Table E-3.  FY 2008 Coast Guard Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment by Armed Forces Qualifying Test (AFQT) Category, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity
	a.  Number
		AFQT CATEGORY
	GENDER	I	II	IIIA	IIIB	IV	V	Other/Unk.	TOTAL
	Males	399	2,863	1,662	1,501	784	142	36	7,387
	Females	65	530	351	337	199	27	5	1,514
	TOTAL	464	3,393	2,013	1,838	983	169	41	8,901
	RACE/ETHNICITY3
	White	424	2,945	1,609	1,386	649	107	36	7,156
	Black	4	139	194	250	215	47	3	852
	AIAN	15	111	62	54	28	2	0	272
	Asian	4	45	32	43	20	0	1	145
	NHPI	3	22	30	32	25	5	0	117
	Two or more	11	102	62	50	27	5	1	258
	Unknown	3	29	24	23	19	3	0	101
	TOTAL	464	3,393	2,013	1,838	983	169	41	8,901
	Hispanic	38	354	334	380	254	61	3	1,424
	Not Hispanic2	426	3,039	1,679	1,458	729	108	38	7,477
	TOTAL	464	3,393	2,013	1,838	983	169	41	8,901
	b.  Percent
		AFQT CATEGORY
	GENDER	I	II	IIIA	IIIB	IV	V	Other/Unk.	TOTAL
	Males	5.40%	38.76%	22.50%	20.32%	10.61%	1.92%	0.49%	100.00%
	Females	4.29%	35.01%	23.18%	22.26%	13.14%	1.78%	0.33%	100.00%
	TOTAL	5.21%	38.12%	22.62%	20.65%	11.04%	1.90%	0.46%	100.00%
	RACE/ETHNICITY3
	White	5.93%	41.15%	22.48%	19.37%	9.07%	1.50%	0.50%	100.00%
	Black	0.47%	16.31%	22.77%	29.34%	25.23%	5.52%	0.35%	100.00%
	AIAN	5.51%	40.81%	22.79%	19.85%	10.29%	0.74%	0.00%	100.00%
	Asian	2.76%	31.03%	22.07%	29.66%	13.79%	0.00%	0.69%	100.00%
	NHPI	2.56%	18.80%	25.64%	27.35%	21.37%	4.27%	0.00%	100.00%
	Two or more	4.26%	39.53%	24.03%	19.38%	10.47%	1.94%	0.39%	100.00%
	Unknown	2.97%	28.71%	23.76%	22.77%	18.81%	2.97%	0.00%	100.00%
	TOTAL	5.21%	38.12%	22.62%	20.65%	11.04%	1.90%	0.46%	100.00%
	Hispanic	2.67%	24.86%	23.46%	26.69%	17.84%	4.28%	0.21%	100.00%
	Not Hispanic2	5.70%	40.64%	22.46%	19.50%	9.75%	1.44%	0.51%	100.00%
	TOTAL	5.21%	38.12%	22.62%	20.65%	11.04%	1.90%	0.46%	100.00%
	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 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.