Table B-42 (continued).   Selected Statistics for FY 2003 NPS Accessions by Region, Division, and State, and Civilians 18ñ24 Years Old (see continued)

 

CENSUS REGION

   CENSUS DIVISION

   STATE

Area's Contribution

of All NPS

Accessions

Areaís Percent

of All NPS

Accessions

Area's Percent

of All 18- to 24-Year-Olds

Representation

Ratio

Percent of Accessions that are High-Quality*

Mean AFQT

Percentile

Score

SOUTH REGION

73,058

41.4

34.9

1.2

62.8

60.5

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Atlantic Division

36,536

20.7

17.0

1.2

62.3

60.6

   Delaware

393

0.2

0.3

0.8

61.3

60.9

   Maryland

3,310

1.9

1.7

1.1

62.7

61.1

   District of Columbia

172

0.1

0.2

0.5

52.3

55.9

   Virginia

5,383

3.1

2.4

1.3

64.3

62.3

   West Virginia

1,158

0.7

0.5

1.2

61.5

60.6

   North Carolina

5,475

3.1

2.6

1.2

62.8

60.7

   South Carolina

3,019

1.7

1.5

1.2

58.3

58.9

   Georgia

5,651

3.2

2.8

1.2

59.8

59.4

   Florida

11,975

6.8

5.0

1.4

63.4

60.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

East South Central Division

10,819

6.1

5.9

1.0

60.5

59.6

   Kentucky

2,334

1.3

1.4

0.9

60.6

60.1

   Tennessee

3,269

1.9

2.0

0.9

64.1

61.4

   Alabama

3,372

1.9

1.4

1.3

59.8

59.0

   Mississippi

1,844

1.0

1.0

1.0

55.1

57.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

West South Central Division

25,703

14.6

11.9

1.2

64.5

60.7

   Arkansas

1,745

1.0

0.9

1.1

62.9

59.3

   Louisiana

3,233

1.8

1.8

1.0

55.7

57.3

   Oklahoma

2,865

1.6

1.3

1.2

64.4

61.6

   Texas

17,860

10.1

7.9

1.3

66.3

61.3

Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, October 2002 ñ September 2003. The Civilian Population Survey does not collect data from residents of U.S. territories or possessions.