| Table A-7. FY
2004 Applicants* for Active Component Enlistment by Education, Service,
and Race or Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group |
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EDUCATIONAL TIER |
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RACE or |
TIER 1 |
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TIER 2 |
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TIER 3 |
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TOTAL |
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ETHNICITY** |
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ARMY |
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White |
72,078 |
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84.62% |
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10,844 |
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12.73% |
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2,259 |
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2.65% |
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85,181 |
100.00% |
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Black |
17,692 |
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89.59% |
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1,723 |
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8.72% |
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333 |
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1.69% |
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19,748 |
100.00% |
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AIAN |
1,351 |
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85.08% |
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219 |
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13.79% |
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18 |
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1.13% |
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1,588 |
100.00% |
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Asian |
2,707 |
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91.92% |
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181 |
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6.15% |
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57 |
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1.94% |
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2,945 |
100.00% |
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NHPI |
2,441 |
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92.85% |
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146 |
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5.55% |
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42 |
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1.60% |
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2,629 |
100.00% |
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Two or more |
1,204 |
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86.43% |
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151 |
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10.84% |
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38 |
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2.73% |
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1,393 |
100.00% |
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Unknown |
18,799 |
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85.90% |
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2,528 |
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11.55% |
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557 |
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2.55% |
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21,884 |
100.00% |
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TOTAL |
116,272 |
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85.89% |
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15,792 |
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11.67% |
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3,304 |
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2.44% |
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135,368 |
100.00% |
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Hispanic |
15,463 |
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89.13% |
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1,566 |
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9.03% |
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319 |
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1.84% |
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17,348 |
100.00% |
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Not Hispanic** |
100,809 |
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85.42% |
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14,226 |
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12.05% |
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2,985 |
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2.53% |
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118,020 |
100.00% |
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TOTAL |
116,272 |
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85.89% |
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15,792 |
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11.67% |
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3,304 |
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2.44% |
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135,368 |
100.00% |
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NAVY |
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White |
40,839 |
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92.84% |
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2,437 |
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5.54% |
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711 |
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1.62% |
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43,987 |
100.00% |
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Black |
17,294 |
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95.48% |
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638 |
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3.52% |
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181 |
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1.00% |
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18,113 |
100.00% |
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AIAN |
3,892 |
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93.15% |
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226 |
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5.41% |
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60 |
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1.44% |
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4,178 |
100.00% |
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Asian |
3,632 |
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95.58% |
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124 |
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3.26% |
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44 |
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1.16% |
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3,800 |
100.00% |
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NHPI |
1,053 |
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94.61% |
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45 |
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4.04% |
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15 |
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1.35% |
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1,113 |
100.00% |
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Two or more |
1,273 |
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92.99% |
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68 |
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4.97% |
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28 |
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2.05% |
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1,369 |
100.00% |
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Unknown |
2,016 |
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95.09% |
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75 |
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3.54% |
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29 |
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1.37% |
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2,120 |
100.00% |
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TOTAL |
69,999 |
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93.73% |
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3,613 |
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4.84% |
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1,068 |
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1.43% |
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74,680 |
100.00% |
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Hispanic |
11,654 |
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94.85% |
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481 |
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3.91% |
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152 |
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1.24% |
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12,287 |
100.00% |
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Not Hispanic** |
58,345 |
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93.51% |
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3,132 |
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5.02% |
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916 |
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1.47% |
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62,393 |
100.00% |
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TOTAL |
69,999 |
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93.73% |
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3,613 |
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4.84% |
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1,068 |
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1.43% |
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74,680 |
100.00% |
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MARINE CORPS |
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White |
38,163 |
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97.30% |
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981 |
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2.50% |
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78 |
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0.20% |
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39,222 |
100.00% |
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Black |
5,012 |
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98.06% |
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93 |
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1.82% |
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6 |
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0.12% |
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5,111 |
100.00% |
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AIAN |
664 |
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98.22% |
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11 |
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1.63% |
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1 |
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0.15% |
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676 |
100.00% |
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Asian |
1,029 |
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98.00% |
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18 |
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1.71% |
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3 |
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0.29% |
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1,050 |
100.00% |
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NHPI |
596 |
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96.44% |
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21 |
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3.40% |
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0.16% |
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618 |
100.00% |
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Two or more |
467 |
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96.49% |
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15 |
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3.10% |
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2 |
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0.41% |
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484 |
100.00% |
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Unknown |
2,575 |
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97.76% |
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56 |
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2.13% |
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3 |
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0.11% |
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2,634 |
100.00% |
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TOTAL |
48,506 |
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97.41% |
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1,195 |
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2.40% |
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0.19% |
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49,795 |
100.00% |
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Hispanic |
8,608 |
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98.10% |
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156 |
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1.78% |
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11 |
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0.13% |
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8,775 |
100.00% |
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Not Hispanic** |
39,898 |
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97.26% |
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1,039 |
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2.53% |
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83 |
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0.20% |
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41,020 |
100.00% |
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TOTAL |
48,506 |
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97.41% |
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1,195 |
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2.40% |
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0.19% |
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49,795 |
100.00% |
