| Table B-14. FY 2007 Prior Service (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 YEAR-OLD CIVILIANS1 | |||||||||||||||||
| ETHNICITY3 | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |||||
| a. Number | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 9,460 | 1,315 | 10,775 | 520 | 39 | 559 | 1,326 | 82 | 1,408 | 90 | 14 | 104 | 11,396 | 1,450 | 12,846 | 25,346,389 | 20,454,839 | 45,801,229 | |||||
| Black | 2,042 | 731 | 2,773 | 102 | 32 | 134 | 156 | 20 | 176 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2,309 | 789 | 3,098 | 3,588,333 | 3,803,004 | 7,391,338 | |||||
| AIAN | 85 | 25 | 110 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 39 | 159 | 319,411 | 222,951 | 542,361 | |||||
| Asian | 221 | 43 | 264 | 25 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 277 | 52 | 329 | 1,460,671 | 1,215,401 | 2,676,073 | |||||
| NHPI | 74 | 17 | 91 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 21 | 112 | 109,094 | 117,364 | 226,458 | |||||
| Two or more | 112 | 17 | 129 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 22 | 160 | 560,451 | 480,682 | 1,041,133 | |||||
| Unknown | 2,705 | 272 | 2,977 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2,737 | 272 | 3,009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 14,699 | 2,420 | 17,119 | 692 | 89 | 781 | 1,566 | 115 | 1,681 | 111 | 21 | 132 | 17,068 | 2,645 | 19,713 | 31,384,351 | 26,294,241 | 57,678,591 | |||||
| Hispanic | 1,822 | 321 | 2,143 | 90 | 12 | 102 | 264 | 23 | 287 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2,187 | 357 | 2,544 | 6,741,515 | 4,099,268 | 10,840,783 | |||||
| Not Hispanic2 | 12,877 | 2,099 | 14,976 | 602 | 77 | 679 | 1,302 | 92 | 1,394 | 100 | 20 | 120 | 14,881 | 2,288 | 17,169 | 24,642,836 | 22,194,973 | 46,837,808 | |||||
| TOTAL | 14,699 | 2,420 | 17,119 | 692 | 89 | 781 | 1,566 | 115 | 1,681 | 111 | 21 | 132 | 17,068 | 2,645 | 19,713 | 31,384,351 | 26,294,241 | 57,678,591 | |||||
| b. Percent | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 64.36% | 54.34% | 62.94% | 75.14% | 43.82% | 71.57% | 84.67% | 71.30% | 83.76% | 81.08% | 66.67% | 78.79% | 66.77% | 54.82% | 65.17% | 80.76% | 77.79% | 79.41% | |||||
| Black | 13.89% | 30.21% | 16.20% | 14.74% | 35.96% | 17.16% | 9.96% | 17.39% | 10.47% | 8.11% | 28.57% | 11.36% | 13.53% | 29.83% | 15.72% | 11.43% | 14.46% | 12.81% | |||||
| AIAN | 0.58% | 1.03% | 0.64% | 3.18% | 8.99% | 3.84% | 0.83% | 5.22% | 1.13% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.70% | 1.47% | 0.81% | 1.02% | 0.85% | 0.94% | |||||
| Asian | 1.50% | 1.78% | 1.54% | 3.61% | 6.74% | 3.97% | 1.47% | 1.74% | 1.49% | 7.21% | 4.76% | 6.82% | 1.62% | 1.97% | 1.67% | 4.65% | 4.62% | 4.64% | |||||
| NHPI | 0.50% | 0.70% | 0.53% | 1.16% | 0.00% | 1.02% | 0.51% | 3.48% | 0.71% | 0.90% | 0.00% | 0.76% | 0.53% | 0.79% | 0.57% | 0.35% | 0.45% | 0.39% | |||||
| Two or more | 0.76% | 0.70% | 0.75% | 1.45% | 4.49% | 1.79% | 1.02% | 0.87% | 1.01% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.81% | 0.83% | 0.81% | 1.79% | 1.83% | 1.81% | |||||
| Unknown | 18.40% | 11.24% | 17.39% | 0.72% | 0.00% | 0.64% | 1.53% | 0.00% | 1.43% | 2.70% | 0.00% | 2.27% | 16.04% | 10.28% | 15.26% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |||||
| 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 | 12.40% | 13.26% | 12.52% | 13.01% | 13.48% | 13.06% | 16.86% | 20.00% | 17.07% | 9.91% | 4.76% | 9.09% | 12.81% | 13.50% | 12.91% | 21.48% | 15.59% | 18.80% | |||||
| Not Hispanic2 | 87.60% | 86.74% | 87.48% | 86.99% | 86.52% | 86.94% | 83.14% | 80.00% | 82.93% | 90.09% | 95.24% | 90.91% | 87.19% | 86.50% | 87.09% | 78.52% | 84.41% | 81.20% | |||||
| 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% | |||||
| 1. Comparison group includes civilians in the workforce. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not respond to the ethnicity question. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. The race groupings used in this table reflect the number of individuals who indicate a single racial identity. Individuals who self-identify as multiracial are counted in the "two or more" category. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, 17-35 year-olds in the civilian workforce, October 2006-September 2007 average. | |||||||||||||||||||||||