Table E-9.  FY 2008 Coast Guard Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Quality, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity
		QUALITY
		HIGH QUALITY1			NON-HIGH QUALITY			TOTAL
	GENDER	#	%		#	%		#	%
	Males	2,544	83.11%		517	16.89%		3,061	100.00%
	Females	417	79.28%		109	20.72%		526	100.00%
	TOTAL	2,961	82.55%		626	17.45%		3,587	100.00%
	RACE/ETHNICITY3
	White	2,342	84.09%		443	15.91%		2,785	100.00%
	Black	156	70.59%		65	29.41%		221	100.00%
	AIAN	71	73.96%		25	26.04%		96	100.00%
	Asian	48	77.42%		14	22.58%		62	100.00%
	NHPI	22	61.11%		14	38.89%		36	100.00%
	Two or more	263	85.67%		44	14.33%		307	100.00%
	Unknown	59	73.75%		21	26.25%		80	100.00%
	TOTAL	2,961	82.55%		626	17.45%		3,587	100.00%
	Hispanic	420	75.68%		135	24.32%		555	100.00%
	Not Hispanic2	2,541	83.81%		491	16.19%		3,032	100.00%
	TOTAL	2,961	82.55%		626	17.45%		3,587	100.00%
	1. High quality accessions are Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) Category I-IIIA, high school
	graduates.
	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.