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AIR FORCE |
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White |
34,114 |
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95.86% |
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840 |
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2.36% |
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634 |
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1.78% |
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35,588 |
100.00% |
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Black |
8,503 |
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97.12% |
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165 |
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1.88% |
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87 |
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0.99% |
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8,755 |
100.00% |
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AIAN |
447 |
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96.54% |
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11 |
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2.38% |
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5 |
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1.08% |
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463 |
100.00% |
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Asian |
1,597 |
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97.20% |
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28 |
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1.70% |
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18 |
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1.10% |
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1,643 |
100.00% |
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NHPI |
831 |
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98.00% |
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13 |
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1.53% |
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4 |
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0.47% |
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848 |
100.00% |
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Two or more |
1,025 |
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96.70% |
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20 |
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1.89% |
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15 |
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1.42% |
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1,060 |
100.00% |
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Unknown |
1,018 |
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95.95% |
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27 |
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2.54% |
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16 |
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1.51% |
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1,061 |
100.00% |
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TOTAL |
47,535 |
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96.19% |
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1,104 |
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2.23% |
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779 |
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1.58% |
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49,418 |
100.00% |
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Hispanic |
5,286 |
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96.90% |
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110 |
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2.02% |
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59 |
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1.08% |
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5,455 |
100.00% |
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Not Hispanic** |
42,249 |
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96.10% |
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994 |
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2.26% |
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720 |
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1.64% |
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43,963 |
100.00% |
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TOTAL |
47,535 |
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96.19% |
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1,104 |
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2.23% |
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779 |
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1.58% |
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49,418 |
100.00% |
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TOTAL DoD |
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White |
185,194 |
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90.79% |
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15,102 |
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7.40% |
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3,682 |
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1.81% |
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203,978 |
100.00% |
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Black |
48,501 |
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93.76% |
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2,619 |
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5.06% |
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607 |
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1.17% |
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51,727 |
100.00% |
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AIAN |
6,354 |
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92.02% |
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467 |
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6.76% |
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84 |
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1.22% |
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6,905 |
100.00% |
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Asian |
8,965 |
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94.99% |
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351 |
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3.72% |
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122 |
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1.29% |
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9,438 |
100.00% |
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NHPI |
4,921 |
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94.49% |
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225 |
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4.32% |
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62 |
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1.19% |
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5,208 |
100.00% |
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Two or more |
3,969 |
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92.17% |
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254 |
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5.90% |
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83 |
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1.93% |
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4,306 |
100.00% |
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Unknown |
24,408 |
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88.12% |
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2,686 |
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9.70% |
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605 |
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2.18% |
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27,699 |
100.00% |
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TOTAL |
282,312 |
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91.29% |
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21,704 |
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7.02% |
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5,245 |
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1.70% |
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309,261 |
100.00% |
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Hispanic |
41,011 |
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93.49% |
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2,313 |
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5.27% |
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541 |
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1.23% |
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43,865 |
100.00% |
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Not Hispanic** |
241,301 |
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90.92% |
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19,391 |
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7.31% |
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4,704 |
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1.77% |
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265,396 |
100.00% |
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TOTAL |
282,312 |
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91.29% |
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21,704 |
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7.02% |
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5,245 |
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1.70% |
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309,261 |
100.00% |
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18-24 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS |
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White |
17,477,790 |
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80.17% |
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*** |
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4,323,659 |
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19.83% |
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21,801,448 |
100.00% |
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Black |
2,904,687 |
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74.96% |
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*** |
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970,393 |
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25.04% |
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3,875,080 |
100.00% |
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AIAN |
184,772 |
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67.52% |
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*** |
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*** |
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88,872 |
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32.48% |
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273,644 |
100.00% |
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Asian |
1,012,685 |
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88.18% |
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*** |
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135,694 |
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11.82% |
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1,148,380 |
100.00% |
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NHPI |
70,330 |
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88.07% |
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*** |
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9,526 |
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11.93% |
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79,856 |
100.00% |
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Two or more |
469,597 |
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79.91% |
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*** |
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*** |
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118,037 |
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20.09% |
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587,634 |
100.00% |
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Unknown |
0 |
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NA |
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*** |
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*** |
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0 |
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NA |
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0 |
NA |
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TOTAL |
22,119,860 |
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79.67% |
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*** |
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5,646,182 |
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20.33% |
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27,766,042 |
100.00% |
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Hispanic |
3,048,839 |
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62.12% |
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*** |
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1,859,210 |
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37.88% |
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4,908,048 |
100.00% |
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Not Hispanic** |
19,071,022 |
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83.43% |
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*** |
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*** |
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3,786,972 |
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16.57% |
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22,857,994 |
100.00% |
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TOTAL |
22,119,860 |
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79.67% |
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5,646,182 |
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20.33% |
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27,766,042 |
100.00% |
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* Refers to NPS individuals whose first
formal application (Physical or ASVAB) was in FY 2004. |
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** Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not
respond to ethnicity question. |
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*** Civilian numbers and percentages combine
tiers 1 and 2. |
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Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding. |
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Source: Civilian data from
Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, October
2003-September 2004. |
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