| Table B-12. FY 2006 NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions* by Gender, Race, Hispanic and Service with Civilian Comparison Group (Continued) | ||||||||||||||||||
| SERVICE | ||||||||||||||||||
| GENDER/RACE | ARMY | NAVY | MARINE CORPS | AIR FORCE | TOTAL DoD | 18-24 YR OLD CIVILIANS | ||||||||||||
| ETHNICITY | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||||||
| a. Male & Female Combined | ||||||||||||||||||
| White | 52,272 | 74.93% | 23,769 | 66.32% | 26,681 | 85.07% | 23,535 | 77.34% | 126,257 | 75.43% | 21,757,455 | 77.99% | ||||||
| Black | 8,793 | 12.61% | 6,152 | 17.17% | 2,375 | 7.57% | 4,478 | 14.72% | 21,798 | 13.02% | 4,012,489 | 14.38% | ||||||
| AIAN | 832 | 1.19% | 2,834 | 7.91% | 418 | 1.33% | 255 | 0.84% | 4,339 | 2.59% | 253,240 | 0.91% | ||||||
| Asian | 1,368 | 1.96% | 1,617 | 4.51% | 726 | 2.31% | 947 | 3.11% | 4,658 | 2.78% | 1,161,303 | 4.16% | ||||||
| NHPI | 491 | 0.70% | 390 | 1.09% | 280 | 0.89% | 402 | 1.32% | 1,563 | 0.93% | 92,569 | 0.33% | ||||||
| Two or more | 277 | 0.40% | 672 | 1.88% | 140 | 0.45% | 265 | 0.87% | 1,354 | 0.81% | 619,345 | 2.22% | ||||||
| Unknown | 5,725 | 8.21% | 406 | 1.13% | 742 | 2.37% | 547 | 1.80% | 7,420 | 4.43% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||||
| TOTAL | 69,758 | 100.00% | 35,840 | 100.00% | 31,362 | 100.00% | 30,429 | 100.00% | 167,389 | 100.00% | 27,896,401 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Male & Female - Not Hispanic** | ||||||||||||||||||
| White | 45,392 | 73.60% | 20,012 | 66.69% | 22,347 | 84.41% | 20,813 | 76.98% | 108,564 | 74.77% | 17,291,506 | 75.15% | ||||||
| Black | 8,466 | 13.73% | 5,584 | 18.61% | 2,233 | 8.44% | 4,308 | 15.93% | 20,591 | 14.18% | 3,842,932 | 16.70% | ||||||
| AIAN | 789 | 1.28% | 2,225 | 7.42% | 376 | 1.42% | 207 | 0.77% | 3,597 | 2.48% | 169,427 | 0.74% | ||||||
| Asian | 1,348 | 2.19% | 1,378 | 4.59% | 702 | 2.65% | 881 | 3.26% | 4,309 | 2.97% | 1,138,625 | 4.95% | ||||||
| NHPI | 454 | 0.74% | 302 | 1.01% | 247 | 0.93% | 317 | 1.17% | 1,320 | 0.91% | 73,217 | 0.32% | ||||||
| Two or more | 245 | 0.40% | 362 | 1.21% | 127 | 0.48% | 236 | 0.87% | 970 | 0.67% | 493,059 | 2.14% | ||||||
| Unknown | 4,982 | 8.08% | 143 | 0.48% | 441 | 1.67% | 274 | 1.01% | 5,840 | 4.02% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||||
| TOTAL | 61,676 | 100.00% | 30,006 | 100.00% | 26,473 | 100.00% | 27,036 | 100.00% | 145,191 | 100.00% | 23,008,767 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Male & Female - Hispanic | ||||||||||||||||||
| White | 6,880 | 85.13% | 3,757 | 64.40% | 4,334 | 88.65% | 2,722 | 80.22% | 17,693 | 79.71% | 4,465,949 | 91.37% | ||||||
| Black | 327 | 4.05% | 568 | 9.74% | 142 | 2.90% | 170 | 5.01% | 1,207 | 5.44% | 169,557 | 3.47% | ||||||
| AIAN | 43 | 0.53% | 609 | 10.44% | 42 | 0.86% | 48 | 1.41% | 742 | 3.34% | 83,813 | 1.71% | ||||||
| Asian | 20 | 0.25% | 239 | 4.10% | 24 | 0.49% | 66 | 1.95% | 349 | 1.57% | 22,677 | 0.46% | ||||||
| NHPI | 37 | 0.46% | 88 | 1.51% | 33 | 0.67% | 85 | 2.51% | 243 | 1.09% | 19,353 | 0.40% | ||||||
| Two or more | 32 | 0.40% | 310 | 5.31% | 13 | 0.27% | 29 | 0.85% | 384 | 1.73% | 126,286 | 2.58% | ||||||
| Unknown | 743 | 9.19% | 263 | 4.51% | 301 | 6.16% | 273 | 8.05% | 1,580 | 7.12% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||||
| TOTAL | 8,082 | 100.00% | 5,834 | 100.00% | 4,889 | 100.00% | 3,393 | 100.00% | 22,198 | 100.00% | 4,887,635 | 100.00% | ||||||
| * The Population Representation in the Military Services (POPREP) is based on data from the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC). Breakouts of accessions by service | ||||||||||||||||||
| component and prior service/non-prior service designation will not match reports by individual services because of differences in defining prior service accessions. DMDC | ||||||||||||||||||
| uses the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) to determine prior service, but the services each use their own criteria. | ||||||||||||||||||
| **Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not respond to ethnicity question. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, October 2005-September 2006. | ||||||||||||||||||