Table A-2.  FY 2007 Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment by Age, Marital Status, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
a.  Number
       
AGE MILITARY 17-35 YEAR-OLD
MALES   FEMALES   TOTAL DoD   PERCENT MARRIED   MARRIED CIVILIANS
Married Single Total   Married Single Total   Married Single Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total
16-17 186 41,786 41,972 93 13,058 13,151 279 54,844 55,123 0.44% 0.71% 0.51% 7,619 20,139 27,758
18 716 49,760 50,476 284 12,435 12,719 1,000 62,195 63,195 1.42% 2.23% 1.58% 19,209 50,261 69,470
19 1,087 33,419 34,506 508 7,573 8,081 1,595 40,992 42,587 3.15% 6.29% 3.75% 32,275 106,017 138,293
20 1,417 23,165 24,582 613 5,013 5,626 2,030 28,178 30,208 5.76% 10.90% 6.72% 65,346 192,996 258,342
21 1,673 16,682 18,355 656 3,418 4,074 2,329 20,100 22,429 9.11% 16.10% 10.38% 141,804 278,889 420,693
22 1,823 12,552 14,375 650 2,541 3,191 2,473 15,093 17,566 12.68% 20.37% 14.08% 211,209 344,978 556,187
23 1,966 9,095 11,061 656 1,707 2,363 2,622 10,802 13,424 17.77% 27.76% 19.53% 284,701 500,244 784,945
24 1,915 6,768 8,683 547 1,224 1,771 2,462 7,992 10,454 22.05% 30.89% 23.55% 453,413 681,249 1,134,662
25 1,718 4,868 6,586 505 934 1,439 2,223 5,802 8,025 26.09% 35.09% 27.70% 590,892 819,389 1,410,281
26 1,591 3,594 5,185 454 671 1,125 2,045 4,265 6,310 30.68% 40.36% 32.41% 717,779 946,236 1,664,015
27 1,502 2,679 4,181 355 520 875 1,857 3,199 5,056 35.92% 40.57% 36.73% 833,137 967,538 1,800,675
28 1,120 1,918 3,038 309 345 654 1,429 2,263 3,692 36.87% 47.25% 38.71% 884,871 1,031,253 1,916,124
29 1,039 1,476 2,515 261 270 531 1,300 1,746 3,046 41.31% 49.15% 42.68% 988,062 1,125,800 2,113,862
30 866 1,122 1,988 221 215 436 1,087 1,337 2,424 43.56% 50.69% 44.84% 1,095,289 1,127,960 2,223,249
31 734 929 1,663 159 166 325 893 1,095 1,988 44.14% 48.92% 44.92% 1,059,877 1,178,738 2,238,615
32 703 782 1,485 165 159 324 868 941 1,809 47.34% 50.93% 47.98% 1,187,271 1,225,046 2,412,317
33 564 631 1,195 153 128 281 717 759 1,476 47.20% 54.45% 48.58% 1,180,057 1,173,283 2,353,340
34 572 569 1,141 130 110 240 702 679 1,381 50.13% 54.17% 50.83% 1,208,117 1,264,073 2,472,190
35 482 439 921 101 97 198 583 536 1,119 52.33% 51.01% 52.10% 1,376,095 1,369,816 2,745,911
36+ 2,250 2,028 4,278 528 497 1,025 2,778 2,525 5,303 52.59% 51.51% 52.39% NA NA NA
TOTAL 23,924 214,262 238,186   7,348 51,081 58,429   31,272 265,343 296,615   10.04% 12.58% 10.54%   12,337,024 14,403,906 26,740,931
b.  Percent
                             
AGE MILITARY 17-35 YEAR-OLD
MALES   FEMALES   TOTAL DoD   PERCENT MARRIED
Married Single Total   Married Single Total   Married Single Total   Males Females Total
16-17 0.44% 99.56% 100.00% 0.71% 99.29% 100.00% 0.51% 99.49% 100.00% 0.33% 0.89% 0.60%
18 1.42% 98.58% 100.00% 2.23% 97.77% 100.00% 1.58% 98.42% 100.00% 0.94% 2.59% 1.74%
19 3.15% 96.85% 100.00% 6.29% 93.71% 100.00% 3.75% 96.25% 100.00% 1.70% 5.81% 3.71%
20 5.76% 94.24% 100.00% 10.90% 89.10% 100.00% 6.72% 93.28% 100.00% 3.14% 9.57% 6.30%
21 9.11% 90.89% 100.00% 16.10% 83.90% 100.00% 10.38% 89.62% 100.00% 6.74% 14.05% 10.29%
22 12.68% 87.32% 100.00% 20.37% 79.63% 100.00% 14.08% 85.92% 100.00% 10.34% 17.45% 13.84%
23 17.77% 82.23% 100.00% 27.76% 72.24% 100.00% 19.53% 80.47% 100.00% 14.67% 24.48% 19.70%
24 22.05% 77.95% 100.00% 30.89% 69.11% 100.00% 23.55% 76.45% 100.00% 21.64% 32.52% 27.08%
25 26.09% 73.91% 100.00% 35.09% 64.91% 100.00% 27.70% 72.30% 100.00% 27.16% 39.41% 33.15%
26 30.68% 69.32% 100.00% 40.36% 59.64% 100.00% 32.41% 67.59% 100.00% 34.48% 44.94% 39.74%
27 35.92% 64.08% 100.00% 40.57% 59.43% 100.00% 36.73% 63.27% 100.00% 40.14% 47.93% 43.98%
28 36.87% 63.13% 100.00% 47.25% 52.75% 100.00% 38.71% 61.29% 100.00% 44.81% 52.39% 48.60%
29 41.31% 58.69% 100.00% 49.15% 50.85% 100.00% 42.68% 57.32% 100.00% 50.37% 55.13% 52.79%
30 43.56% 56.44% 100.00% 50.69% 49.31% 100.00% 44.84% 55.16% 100.00% 54.46% 55.60% 55.04%
31 44.14% 55.86% 100.00% 48.92% 51.08% 100.00% 44.92% 55.08% 100.00% 57.73% 61.67% 59.74%
32 47.34% 52.66% 100.00% 50.93% 49.07% 100.00% 47.98% 52.02% 100.00% 61.71% 63.97% 62.84%
33 47.20% 52.80% 100.00% 54.45% 45.55% 100.00% 48.58% 51.42% 100.00% 63.54% 64.85% 64.19%
34 50.13% 49.87% 100.00% 54.17% 45.83% 100.00% 50.83% 49.17% 100.00% 64.39% 64.88% 64.64%
35 52.33% 47.67% 100.00% 51.01% 48.99% 100.00% 52.10% 47.90% 100.00% 66.45% 66.83% 66.64%
36+ 52.59% 47.41% 100.00% 51.51% 48.49% 100.00% 52.39% 47.61% 100.00% NA NA NA
TOTAL 10.04% 89.96% 100.00%   12.58% 87.42% 100.00%   10.54% 89.46% 100.00%   32.13% 37.88% 34.99%
   
  1. Refers to non-prior service (NPS) individuals whose first formal application (i.e., taking a screening physical exam or the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery 
      (ASVAB)) was in FY 2007.  Does not include participants in the High School Testing Program unless otherwise tested.
      Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, noninstitutional, age 17-35, October 2006-September 2007 average.