

9.47%

305

1.86%

16,373

100.00%

Not Hispanic***

88,265

84.07%

13,224

12.59%

3,507

3.34%

104,996

100.00%

SUBTOTAL

102,783

84.69%

14,774

12.17%

3,812

3.14%

121,369

100.00%

Q1 Total

33,980

86.11%

4,653

11.79%

826

2.09%

39,459

100.00%

TOTAL

136,763

85.04%

19,427

12.08%

4,638

2.88%

160,828

100.00%

NAVY

White

32,685

90.11%

2,533

6.98%

1,053

2.90%

36,271

100.00%

Black

12,302

92.83%

715

5.40%

235

1.77%

13,252

100.00%

AIAN

2,780

89.59%

224

7.22%

3.19%

3,103

100.00%

Asian

2,444

94.84%

3.41%

1.75%

2,577

100.00%

NHPI

982

92.73%

4.91%

2.36%

1,059

100.00%

Two or more

2,044

90.24%

146

6.45%

3.31%

2,265

100.00%

Unknown

1,970

90.87%

139

6.41%

2.72%

2,168

100.00%

SUBTOTAL

55,207

90.96%

3,897

6.42%

1,591

2.62%

60,695

100.00%

Hispanic

8,843

91.20%

602

6.21%

251

2.59%

9,696

100.00%

Not Hispanic***

46,364

90.91%

3,295

6.46%

1,340

2.63%

50,999

100.00%

SUBTOTAL

55,207

90.96%

3,897

6.42%

1,591

2.62%

60,695

100.00%

Q1 Total

16,630

92.70%

931

5.19%

378

2.11%

17,939

100.00%

TOTAL

71,837

91.36%

4,828

6.14%

1,969

2.50%

78,634

100.00%

MARINE CORPS

White

30,425

97.13%

822

2.62%

0.25%

31,324

100.00%

Black

4,063

97.67%

2.16%

0.17%

4,160

100.00%

AIAN

588

97.03%

2.48%

0.50%

606

100.00%

Asian

842

97.91%

1.86%

0.23%

860

100.00%

NHPI

432

96.86%

2.91%

0.22%

446

100.00%

Two or more

737

97.75%

1.99%

0.27%

754

100.00%

Unknown

2,497

97.62%

2.19%

0.20%

2,558

100.00%

SUBTOTAL

39,584

97.24%

1,027

2.52%

0.24%

40,708

100.00%

Hispanic

6,840

98.13%

118

1.69%

0.17%

6,970

100.00%

Not Hispanic***

32,744

97.05%

909

2.69%

0.25%

33,738

100.00%

SUBTOTAL

39,584

97.24%

1,027

2.52%

0.24%

40,708

100.00%

Q1 Total

12,888

97.11%

364

2.74%

0.14%

13,271

100.00%

TOTAL

52,472

97.21%

1,391

2.58%

116

0.21%

53,979

100.00%

AIR FORCE

White

31,025

94.86%

879

2.69%

802

2.45%

32,706

100.00%

Black

8,081

96.87%

148

1.77%

113

1.35%

8,342

100.00%

AIAN

463

95.46%

2.68%

1.86%

485

100.00%

Asian

1,342

98.10%

1.02%

0.88%

1,368

100.00%

NHPI

694

97.61%

1.41%

0.98%

711

100.00%

Two or more

1,268

96.13%

2.20%

1.67%

1,319

100.00%

Unknown

1,080

95.15%

2.47%

2.38%

1,135

100.00%

SUBTOTAL

43,953

95.41%

1,121

2.43%

992

2.15%

46,066

100.00%

Hispanic

4,487

96.60%

1.87%

1.53%

4,645

100.00%

Not Hispanic***

39,466

95.28%

1,034

2.50%

921

2.22%

41,421

100.00%

SUBTOTAL

43,953

95.41%

1,121

2.43%

992

2.15%

46,066

100.00%

Q1 Total

12,975

97.32%

258

1.94%

0.74%

13,332

100.00%

TOTAL

56,928

95.84%

1,379

2.32%

1,091

1.84%

59,398

100.00%

TOTAL DoD

White

165,155

88.98%

15,572

8.39%

4,891

2.63%

185,618

100.00%

Black

43,775

91.93%

2,987

6.27%

858

1.80%

47,620

100.00%

AIAN

5,249

88.94%

497

8.42%

156

2.64%

5,902

100.00%

Asian

7,325

94.58%

302

3.90%

118

1.52%

7,745

100.00%

NHPI

4,202

93.09%

240

5.32%

1.60%

4,514

100.00%

Two or more

6,314

90.56%

485

6.96%

173

2.48%

6,972

100.00%

Unknown

9,507

90.83%

736

7.03%

224

2.14%

10,467

100.00%

SUBTOTAL

241,527

89.84%

20,819

7.74%

6,492

2.41%

268,838

100.00%

Hispanic

34,688

92.05%

2,357

6.25%

639

1.70%

37,684

100.00%

Not Hispanic***

206,839

89.48%

18,462

7.99%

5,853

2.53%

231,154

100.00%

SUBTOTAL

241,527

89.84%

20,819

7.74%

6,492

2.41%

268,838

100.00%

Q1 Total

76,473

91.04%

6,206

7.39%

1,322

1.57%

84,001

100.00%

TOTAL

318,000

90.13%

27,025

7.66%

7,814

2.21%

352,839

100.00%

18-24 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS

White

16,952,976

79.06%

4,489,404

20.94%

21,442,380

100.00%

Black

2,815,379

73.02%

1,040,485

26.98%

3,855,865

100.00%

AIAN

175,468

67.28%

85,340

32.72%

260,808

100.00%

Asian

984,142

86.28%

156,432

13.72%

1,140,574

100.00%

NHPI

83,636

87.57%

11,876

12.43%

95,512

100.00%

Two or more

454,973

82.00%

99,860

18.00%

554,833

100.00%

Unknown

TOTAL

21,466,575

78.49%

5,883,397

21.51%

27,349,972

100.00%

Hispanic

2,884,378

60.87%

1,854,047

39.13%

4,738,425

100.00%

Not Hispanic***

18,582,197

82.18%

4,029,350

17.82%

22,611,547

100.00%

TOTAL

21,466,575

78.49%

5,883,397

21.51%

27,349,972

100.00%

* Refers to NPS individuals whose first formal application (Physical or ASVAB) was in FY 2003.

** New race and ethnicity data were not available for all Services until after the first quarter of FY03. Therefore, DOD and civilian race and ethnicity data

only represent the last three quarters of FY03. First quarter totals (represented by Q1) are added to DOD second through fourth quarter subtotals

for comparison purposes.

*** Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not respond to ethnicity question.

^* Civilian numbers and percentages combine tiers 1 and 2.

Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.

Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, January-September 2003.