Table B-32.  FY 2006 Active Component Officer Accessions and Officer Corps by Marital Status, Gender, and Service with Civilian Comparison
Groups
  SERVICE         CIVILIAN
ARMY   NAVY   MARINE CORPS   AIR FORCE   TOTAL DoD   COLLEGE GRADUATES*
GENDER Married Unmarried   Married Unmarried   Married Unmarried   Married Unmarried   Married Unmarried   Married Unmarried
a.  Officer Accessions
Males 36.28% 63.72% 37.42% 62.58% 29.23% 70.77% 26.56% 73.44% 33.29% 66.71% 48.51% 51.49%
Females 33.26% 66.74% 27.76% 72.24% 21.21% 78.79% 31.10% 68.90% 30.85% 69.15% 54.00% 46.00%
TOTAL 35.66% 64.34%   35.50% 64.50%   28.57% 71.43%   27.65% 72.35%   32.80% 67.20%   51.53% 48.47%
b.  Officer Corps
Males 71.68% 28.32% 72.51% 27.49% 69.56% 30.44% 74.93% 25.07% 72.76% 27.24% 69.89% 30.11%
Females 51.79% 48.21% 49.62% 50.38% 41.87% 58.13% 56.44% 43.56% 52.81% 47.19% 62.23% 37.77%
TOTAL 68.37% 31.63%   69.08% 30.92%   67.96% 32.04%   71.56% 28.44%   69.59% 30.41%   66.25% 33.75%
     
* Comparison group for officer accessions includes 21-35 year old college graduates in the non-institutional civilian population, October 2005-September 2006.
   Comparison group for active component officer corps includes college graduates in the civilian work force (21-49 years old), September 2006.
   Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File.

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