Table B-35.  FY 2007 Active Component Warrant Officer Accessions and Warrant Officer Corps
by Race/Ethnicity and Service with Civilian Comparison Groups
  SERVICE         CIVILIAN
RACE/ ARMY   NAVY   MARINE CORPS   AIR FORCE   TOTAL DoD   LABOR FORCE
ETHNICITY4   #   %     #   %     #   %     #   %     #   %     #   %
a. FY 2007 Active Component Warrant Officer Accesssions1
White 985 7.12% 123 7.64% 177 9.41% 0 NA 1,285 58.52% 55,423,451 79.36%
Black 323 2.33% 43 2.67% 24 1.28% 0 NA 390 17.76% 8,909,739 12.76%
AIAN 11 0.08% 4 0.25% 5 0.27% 0 NA 20 0.91% 656,005 0.94%
Asian 41 0.30% 11 0.68% 6 0.32% 0 NA 58 2.64% 3,432,570 4.91%
NHPI 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.05% 0 NA 1 0.05% 261,951 0.38%
Two or more 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 2 0.11% 0 NA 2 0.09% 1,157,853 1.66%
Unknown 405 2.93%   7 0.44%   28 1.49%   0 NA   440 20.04%   0 0.00%
TOTAL 1,765 12.75% 188 11.68% 243 12.93% 0 NA 2,196 100.00% 69,841,569 100.00%
Hispanic 143 1.03% 21 1.31% 28 1.49% 0 NA 192 8.74% 12,890,184 18.46%
Not Hispanic3 1,622 11.72% 167 10.38% 215 11.44% 0 NA 2,004 91.26% 56,951,385 81.54%
TOTAL 1,765 12.75%   188 11.68%   243 12.93%   0 NA   2,196 100.00%   69,841,569 100.00%
b. FY 2007 Active Component Warrant Officers2
White 8,962 64.74% 1,112 69.11% 1,375 73.14% 0 NA 11,449 66.06% 85,790,684 79.99%
Black 2,351 16.98% 343 21.32% 273 14.52% 0 NA 2,967 17.12% 13,342,925 12.44%
AIAN 88 0.64% 17 1.06% 24 1.28% 0 NA 129 0.74% 907,395 0.85%
Asian 254 1.83% 62 3.85% 34 1.81% 0 NA 350 2.02% 5,207,427 4.86%
NHPI 0 0.00% 9 0.56% 8 0.43% 0 NA 17 0.10% 342,739 0.32%
Two or more 0 0.00% 5 0.31% 18 0.96% 0 NA 23 0.13% 1,657,252 1.55%
Unknown 2,188 15.81%   61 3.79%   148 7.87%   0 NA   2,397 13.83%   0 0.00%
TOTAL 13,843 100.00% 1,609 100.00% 1,880 100.00% 0 NA 17,332 100.00% 107,248,422 100.00%
Hispanic 965 6.97% 87 5.41% 198 10.53% 0 NA 1,250 7.21% 17,978,080 16.76%
Not Hispanic3 12,878 93.03% 1,522 94.59% 1,682 89.47% 0 NA 16,082 92.79% 89,270,342 83.24%
TOTAL 13,843 100.00%   1,609 100.00%   1,880 100.00%   0 NA   17,332 100.00%   107,248,422 100.00%
     
  1. Comparison group for accessions includes 18-39 year-old members of the civilian workforce, October 2006-September 2007 average.
  2. Comparison group for active component warrant officers includes 21-49 year-old members of the civilian workforce, September 2007.
  3. Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not respond to the ethnicity question.
  4. 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.