Table E-9.  FY 2004 Coast Guard NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Quality, Gender and Race/Ethnicity
		QUALITY
		HIGH QUALITY *			NON-HIGH QUALITY			TOTAL
	GENDER	#	%		#	%		#	%
	Males	1,965	72.99%		727	27.01%		2,692	100.00%
	Females	405	70.07%		173	29.93%		578	100.00%
	TOTAL	2,370	72.48%		900	27.52%		3,270	100.00%
	RACE/ETHNICITY**
	White	1,957	75.39%		639	24.61%		2,596	100.00%
	Black	177	58.42%		126	41.58%		303	100.00%
	AIAN	45	67.16%		22	32.84%		67	100.00%
	Asian	48	65.75%		25	34.25%		73	100.00%
	NHPI	27	67.50%		13	32.50%		40	100.00%
	Two or more	35	76.09%		11	23.91%		46	100.00%
	Unknown	81	55.86%		64	44.14%		145	100.00%
	TOTAL	2,370	72.48%		900	27.52%		3,270	100.00%
	Hispanic	315	60.93%		202	39.07%		517	100.00%
	Not Hispanic	2,055	74.65%		698	25.35%		2,753	100.00%
	TOTAL	2,370	72.48%		900	27.52%		3,270	100.00%
	*  High quality accessions are AFQT Category I - IIIA, high school graduates.
	**Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not resopnd to ethnicity question.