Population Representation 2004 - Selected Reserve Enlisted Accessions and Enlisted Force

SELECTED RESERVE ENLISTED ACCESSIONS AND ENLISTED FORCE

Gender. The proportion of enlisted women is similar in the Selected Reserve and in the Active Components, at about 17 percent. Table 5.12 illustrates that there are differences in the proportion of women across the different Reserve Components. The component with the highest proportion of women is the USAR (24 percent), while the ARNG has 13 percent and the USMCR, with the lowest proportion, has 5 percent. Differences in gender composition are the result of the types of units in the Components. For example, the ARNG and USMCR have mainly combat units and the USAR has primarily combat support and combat service support units.

Table 5.12. FY 2004 Selected Reserve Enlisted Members, by Gender and Component,and Civilian Labor Force 17 and Above Years Old (Percent)
Gender	Army National Guard	Army Reserve	Naval Reserve	Marine Corps Reserve	Air National Guard	Air Force Reserve	Total DoD	Civilians 17 years and older
Male	86.9	76.4	78.4	95.4	82.1	77.3	82.8	53.6
Female	13.1	23.6	21.6	4.6	17.9	22.7	17.2	46.4
Also see Appendix Table C-15 (Age by Component and Gender). Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, September 2004.

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