Table D-23.  NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 2003-2006
a.  Number
FISCAL	DoD				18-24 YR OLD CIVILIANS
YEAR	Hispanic	Not Hispanic**	Total***		Hispanic	Not Hispanic	Total
2003*	15,970	122,944	176,408		4,738,425	22,611,547	27,349,972
2004	23,190	152,782	175,972		4,908,048	22,857,994	27,766,042
2005	21,107	131,053	152,160		4,929,807	23,036,278	27,966,085
2006****	22,198	145,191	167,389		4,887,635	23,008,767	27,896,402
b.  Percent
FISCAL	DoD				18-24 YR OLD CIVILIANS
YEAR	Hispanic	Not Hispanic**	Total***		Hispanic	Not Hispanic	Total
2003*	11.50%	88.50%	100.00%		17.33%	82.67%	100.00%
2004	13.18%	86.82%	100.00%		17.68%	82.32%	100.00%
2005	13.87%	86.13%	100.00%		17.63%	82.37%	100.00%
2006****	13.26%	86.74%	100.00%		17.52%	82.48%	100.00%
*       In FY 2003 there was a change in the way DOD reported race/ethnicity data. The new race/ethnicity data were not available for all Services until after
the first quarter of FY03. Therefore, DOD and civilian race and ethnicity data only represent the last three quarters of FY03.
**     Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not respond to ethnicity question.
***   First quarter totals were added to DOD second through fourth quarters subtotals for cross-year comparision purposes. Percentages are for last three
quarters of FY03.
****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.
Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files.
Rows may not add to totals due to rounding.