Table C-7.  FY 2004 NPS Selected Reserve Enlisted Accessions by Education, Component, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
                           
    EDUCATIONAL TIER        
    TIER 1*   TIER 2   TIER 3   TOTAL  
  GENDER #   %     #   %     #   %     #   %    
  ARMY NATIONAL GUARD                        
    Male 16,489 83.41%   3,171 16.04%   109 0.55%   19,769 100.00%  
    Female 4,777 89.39%   532 9.96%   35 0.65%   5,344 100.00%  
    Total 21,266 84.68%   3,703 14.75%   144 0.57%   25,113 100.00%  
                           
  ARMY RESERVE                        
    Male 8,820 98.65%   79 0.88%   42 0.47%   8,941 100.00%  
    Female 3,414 98.90%   24 0.70%   14 0.41%   3,452 100.00%  
    Total 12,234 98.72%   103 0.83%   56 0.45%   12,393 100.00%  
                           
  NAVAL RESERVE                        
    Male 1,865 96.23%   10 0.52%   63 3.25%   1,938 100.00%  
    Female 797 97.43%   2 0.24%   19 2.32%   818 100.00%  
    Total 2,662 96.59%   12 0.44%   82 2.98%   2,756 100.00%  
                           
  MARINE CORPS RESERVE                        
    Male 5,721 97.95%   116 1.99%   4 0.07%   5,841 100.00%  
    Female 291 99.32%   1 0.34%   1 0.34%   293 100.00%  
    Total 6,012 98.01%   117 1.91%   5 0.08%   6,134 100.00%  
                           
  AIR NATIONAL GUARD                        
    Male 3,010 94.92%   145 4.57%   16 0.50%   3,171 100.00%  
    Female 918 95.53%   41 4.27%   2 0.21%   961 100.00%  
    Total 3,928 95.06%   186 4.50%   18 0.44%   4,132 100.00%  
                           
  AIR FORCE RESERVE                        
    Male 1,864 96.33%   71 3.67%   0 0.00%   1,935 100.00%  
    Female 950 96.94%   30 3.06%   0 0.00%   980 100.00%  
    Total 2,814 96.54%   101 3.46%   0 0.00%   2,915 100.00%  
                           
  TOTAL DoD                        
    Male 37,769 90.80%   3,592 8.64%   234 0.56%   41,595 100.00%  
    Female 11,147 94.08%   630 5.32%   71 0.60%   11,848 100.00%  
    Total 48,916 91.53%   4,222 7.90%   305 0.57%   53,443 100.00%  
                           
  18-24 YR OLD CIVILIANS                        
    Male 10,758,185 76.86%     **   **   3,239,806 23.14%   13,997,991 100.00%  
    Female 11,361,675 82.52%     **   **   2,406,375 17.48%   13,768,051 100.00%  
    Total 22,119,860 79.67%     **   **   5,646,182 20.33%   27,766,042 100.00%  
                           
  *  Includes accessions currently attending high school.  The following numbers of accessions are included in this category:  ARNG-10,821; USAR-  
    686; USNR-1; USMCR-164; USAFR-268.
  ** Civilian numbers and percentages combine Tier 1 and Tier 2.  
    Rows and 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.