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.