Table E-2.  FY 2008 Coast Guard Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment by Race/Ethnicity and Gender
	RACE/	NUMBER				PERCENT
	ETHNICITY3	Males	Females	Total		Males	Females	Total
	White	5,993	1,163	7,156		81.13%	76.82%	80.40%
	Black	676	176	852		9.15%	11.62%	9.57%
	AIAN	221	51	272		2.99%	3.37%	3.06%
	Asian	109	36	145		1.48%	2.38%	1.63%
	NHPI	97	20	117		1.31%	1.32%	1.31%
	Two or more	207	51	258		2.80%	3.37%	2.90%
	Unknown	84	17	101		1.14%	1.12%	1.13%
	TOTAL	7,387	1,514	8,901		100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
	Hispanic	1,217	207	1,424		16.47%	13.67%	16.00%
	Not Hispanic2	6,170	1,307	7,477		83.53%	86.33%	84.00%
	TOTAL	7,387	1,514	8,901		100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
	1. Refers to Non-Prior Service (NPS) individuals whose first formal application (physical or ASVAB) was in FY 2008.
	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.