Table B-15.  FY 2004 PS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Race/Ethnicity, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
                                               
                                               
  SERVICE                
RACE/ ARMY   NAVY   MARINE CORPS   AIR FORCE   TOTAL DoD   17-35 YR OLD CIVILIANS*
ETHNICITY Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total
a.  Number                                              
                                               
White 4,717 453 5,170   281 26 307   410 19 429   781 120 901   6,189 618 6,807   25,209,707 20,298,255 45,507,962
Black 1,069 302 1,371   59 14 73   66 6 72   117 39 156   1,311 361 1,672   3,356,520 3,752,175 7,108,695
AIAN 61 12 73   8 1 9   5 1 6   9 0 9   83 14 97   265,140 219,196 484,337
Asian 82 15 97   19 3 22   7 0 7   38 5 43   146 23 169   1,399,094 1,171,702 2,570,796
NHPI 52 7 59   1 1 2   3 1 4   20 3 23   76 12 88   83,259 83,839 167,098
Two or more 71 11 82   6 1 7   9 0 9   37 9 46   123 21 144   546,599 452,077 998,676
Unknown 536 80 616   10 0 10   18 0 18   18 3 21   582 83 665   0 0 0
TOTAL 6,588 880 7,468   384 46 430   518 27 545   1,020 179 1,199   8,510 1,132 9,642   30,860,319 25,977,245 56,837,564
Hispanic 738 93 831   51 5 56   83 3 86   74 14 88   946 115 1,061   6,312,465 3,789,473 10,101,937
Not Hispanic** 5,850 787 6,637   333 41 374   435 24 459   946 165 1,111   7,564 1,017 8,581   24,547,854 22,187,772 46,735,627
TOTAL 6,588 880 7,468   384 46 430   518 27 545   1,020 179 1,199   8,510 1,132 9,642   30,860,319 25,977,245 56,837,564
                                               
                                               
b.  Percent                                              
                                               
White 71.60% 51.48% 69.23%   73.18% 56.52% 71.40%   79.15% 70.37% 78.72%   76.57% 67.04% 75.15%   72.73% 54.59% 70.60%   81.69% 78.14% 80.07%
Black 16.23% 34.32% 18.36%   15.36% 30.43% 16.98%   12.74% 22.22% 13.21%   11.47% 21.79% 13.01%   15.41% 31.89% 17.34%   10.88% 14.44% 12.51%
AIAN 0.93% 1.36% 0.98%   2.08% 2.17% 2.09%   0.97% 3.70% 1.10%   0.88% 0.00% 0.75%   0.98% 1.24% 1.01%   0.86% 0.84% 0.85%
Asian 1.24% 1.70% 1.30%   4.95% 6.52% 5.12%   1.35% 0.00% 1.28%   3.73% 2.79% 3.59%   1.72% 2.03% 1.75%   4.53% 4.51% 4.52%
NHPI 0.79% 0.80% 0.79%   0.26% 2.17% 0.47%   0.58% 3.70% 0.73%   1.96% 1.68% 1.92%   0.89% 1.06% 0.91%   0.27% 0.32% 0.29%
Two or more 1.08% 1.25% 1.10%   1.56% 2.17% 1.63%   1.74% 0.00% 1.65%   3.63% 5.03% 3.84%   1.45% 1.86% 1.49%   1.77% 1.74% 1.76%
Unknown 8.14% 9.09% 8.25%   2.60% 0.00% 2.33%   3.47% 0.00% 3.30%   1.76% 1.68% 1.75%   6.84% 7.33% 6.90%   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%   100.00% 100.00% 100.00%   100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Hispanic 11.20% 10.57% 11.13%   13.28% 10.87% 13.02%   16.02% 11.11% 15.78%   7.25% 7.82% 7.34%   11.12% 10.16% 11.00%   20.45% 14.59% 17.77%
Not Hispanic** 88.80% 89.43% 88.87%   86.72% 89.13% 86.98%   83.98% 88.89% 84.22%   92.75% 92.18% 92.66%   88.88% 89.84% 89.00%   79.55% 85.41% 82.23%
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%   100.00% 100.00% 100.00%   100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
                                               
*  Comparison group includes civilians in the work force.
**Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanice ethnicity or did not respond to ethnicity question.
    Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
    Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, October 2003-September 2004.