Table B-41. FY 2008 Non-Prior Service (NPS) and Prior Service (PS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Socioeconomic Characteristics

	Urbanicity¹

	a. NPS

		COMPONENT
		ARMY		NAVY		MARINE CORPS		AIR FORCE		TOTAL DoD
	URBANICITY	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
	Urban	7,207	11.30%	4,893	13.58%	4,345	11.86%	2,262	8.17%	18,707	11.40%
	Second City	12,420	19.48%	6,583	18.27%	6,479	17.69%	5,217	18.85%	30,699	18.71%
	Suburban	13,000	20.39%	8,187	22.72%	7,745	21.14%	5,863	21.19%	34,795	21.20%
	Town	5,789	9.08%	2,891	8.02%	3,240	8.85%	2,626	9.49%	14,546	8.86%
	Town/Rural	18,675	29.29%	10,154	28.17%	10,934	29.85%	8,675	31.35%	48,438	29.52%
	Rural	6,591	10.34%	3,272	9.08%	3,823	10.44%	3,002	10.85%	16,688	10.17%
	Unknown	81	0.13%	61	0.17%	64	0.17%	27	0.10%	233	0.14%

	TOTAL	63,763	100.00%	36,041	100.00%	36,630	100.00%	27,672	100.00%	164,106	100.00%

	b. PS

		COMPONENT
		ARMY		NAVY		MARINE CORPS		AIR FORCE		TOTAL DoD
	URBANICITY	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
	Urban	1,769	11.49%	100	15.06%	144	11.35%	12	7.41%	2,025	11.57%
	Second City	3,174	20.61%	136	20.48%	258	20.33%	27	16.67%	3,595	20.55%
	Suburban	3,358	21.80%	175	26.36%	294	23.17%	43	26.54%	3,870	22.12%
	Town	1,383	8.98%	50	7.53%	115	9.06%	20	12.35%	1,568	8.96%
	Town/Rural	4,194	27.23%	158	23.80%	351	27.66%	45	27.78%	4,748	27.14%
	Rural	1,497	9.72%	44	6.63%	106	8.35%	13	8.02%	1,660	9.49%
	Unknown	26	0.17%	1	0.15%	1	0.08%	2	1.23%	30	0.17%

	TOTAL	15,401	100.00%	664	100.00%	1,269	100.00%	162	100.00%	17,496	100.00%

	1. Information applies to the home community of record reported by individual NPS and PS recruits. Socioeconomic classifications
	provided by Claritas, with matching done by zip code.
	Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
	Data provided for only those individuals reporting a U.S. home of record. The summary report defines urbanicity categories used.


	Predominant Age Group¹

	a. NPS

		COMPONENT
		ARMY		NAVY		MARINE CORPS		AIR FORCE		TOTAL DoD
	AGE GROUP	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
	Age 25-44	13,810	21.66%	7,723	21.43%	8,033	21.93%	6,462	23.35%	36,028	21.95%
	Age <35	4,280	6.71%	1,947	5.40%	1,739	4.75%	1,426	5.15%	9,392	5.72%
	Age 35-54	7,818	12.26%	5,518	15.31%	5,642	15.40%	4,213	15.22%	23,191	14.13%
	Age 45-64	10,185	15.97%	6,343	17.60%	6,385	17.43%	4,740	17.13%	27,653	16.85%
	Age <55	15,225	23.88%	7,668	21.28%	8,137	22.21%	5,888	21.28%	36,918	22.50%
	Age 55+	7,045	11.05%	3,891	10.80%	3,857	10.53%	2,829	10.22%	17,622	10.74%
	Age 65+	5,319	8.34%	2,890	8.02%	2,773	7.57%	2,087	7.54%	13,069	7.96%
	Unknown	81	0.13%	61	0.17%	64	0.17%	27	0.10%	233	0.14%

	TOTAL	63,763	100.00%	36,041	100.00%	36,630	100.00%	27,672	100.00%	164,106	100.00%

	b. PS

		COMPONENT
		ARMY		NAVY		MARINE CORPS		AIR FORCE		TOTAL DoD
	AGE GROUP	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
	Age 25-44	3,443	22.36%	152	22.89%	268	21.12%	38	23.46%	3,901	22.30%
	Age <35	1,406	9.13%	54	8.13%	92	7.25%	15	9.26%	1,567	8.96%
	Age 35-54	1,513	9.82%	95	14.31%	159	12.53%	19	11.73%	1,786	10.21%
	Age 45-64	2,196	14.26%	98	14.76%	203	16.00%	26	16.05%	2,523	14.42%
	Age <55	3,887	25.24%	153	23.04%	322	25.37%	42	25.93%	4,404	25.17%
	Age 55+	1,676	10.88%	50	7.53%	136	10.72%	11	6.79%	1,873	10.71%
	Age 65+	1,254	8.14%	61	9.19%	88	6.93%	9	5.56%	1,412	8.07%
	Unknown	26	0.17%	1	0.15%	1	0.08%	2	1.23%	30	0.17%

	TOTAL	15,401	100.00%	664	100.00%	1,269	100.00%	162	100.00%	17,496	100.00%

	1. Information applies to the home community of record reported by individual NPS and PS recruits. Socioeconomic classifications
	provided by Claritas, with matching done by zip code.
	Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
	Data provided for only those individuals reporting a U.S. home of record.


