Table E-4.  FY 2008 Coast Guard Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment by Education, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity
		EDUCATIONAL TIER
		TIER 1				TIER 2				TIER 3				TOTAL
	GENDER	#		%		#		%		#		%		#		%
	Males	7,194		97.39%		134		1.81%		59		0.80%		7,387		100.00%
	Females	1,462		96.57%		43		2.84%		9		0.59%		1,514		100.00%
	TOTAL	8,656		97.25%		177		1.99%		68		0.76%		8,901		100.00%
	RACE/ETHNICITY3
	White	6,966		97.34%		132		1.84%		58		0.81%		7,156		100.00%
	Black	824		96.71%		23		2.70%		5		0.59%		852		100.00%
	AIAN	260		95.59%		9		3.31%		3		NA		272		100.00%
	Asian	143		98.62%		2		1.38%		0		0.00%		145		100.00%
	NHPI	116		99.15%		1		0.85%		0		0.00%		117		100.00%
	Two or more	248		96.12%		8		3.10%		2		0.78%		258		100.00%
	Unknown	99		98.02%		2		1.98%		0		NA		101		100.00%
	TOTAL	8,656		97.25%		177		1.99%		68		0.76%		8,901		100.00%
	Hispanic	1,386		97.33%		29		2.04%		9		0.63%		1,424		100.00%
	Not Hispanic2	7,270		97.23%		148		1.98%		59		0.79%		7,477		100.00%
	TOTAL	8,656		97.25%		177		1.99%		68		0.76%		8,901		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.