| Table B-18. FY 2003 PS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Education, Service, and Race/Ethnicity* with | |||||||||||||||||
| Civilian Comparison Group | |||||||||||||||||
| EDUCATIONAL TIER | |||||||||||||||||
| RACE/ | TIER 1 | TIER 2 | TIER 3 | TOTAL | |||||||||||||
| ETHNICITY* | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |||||||||
| ARMY | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 3,137 | 91.75% | 274 | 8.01% | 8 | 0.23% | 3,419 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Black | 823 | 93.52% | 56 | 6.36% | 1 | 0.11% | 880 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| AIAN | 36 | 87.80% | 5 | 12.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 41 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Asian | 56 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 56 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| NHPI | 17 | 89.47% | 2 | 10.53% | 0 | 0.00% | 19 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 81 | 93.10% | 6 | 6.90% | 0 | 0.00% | 87 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 87 | 93.55% | 5 | 5.38% | 1 | 1.08% | 93 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| SUBTOTAL | 4,237 | 92.21% | 348 | 7.57% | 10 | 0.22% | 4,595 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 394 | 93.81% | 25 | 5.95% | 1 | 0.24% | 420 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic** | 3,843 | 92.05% | 323 | 7.74% | 9 | 0.22% | 4,175 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| SUBTOTAL | 4,237 | 92.21% | 348 | 7.57% | 10 | 0.22% | 4,595 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Q1 Total | 1,095 | 91.63% | 99 | 8.28% | 1 | 0.08% | 1,195 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 5,332 | 92.09% | 447 | 7.72% | 11 | 0.19% | 5,790 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| NAVY | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 323 | 95.28% | 13 | 3.83% | 3 | 0.88% | 339 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Black | 84 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 84 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| AIAN | 9 | 81.82% | 1 | 9.09% | 1 | 9.09% | 11 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Asian | 6 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 6 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| NHPI | 3 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 3 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 15 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 15 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 18 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 18 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| SUBTOTAL | 458 | 96.22% | 14 | 2.94% | 4 | 0.84% | 476 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 62 | 98.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 1.59% | 63 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic** | 396 | 95.88% | 14 | 3.39% | 3 | 0.73% | 413 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| SUBTOTAL | 458 | 96.22% | 14 | 2.94% | 4 | 0.84% | 476 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Q1 Total | 207 | 96.28% | 8 | 3.72% | 0 | 0.00% | 215 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 665 | 96.24% | 22 | 3.18% | 4 | 0.58% | 691 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| MARINE CORPS | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 328 | 98.80% | 4 | 1.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 332 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Black | 40 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 40 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| AIAN | 3 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 3 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Asian | 6 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 6 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| NHPI | 7 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 7 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 6 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 6 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 19 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 19 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| SUBTOTAL | 409 | 99.03% | 4 | 0.97% | 0 | 0.00% | 413 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 53 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 53 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic** | 356 | 98.89% | 4 | 1.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 360 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| SUBTOTAL | 409 | 99.03% | 4 | 0.97% | 0 | 0.00% | 413 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Q1 Total | 57 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 57 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 466 | 99.15% | 4 | 0.85% | 0 | 0.00% | 470 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| AIR FORCE | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 911 | 99.78% | 2 | 0.22% | 0 | 0.00% | 913 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Black | 134 | 99.26% | 1 | 0.74% | 0 | 0.00% | 135 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| AIAN | 5 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 5 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Asian | 24 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 24 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| NHPI | 6 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 6 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 56 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 56 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 20 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 20 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| SUBTOTAL | 1,156 | 99.74% | 3 | 0.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,159 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 63 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 63 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic** | 1,093 | 99.73% | 3 | 0.27% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,096 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| SUBTOTAL | 1,156 | 99.74% | 3 | 0.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,159 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Q1 Total | 385 | 99.48% | 2 | 0.52% | 0 | 0.00% | 387 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,541 | 99.68% | 5 | 0.32% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,546 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL DoD | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 4,699 | 93.92% | 293 | 5.86% | 11 | 0.22% | 5,003 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Black | 1,081 | 94.91% | 57 | 5.00% | 1 | 0.09% | 1,139 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| AIAN | 53 | 88.33% | 6 | 10.00% | 1 | 1.67% | 60 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Asian | 92 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 92 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| NHPI | 33 | 94.29% | 2 | 5.71% | 0 | 0.00% | 35 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 158 | 96.34% | 6 | 3.66% | 0 | 0.00% | 164 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 144 | 96.00% | 5 | 3.33% | 1 | 0.67% | 150 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| SUBTOTAL | 6,260 | 94.23% | 369 | 5.55% | 14 | 0.21% | 6,643 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 572 | 95.49% | 25 | 4.17% | 2 | 0.33% | 599 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic** | 5,688 | 94.11% | 344 | 5.69% | 12 | 0.20% | 6,044 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| SUBTOTAL | 6,260 | 94.23% | 369 | 5.55% | 14 | 0.21% | 6,643 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Q1 Total | 1,744 | 94.07% | 109 | 5.88% | 1 | 0.05% | 1,854 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 8,004 | 94.20% | 478 | 5.63% | 15 | 0.18% | 8,497 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| 17-35 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS*** | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 38,116,564 | 83.28% | * | * | 7,654,408 | 16.72% | 45,770,972 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Black | 6,038,781 | 85.42% | * | * | 1,031,103 | 14.58% | 7,069,884 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| AIAN | 367,656 | 74.34% | * | * | 126,875 | 25.66% | 494,531 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Asian | 2,296,350 | 91.16% | * | * | 222,717 | 8.84% | 2,519,067 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| NHPI | 150,784 | 89.27% | * | * | 18,115 | 10.73% | 168,899 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 796,770 | 84.07% | * | * | 150,970 | 15.93% | 947,740 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 0 | NA | * | * | 0 | NA | 0 | NA | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 47,766,906 | 83.84% | * | * | 9,204,187 | 16.16% | 56,971,093 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 6,319,071 | 62.49% | * | * | 3,793,489 | 37.51% | 10,112,560 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic** | 41,447,835 | 88.45% | * | * | 5,410,698 | 11.55% | 46,858,533 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 47,766,906 | 83.84% | * | * | 9,204,187 | 16.16% | 56,971,093 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| * 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 x | |||||||||||||||||
| and ethnicity subtotals for comparison purposes. | |||||||||||||||||
| ** Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not respond to ethnicity question. | |||||||||||||||||
| ***Comparison group includes civilians in the work force. | |||||||||||||||||
| * 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, October 2002-September 2003. | |||||||||||||||||