| Table A-7. FY 2005 Applicants* for Active
Component Enlistment by Education, Service, and Race or Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group |
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EDUCATIONAL TIER |
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RACE or |
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TIER 3 |
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TOTAL |
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ETHNICITY** |
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ARMY |
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White |
69,784 |
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83.02% |
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12,588 |
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14.98% |
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1,688 |
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2.01% |
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84,060 |
100.00% |
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Black |
15,250 |
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87.65% |
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1,898 |
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10.91% |
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251 |
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1.44% |
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17,399 |
100.00% |
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AIAN |
1,236 |
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82.29% |
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242 |
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16.11% |
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24 |
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1.60% |
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1,502 |
100.00% |
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Asian |
2,264 |
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92.30% |
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155 |
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6.32% |
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34 |
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1.39% |
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2,453 |
100.00% |
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NHPI |
2,113 |
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91.16% |
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159 |
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6.86% |
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46 |
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1.98% |
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2,318 |
100.00% |
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Two or more |
1,055 |
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85.08% |
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159 |
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12.82% |
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26 |
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2.10% |
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1,240 |
100.00% |
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Unknown |
19,921 |
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84.92% |
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3,138 |
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13.38% |
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399 |
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1.70% |
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23,458 |
100.00% |
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TOTAL |
111,623 |
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84.29% |
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18,339 |
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13.85% |
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2,468 |
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1.86% |
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132,430 |
100.00% |
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Hispanic |
15,403 |
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87.93% |
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1,882 |
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10.74% |
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233 |
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1.33% |
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17,518 |
100.00% |
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Not Hispanic** |
96,220 |
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83.73% |
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16,457 |
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14.32% |
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2,235 |
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1.94% |
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114,912 |
100.00% |
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TOTAL |
111,623 |
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84.29% |
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18,339 |
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13.85% |
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2,468 |
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1.86% |
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132,430 |
100.00% |
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NAVY |
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White |
37,404 |
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91.40% |
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2,776 |
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6.78% |
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742 |
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1.81% |
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40,922 |
100.00% |
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Black |
14,149 |
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94.23% |
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683 |
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4.55% |
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183 |
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1.22% |
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15,015 |
100.00% |
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AIAN |
4,399 |
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91.89% |
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295 |
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6.16% |
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93 |
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1.94% |
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4,787 |
100.00% |
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Asian |
3,222 |
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95.27% |
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119 |
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3.52% |
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41 |
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1.21% |
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3,382 |
100.00% |
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NHPI |
830 |
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94.10% |
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40 |
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4.54% |
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12 |
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1.36% |
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882 |
100.00% |
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Two or more |
1,194 |
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89.91% |
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82 |
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6.17% |
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52 |
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3.92% |
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1,328 |
100.00% |
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Unknown |
1,275 |
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92.79% |
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69 |
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5.02% |
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30 |
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2.18% |
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1,374 |
100.00% |
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TOTAL |
62,473 |
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92.29% |
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4,064 |
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6.00% |
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1,153 |
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1.70% |
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67,690 |
100.00% |
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Hispanic |
10,745 |
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93.21% |
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578 |
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5.01% |
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205 |
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1.78% |
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11,528 |
100.00% |
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Not Hispanic** |
51,728 |
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92.10% |
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3,486 |
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6.21% |
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948 |
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1.69% |
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56,162 |
100.00% |
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TOTAL |
62,473 |
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92.29% |
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4,064 |
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6.00% |
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1,153 |
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1.70% |
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67,690 |
100.00% |
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MARINE CORPS |
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White |
37,476 |
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96.22% |
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1,367 |
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3.51% |
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104 |
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0.27% |
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38,947 |
100.00% |
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Black |
4,496 |
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97.17% |
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121 |
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2.62% |
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10 |
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0.22% |
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4,627 |
100.00% |
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AIAN |
681 |
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96.19% |
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25 |
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3.53% |
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2 |
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0.28% |
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708 |
100.00% |
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Asian |
985 |
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96.85% |
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30 |
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2.95% |
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0.20% |
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1,017 |
100.00% |
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NHPI |
502 |
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97.86% |
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1.75% |
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2 |
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0.39% |
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513 |
100.00% |
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Two or more |
367 |
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96.07% |
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13 |
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3.40% |
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2 |
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0.52% |
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382 |
100.00% |
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Unknown |
1,995 |
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96.47% |
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66 |
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3.19% |
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0.34% |
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2,068 |
100.00% |
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TOTAL |
46,502 |
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96.35% |
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1,631 |
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3.38% |
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129 |
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0.27% |
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48,262 |
100.00% |
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Hispanic |
8,195 |
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97.34% |
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208 |
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2.47% |
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16 |
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0.19% |
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8,419 |
100.00% |
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Not Hispanic** |
38,307 |
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96.14% |
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1,423 |
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3.57% |
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113 |
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0.28% |
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39,843 |
100.00% |
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TOTAL |
46,502 |
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96.35% |
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1,631 |
