Table B-10 (Continued).  FY 2003 NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Census Region, Division, State, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group (see continued)
                             
                             
  CENSUS REGION DoD   18-24 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS  
    CENSUS DIVISION MALES   FEMALES   TOTAL   MALES FEMALES TOTAL  
    STATE # %   # %   # %   % % %  
  SOUTH REGION 59,482 81.42%   13,576 18.58%   73,058 100.00%   48.89% 51.11% 100.00%  
                             
    South Atlantic Division 29,384 80.42%   7,152 19.58%   36,536 100.00%   49.10% 50.90% 100.00%  
    Delaware 326 82.95%   67 17.05%   393 100.00%   47.80% 52.20% 100.00%  
    Maryland 2,698 81.51%   612 18.49%   3,310 100.00%   49.35% 50.65% 100.00%  
    District of Columbia 136 79.07%   36 20.93%   172 100.00%   43.16% 56.84% 100.00%  
    Virginia 4,315 80.16%   1,068 19.84%   5,383 100.00%   50.00% 50.00% 100.00%  
    West Virginia 1,017 87.82%   141 12.18%   1,158 100.00%   48.87% 51.13% 100.00%  
    North Carolina 4,359 79.62%   1,116 20.38%   5,475 100.00%   48.35% 51.65% 100.00%  
    South Carolina 2,395 79.33%   624 20.67%   3,019 100.00%   49.78% 50.22% 100.00%  
    Georgia 4,506 79.74%   1,145 20.26%   5,651 100.00%   46.84% 53.16% 100.00%  
    Florida 9,632 80.43%   2,343 19.57%   11,975 100.00%   50.37% 49.63% 100.00%  
                             
    East South Central Division 8,943 82.66%   1,876 17.34%   10,819 100.00%   47.84% 52.16% 100.00%  
    Kentucky 1,997 85.56%   337 14.44%   2,334 100.00%   48.95% 51.05% 100.00%  
    Tennessee 2,739 83.79%   530 16.21%   3,269 100.00%   48.50% 51.50% 100.00%  
    Alabama 2,757 81.76%   615 18.24%   3,372 100.00%   46.48% 53.52% 100.00%  
    Mississippi 1,450 78.63%   394 21.37%   1,844 100.00%   46.85% 53.15% 100.00%  
                             
    West South Central Division 21,155 82.31%   4,548 17.69%   25,703 100.00%   49.12% 50.88% 100.00%  
    Arkansas 1,481 84.87%   264 15.13%   1,745 100.00%   50.74% 49.26% 100.00%  
    Louisiana 2,540 78.56%   693 21.44%   3,233 100.00%   49.16% 50.84% 100.00%  
    Oklahoma 2,413 84.22%   452 15.78%   2,865 100.00%   49.74% 50.26% 100.00%  
    Texas 14,721 82.42%   3,139 17.58%   17,860 100.00%   48.81% 51.19% 100.00%  
                             
    Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, October 2002-September 2003.