Table A-2 (Continued).  FY 2004 Applicants* for Active Component Enlistment by Age, Marital Status, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
                                       
                                       
b.  Percent                                    
                                       
AGE MILITARY   17-35 YEAR OLD        
MARRIED   UNMARRIED   TOTAL DoD   MARRIED CIVILIANS        
Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total        
16-17 1.03% 1.70% 1.19%   23.05% 28.78% 24.18%   21.27% 25.94% 22.22%   0.10% 0.15% 0.12%        
18 3.11% 5.36% 3.66%   25.25% 25.94% 25.39%   23.47% 23.78% 23.53%   0.09% 0.39% 0.25%        
19 5.09% 8.01% 5.81%   15.43% 14.72% 15.29%   14.60% 14.01% 14.48%   0.33% 0.79% 0.58%        
20 6.49% 9.53% 7.24%   9.85% 9.15% 9.71%   9.58% 9.19% 9.50%   0.59% 1.48% 1.07%        
21 7.57% 9.87% 8.14%   7.08% 6.05% 6.88%   7.12% 6.45% 6.99%   1.11% 2.04% 1.62%        
22 8.72% 10.53% 9.17%   5.13% 4.31% 4.97%   5.42% 4.96% 5.33%   1.88% 2.74% 2.35%        
23 9.26% 8.60% 9.09%   3.86% 3.22% 3.74%   4.30% 3.79% 4.20%   2.67% 3.75% 3.26%        
24 8.81% 7.98% 8.61%   2.75% 2.15% 2.63%   3.24% 2.76% 3.14%   3.89% 4.29% 4.11%        
25 7.80% 7.39% 7.70%   1.91% 1.37% 1.80%   2.38% 2.00% 2.31%   4.43% 5.34% 4.92%        
26 6.87% 6.07% 6.67%   1.42% 1.06% 1.35%   1.86% 1.59% 1.80%   5.71% 5.56% 5.63%        
27 6.30% 4.57% 5.87%   1.06% 0.76% 1.00%   1.48% 1.16% 1.42%   6.36% 6.40% 6.38%        
28 5.10% 3.85% 4.79%   0.76% 0.62% 0.73%   1.11% 0.96% 1.08%   6.66% 6.90% 6.79%        
29 4.67% 3.22% 4.31%   0.56% 0.42% 0.53%   0.89% 0.71% 0.85%   7.37% 7.52% 7.45%        
30 3.78% 3.09% 3.61%   0.45% 0.34% 0.43%   0.72% 0.63% 0.70%   8.17% 7.64% 7.89%        
31 3.25% 2.57% 3.08%   0.37% 0.26% 0.35%   0.60% 0.51% 0.58%   8.43% 8.10% 8.25%        
32 3.35% 2.52% 3.15%   0.32% 0.25% 0.31%   0.57% 0.49% 0.55%   9.82% 8.51% 9.11%        
33 2.87% 1.97% 2.65%   0.30% 0.26% 0.30%   0.51% 0.44% 0.50%   10.69% 9.55% 10.07%        
34 2.56% 2.25% 2.48%   0.27% 0.21% 0.25%   0.45% 0.42% 0.44%   10.94% 9.63% 10.23%        
35 0.82% 0.32% 0.70%   0.04% 0.03% 0.04%   0.11% 0.06% 0.10%   10.76% 9.24% 9.93%        
36+ 2.56% 0.61% 2.08%   0.13% 0.09% 0.12%   0.32% 0.15% 0.29%   NA NA NA        
                                       
TOTAL 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%   100.00% 100.00% 100.00%   100.00% 100.00% 100.00%   100.00% 100.00% 100.00%        
                                       
  * Refers to NPS individuals whose first formal application (Physical or ASVAB) was in FY 2004.        
     Columns may not add to totals due to rounding.        
     Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, October 2003-September 2004.