Table E-9.  FY 2003 Coast Guard NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Quality, Gender and Race/Ethnicity
		QUALITY
		HIGH QUALITY *			NON-HIGH QUALITY			TOTAL
	GENDER	#	%		#	%		#	%
	Males	2,296	68.87%		1,038	31.13%		3,334	100.00%
	Females	368	68.91%		166	31.09%		534	100.00%
	TOTAL	2,664	68.87%		1,204	31.13%		3,868	100.00%
	RACE/ETHNICITY**
	White	1,549	70.41%		651	29.59%		2,200	100.00%
	Black	108	52.17%		99	47.83%		207	100.00%
	AIAN	26	65.00%		14	35.00%		40	100.00%
	Asian	19	67.86%		9	32.14%		28	100.00%
	NHPI	11	50.00%		11	50.00%		22	100.00%
	Two or more	64	80.00%		16	20.00%		80	100.00%
	Unknown	61	55.96%		48	44.04%		109	100.00%
	SUBTOTAL	1,838	68.43%		848	31.57%		2,686	100.00%
	Hispanic	162	54.36%		136	45.64%		298	100.00%
	Not Hispanic***	1,676	70.18%		712	29.82%		2,388	100.00%
	SUBTOTAL	1,838	68.43%		848	31.57%		2,686	100.00%
	Q1	826	69.88%		356	30.12%		1,182	100.00%
	TOTAL	2,664	68.87%		1,204	31.13%		3,868	100.00%
	*    High quality accessions are AFQT Category I - IIIA, high school graduates.
	**  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 resopnd to ethnicity question.