	Homeownership¹

	a. NPS

		COMPONENT
		ARMY		NAVY		MARINE CORPS		AIR FORCE		TOTAL DoD
	HOMEOWNERSHIP	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
	Homeowners	12,552	19.69%	7,078	19.64%	6,985	19.07%	4,827	17.44%	31,442	19.16%
	Mostly Owners	30,934	48.51%	18,936	52.54%	19,800	54.05%	15,814	57.15%	85,484	52.09%
	Mix, Owners	5,549	8.70%	3,097	8.59%	3,089	8.43%	2,352	8.50%	14,087	8.58%
	Mix, Renters	6,931	10.87%	3,115	8.64%	3,304	9.02%	2,419	8.74%	15,769	9.61%
	Renters	7,716	12.10%	3,754	10.42%	3,388	9.25%	2,233	8.07%	17,091	10.41%
	Unknown	81	0.13%	61	0.17%	64	0.17%	27	0.10%	233	0.14%

	TOTAL	63,763	100.00%	36,041	100.00%	36,630	100.00%	27,672	100.00%	164,106	100.00%

	b. PS

		COMPONENT
		ARMY		NAVY		MARINE CORPS		AIR FORCE		TOTAL DoD
	HOMEOWNERSHIP	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
	Homeowners	2,926	19.00%	113	17.02%	266	20.96%	24	14.81%	3,329	19.03%
	Mostly Owners	6,808	44.20%	323	48.64%	606	47.75%	88	54.32%	7,825	44.72%
	Mix, Owners	1,387	9.01%	63	9.49%	112	8.83%	12	7.41%	1,574	9.00%
	Mix, Renters	1,887	12.25%	78	11.75%	139	10.95%	18	11.11%	2,122	12.13%
	Renters	2,367	15.37%	86	12.95%	145	11.43%	18	11.11%	2,616	14.95%
	Unknown	26	0.17%	1	0.15%	1	0.08%	2	1.23%	30	0.17%

	TOTAL	15,401	100.00%	664	100.00%	1,269	100.00%	162	100.00%	17,496	100.00%

	1. Information applies to the home community of record reported by individual NPS and PS recruits. Socioeconomic classifications
	provided by Claritas, with matching done by zip code.
	Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
	Data provided for only those individuals reporting a U.S. home of record. Homeownership categories are defined as follows:
	Homeowners: Owners > 98%					Mix, Renters: Renters > 50% and not “Homeowners”
	Mostly Owners: Owners > 65% and not “Homeowners”					Renters: Renters > 98%
	Mix, Owners: Owners ~ 65%

	Racial Mixture¹

	a. NPS

		COMPONENT
		ARMY		NAVY		MARINE CORPS		AIR FORCE		TOTAL DoD
	RACIAL MIXTURE	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
	W	22,737	35.66%	12,940	35.90%	14,017	38.27%	11,429	41.30%	61,123	37.25%
	W, B, H, Mix	5,040	7.90%	2,420	6.71%	2,590	7.07%	1,877	6.78%	11,927	7.27%
	W, B, A, H, Mix	14,837	23.27%	9,020	25.03%	8,281	22.61%	5,419	19.58%	37,557	22.89%
	W, B, Mix	11,990	18.80%	5,601	15.54%	5,781	15.78%	4,400	15.90%	27,772	16.92%
	W, A, Mix	4,646	7.29%	3,071	8.52%	3,127	8.54%	2,344	8.47%	13,188	8.04%
	W, B, A, Mix	2,173	3.41%	1,425	3.95%	1,315	3.59%	993	3.59%	5,906	3.60%
	W, A, H, Mix	2,259	3.54%	1,503	4.17%	1,455	3.97%	1,183	4.28%	6,400	3.90%
	Unknown	81	0.13%	61	0.17%	64	0.17%	27	0.10%	233	0.14%

	TOTAL	63,763	100.00%	36,041	100.00%	36,630	100.00%	27,672	100.00%	164,106	100.00%

	b. PS

		COMPONENT
		ARMY		NAVY		MARINE CORPS		AIR FORCE		TOTAL DoD
	RACIAL MIXTURE	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
	W	4,925	31.98%	198	29.82%	425	33.49%	64	39.51%	5,612	32.08%
	W, B, H, Mix	1,348	8.75%	50	7.53%	97	7.64%	14	8.64%	1,509	8.62%
	W, B, A, H, Mix	3,953	25.67%	191	28.77%	302	23.80%	28	17.28%	4,474	25.57%
	W, B, Mix	3,030	19.67%	99	14.91%	215	16.94%	21	12.96%	3,365	19.23%
	W, A, Mix	999	6.49%	57	8.58%	100	7.88%	16	9.88%	1,172	6.70%
	W, B, A, Mix	559	3.63%	32	4.82%	55	4.33%	10	6.17%	656	3.75%
	W, A, H, Mix	561	3.64%	36	5.42%	74	5.83%	7	4.32%	678	3.88%
	Unknown	26	0.17%	1	0.15%	1	0.08%	2	1.23%	30	0.17%

	TOTAL	15,401	100.00%	664	100.00%	1,269	100.00%	162	100.00%	17,496	100.00%

	1. Information applies to the home community of record reported by individual NPS and PS recruits. Socioeconomic classifications
	provided by Claritas, with matching done by zip code.
	Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
	Data provided for only those individuals reporting a U.S. home of record. Racial mixture categories used are:
	White (W): White > 90%; White, Asian, Mix (W, W, Mix): Asian > 2%
	White, Asian, Hispanic, Mix (W, A, H, Mix): Asian > 2% and Hispanic > 10%
	White, Black, Mix (W, B, Mix): White < 90% and not anything else
	White, Black, Asian, Mix (W, B, A, Mix): Black > 10% and Asian > 2%
	White, Black, Asian, Hispanic Mix (W, B, A, H): Black > 10% and Asian > 2% and Hispanic > 10%
	White, Black, Hispanic, Mix (W, B, H, Mix): Black > 10% and Hispanic > 10%