Population Representation 2004 - Selected Reserve Enlisted Accessions and Enlisted Force

SELECTED RESERVE ENLISTED ACCESSIONS AND ENLISTED FORCE

Race/Ethnicity. As shown in Table 5.10, the proportion of minority Servicemembers varies by Reserve Component. With the exception of the USMCR and ANG, the proportion of Blacks is higher than in the comparable civilian group across components.. The USAR has the largest proportion of Blacks (26 percent), while the ANG has the lowest (9 percent). The USMCR has the greatest proportion of Hispanic members, at 15 percent (Table 5.11). The proportion of American Indians/Alaskan Natives and Pacific Islanders is similar across components, hovering between 0-1 percent. Asians represented between 2-4 percent across the components.

Table 5.10. FY 2004 Selected Reserve Enlisted Members, by Race/Ethnicity, Gender,and Component, and Civilian Labor Force 18-49 Years Old (Percent)
Race			Army National Guard	Army Reserve			Naval Reserve			Marine Corps Reserve			Air National Guard			Air Force Reserve		Total DoD
MALES
White			79.6	68.1			69.7			72.8			84.2			75.2		76.2
Black			13.7	22.0			16.3			9.2			8.0			16.2		14.9
American Indian & Alaskan Native			0.7	0.5			1.0			0.7			0.8			0.3		0.7
Asian			1.7	2.9			3.8			3.6			2.2			1.5		2.3
Pacific Islander			0.0	1.0			0.2			0.4			0.3			0.5		0.3
Two or more races			0.0	0.0			3.2			0.6			0.6			0.6		0.4
Unknown			4.3	5.4			5.9			12.7			4.0			5.8		5.2
Total			100.0	100.0			100.0			100.0			100.0			100.0		100.0
FEMALES
White			66.4	51.3			58.6			61.5			74.9			61.2		61.3
Black			25.8	39.2			27.9			16.5			15.8			28.7		29.1
American Indian & Alaskan Native			1.1	0.8			1.3			1.6			1.1			0.6		1.0
Asian			2.1	2.7			3.2			3.6			2.2			1.6		2.4
Pacific Islander			0.0	0.9			0.3			0.6			0.4			0.6		0.4
Two or more races			0.0	0.0			2.7			0.5			0.9			1.0		0.5
Unknown			4.6	5.1			6.1			15.6			4.7			6.4		5.3
Total			100.0	100.0			100.0			100.0			100.0			100.0		100.0
TOTAL
White			77.9		64.1			67.3			72.3			82.5		72.0		73.6
Black			15.3		26.1			18.8			9.6			9.4		19.0		17.3
American Indian & Alaskan Native			0.8		0.6			1.1			0.7			0.8		0.4		0.7
Asian			1.7		2.9			3.6			3.6			2.2		1.5		2.3
Pacific Islander			0.0		1.0			0.2			0.4			0.3		0.5		0.4
Two or more races			0.0		0.0			3.1			0.6			0.6		0.7		0.4
Unknown			4.3		5.3			5.9			12.8			4.1		5.9		5.2
Total			100.0		100.0			100.0			100.0			100.0		100.0		100.0
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE 18-49 YEARS OLD
White	Black	AIAN				Asian			NHPI			Two or more			Unknown		Total
80.6	12.4	0.8				4.5			0.3			1.5			0.0		100.0
Columns may not add to total due to rounding. Also see Appendix Tables C-17 (Race/Ethnicity by Component and Gender) and C-18 (Ethnicity by Component). Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, September 2004

Table 5.11. FY 2004 Selected Reserve Enlisted Members, by Race/Ethnicity, Gender,and Component, and Civilian Labor Force 18-49 Years Old (Percent)
Ethnicity	Army National Guard		Army Reserve		Naval Reserve		Marine Corps Reserve			Air National Guard		Air Force Reserve	Total DoD
MALES
Hispanic	7.9		12.3		10.1		14.5			6.2		7.4	9.1
Not Hispanic	92.1		87.8		89.9		85.5			93.8		92.6	90.9
Total	100.0		100.0		100.0		100.0			100.0		100.0	100.0
FEMALES
Hispanic	7.9		11.8		11.0		17.1			6.3		7.7	9.4
Not Hispanic	92.1		88.2		89.0		82.9			93.7		92.3	90.6
Total	100.0		100.0		100.0		100.0			100.0		100.0	100.0
TOTAL
Hispanic	7.9			12.2		10.3		14.6			6.2	7.4	9.2
Not Hispanic	92.1			87.9		89.7		85.4			93.8	92.6	90.8
Total	100.0			100.0		100.0		100.0			100.0	100.0	100.0
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE 18-49 YEARS OLD
Hispanic		Not Hispanic							Total
15.3		84.7							100.0
Columns may not add to total due to rounding. Also see Appendix Tables C-17 (Race/Ethnicity by Component and Gender) and C-18 (Ethnicity by Component). Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, September 2004

Substantial gender differences exist in the racial and ethnic composition of Reserve Component members (Appendix Table C-17). While Black males represent 15 percent of the male enlisted Selected Reserve, Black females represent 29 percent. Approximately 55 percent of USAR females are minorities: 39 percent Black, 12 percent Hispanic, 3 percent Asian, and 1 percent each American Indian/Alaska Native and Pacific Islander. Conversely, the ANG has the lowest proportion of minority females (25 percent), slightly more than the proportion in the 18 to 49 year-old civilian labor force (21 percent).

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