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3.38% |
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129 |
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0.27% |
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48,262 |
100.00% |
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AIR FORCE |
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White |
28,922 |
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96.52% |
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453 |
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1.51% |
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590 |
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1.97% |
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29,965 |
100.00% |
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Black |
7,022 |
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97.74% |
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88 |
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1.22% |
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74 |
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1.03% |
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7,184 |
100.00% |
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AIAN |
363 |
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95.78% |
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2.90% |
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1.32% |
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379 |
100.00% |
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Asian |
1,211 |
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98.38% |
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0.32% |
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16 |
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1.30% |
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1,231 |
100.00% |
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NHPI |
722 |
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99.04% |
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0.55% |
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3 |
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0.41% |
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729 |
100.00% |
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Two or more |
543 |
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97.66% |
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1.26% |
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6 |
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1.08% |
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556 |
100.00% |
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Unknown |
1,231 |
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95.65% |
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1.79% |
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33 |
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2.56% |
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1,287 |
100.00% |
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TOTAL |
40,014 |
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96.81% |
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590 |
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1.43% |
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727 |
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1.76% |
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41,331 |
100.00% |
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Hispanic |
4,731 |
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97.39% |
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58 |
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1.19% |
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69 |
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1.42% |
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4,858 |
100.00% |
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Not Hispanic** |
35,283 |
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96.74% |
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532 |
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1.46% |
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658 |
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1.80% |
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36,473 |
100.00% |
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TOTAL |
40,014 |
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96.81% |
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590 |
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1.43% |
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727 |
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1.76% |
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41,331 |
100.00% |
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TOTAL DoD |
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White |
173,586 |
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89.53% |
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17,184 |
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8.86% |
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3,124 |
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1.61% |
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193,894 |
100.00% |
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Black |
40,917 |
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92.52% |
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2,790 |
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6.31% |
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518 |
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1.17% |
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44,225 |
100.00% |
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AIAN |
6,679 |
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90.55% |
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573 |
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7.77% |
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124 |
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1.68% |
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7,376 |
100.00% |
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Asian |
7,682 |
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95.04% |
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308 |
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3.81% |
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93 |
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1.15% |
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8,083 |
100.00% |
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NHPI |
4,167 |
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93.81% |
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212 |
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4.77% |
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63 |
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1.42% |
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4,442 |
100.00% |
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Two or more |
3,159 |
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90.10% |
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261 |
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7.44% |
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86 |
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2.45% |
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3,506 |
100.00% |
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Unknown |
24,422 |
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86.64% |
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3,296 |
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11.69% |
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469 |
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1.66% |
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28,187 |
100.00% |
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TOTAL |
260,612 |
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89.96% |
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24,624 |
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8.50% |
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4,477 |
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1.55% |
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289,713 |
100.00% |
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Hispanic |
39,074 |
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92.32% |
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2,726 |
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6.44% |
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523 |
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1.24% |
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42,323 |
100.00% |
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Not Hispanic** |
221,538 |
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89.55% |
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21,898 |
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8.85% |
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3,954 |
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1.60% |
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247,390 |
100.00% |
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TOTAL |
260,612 |
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89.96% |
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24,624 |
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8.50% |
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4,477 |
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1.55% |
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289,713 |
100.00% |
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18-24 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS |
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White |
17,605,344 |
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80.56% |
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4,247,937 |
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19.44% |
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21,853,281 |
100.00% |
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Black |
2,974,315 |
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74.68% |
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*** |
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1,008,300 |
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25.32% |
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3,982,615 |
100.00% |
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AIAN |
187,529 |
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67.44% |
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*** |
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90,559 |
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32.56% |
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278,088 |
100.00% |
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Asian |
1,017,777 |
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88.83% |
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*** |
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127,988 |
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11.17% |
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1,145,765 |
100.00% |
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NHPI |
68,517 |
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82.53% |
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*** |
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14,504 |
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17.47% |
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83,021 |
100.00% |
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Two or more |
499,816 |
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80.19% |
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*** |
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123,499 |
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19.81% |
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623,315 |
100.00% |
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Unknown |
0 |
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NA |
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*** |
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*** |
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0 |
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NA |
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0 |
NA |
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TOTAL |
22,353,297 |
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79.93% |
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5,612,788 |
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20.07% |
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27,966,085 |
100.00% |
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Hispanic |
3,088,443 |
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62.65% |
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*** |
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1,841,364 |
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37.35% |
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4,929,807 |
100.00% |
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Not Hispanic** |
19,264,854 |
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83.63% |
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*** |
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3,771,424 |
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16.37% |
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23,036,278 |
100.00% |
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TOTAL |
22,353,297 |
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79.93% |
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5,612,788 |
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20.07% |
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27,966,085 |
100.00% |
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* Refers to NPS individuals whose first
formal application (Physical or ASVAB) was in FY 2005. |
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**
Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not
respond to ethnicity question. |
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*** Civilian numbers and percentages combine
tiers 1 and 2. |
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Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding. |
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Source: Civilian data from
Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, October
2004-September 2005. |
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