| Table B-15. FY 2006 PS Active Component Enlisted Accessions* by Race/Ethnicity, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| SERVICE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| RACE/ | ARMY | NAVY | MARINE CORPS | AIR FORCE | TOTAL DoD | 17-35 YR OLD CIVILIANS** | |||||||||||||||||
| ETHNICITY | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |||||
| a. Number | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 5,153 | 550 | 5,703 | 467 | 55 | 522 | 789 | 64 | 853 | 261 | 50 | 311 | 6,670 | 719 | 7,389 | 25,384,183 | 20,387,498 | 45,771,681 | |||||
| Black | 1,193 | 358 | 1,551 | 92 | 36 | 128 | 97 | 10 | 107 | 23 | 5 | 28 | 1,405 | 409 | 1,814 | 3,521,429 | 3,834,609 | 7,356,037 | |||||
| AIAN | 65 | 11 | 76 | 25 | 4 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 104 | 16 | 120 | 236,640 | 198,316 | 434,956 | |||||
| Asian | 110 | 29 | 139 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 152 | 40 | 192 | 1,443,212 | 1,182,338 | 2,625,550 | |||||
| NHPI | 61 | 13 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 15 | 90 | 111,889 | 87,279 | 199,168 | |||||
| Two or more | 64 | 12 | 76 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 84 | 15 | 99 | 602,972 | 490,357 | 1,093,329 | |||||
| Unknown | 1,695 | 164 | 1,859 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1,742 | 170 | 1,912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 8,341 | 1,137 | 9,478 | 614 | 101 | 715 | 967 | 84 | 1,051 | 310 | 62 | 372 | 10,232 | 1,384 | 11,616 | 31,300,326 | 26,180,395 | 57,480,721 | |||||
| Hispanic | 1,102 | 145 | 1,247 | 93 | 19 | 112 | 146 | 23 | 169 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 1,358 | 195 | 1,553 | 6,569,952 | 3,920,267 | 10,490,219 | |||||
| Not Hispanic*** | 7,239 | 992 | 8,231 | 521 | 82 | 603 | 821 | 61 | 882 | 293 | 54 | 347 | 8,874 | 1,189 | 10,063 | 24,730,374 | 22,260,128 | 46,990,502 | |||||
| TOTAL | 8,341 | 1,137 | 9,478 | 614 | 101 | 715 | 967 | 84 | 1,051 | 310 | 62 | 372 | 10,232 | 1,384 | 11,616 | 31,300,326 | 26,180,395 | 57,480,721 | |||||
| b. Percent | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 61.78% | 48.37% | 60.17% | 76.06% | 54.46% | 73.01% | 81.59% | 76.19% | 81.16% | 84.19% | 80.65% | 83.60% | 65.19% | 51.95% | 63.61% | 81.10% | 77.87% | 79.63% | |||||
| Black | 14.30% | 31.49% | 16.36% | 14.98% | 35.64% | 17.90% | 10.03% | 11.90% | 10.18% | 7.42% | 8.06% | 7.53% | 13.73% | 29.55% | 15.62% | 11.25% | 14.65% | 12.80% | |||||
| AIAN | 0.78% | 0.97% | 0.80% | 4.07% | 3.96% | 4.06% | 1.03% | 1.19% | 1.05% | 1.29% | 0.00% | 1.08% | 1.02% | 1.16% | 1.03% | 0.76% | 0.76% | 0.76% | |||||
| Asian | 1.32% | 2.55% | 1.47% | 2.28% | 1.98% | 2.24% | 1.65% | 4.76% | 1.90% | 3.87% | 8.06% | 4.57% | 1.49% | 2.89% | 1.65% | 4.61% | 4.52% | 4.57% | |||||
| NHPI | 0.73% | 1.14% | 0.78% | 0.33% | 0.00% | 0.28% | 1.03% | 2.38% | 1.14% | 0.65% | 0.00% | 0.54% | 0.73% | 1.08% | 0.77% | 0.36% | 0.33% | 0.35% | |||||
| Two or more | 0.77% | 1.06% | 0.80% | 0.65% | 0.99% | 0.70% | 1.14% | 0.00% | 1.05% | 1.61% | 3.23% | 1.88% | 0.82% | 1.08% | 0.85% | 1.93% | 1.87% | 1.90% | |||||
| Unknown | 20.32% | 14.42% | 19.61% | 1.63% | 2.97% | 1.82% | 3.52% | 3.57% | 3.52% | 0.97% | 0.00% | 0.81% | 17.03% | 12.28% | 16.46% | NA | NA | NA | |||||
| TOTAL | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |||||
| Hispanic | 13.21% | 12.75% | 13.16% | 15.15% | 18.81% | 15.66% | 15.10% | 27.38% | 16.08% | 5.48% | 12.90% | 6.72% | 13.27% | 14.09% | 13.37% | 20.99% | 14.97% | 18.25% | |||||
| Not Hispanic*** | 86.79% | 87.25% | 86.84% | 84.85% | 81.19% | 84.34% | 84.90% | 72.62% | 83.92% | 94.52% | 87.10% | 93.28% | 86.73% | 85.91% | 86.63% | 79.01% | 85.03% | 81.75% | |||||
| TOTAL | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** Comparison group includes civilians in the work force. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanice 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||