| Table B-11. FY 2009 Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Gender, Race (Multiple Categories), | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ethnicity, and Service with Civilian Comparison Group | |||||||||||||||||||
| SERVICE | |||||||||||||||||||
| GENDER and | ARMY | NAVY | MARINE CORPS | AIR FORCE | TOTAL DoD | 18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIANS2 | |||||||||||||
| RACE/ETHNICITY1 | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |||||||
| a. Male and Female Combined | |||||||||||||||||||
| White | 51,420 | 72.37% | 21,881 | 53.35% | 26,693 | 84.40% | 24,925 | 75.43% | 124,919 | 70.68% | 22,745,585 | 77.86% | |||||||
| Black | 11,349 | 15.97% | 8,324 | 20.29% | 3,149 | 9.96% | 5,653 | 17.11% | 28,475 | 16.11% | 4,433,770 | 15.18% | |||||||
| AIAN | 767 | 1.08% | 6,302 | 15.36% | 420 | 1.33% | 549 | 1.66% | 8,038 | 4.55% | 572,540 | 1.96% | |||||||
| Asian | 1,882 | 2.65% | 2,318 | 5.65% | 757 | 2.39% | 1,174 | 3.55% | 6,131 | 3.47% | 1,302,931 | 4.46% | |||||||
| NHPI | 1,078 | 1.52% | 1,404 | 3.42% | 397 | 1.26% | 710 | 2.15% | 3,589 | 2.03% | 154,768 | 0.53% | |||||||
| Unknown | 4,555 | 6.41% | 788 | 1.92% | 210 | 0.66% | 35 | 0.11% | 5,588 | 3.16% | 3,777 | 0.01% | |||||||
| TOTAL | 71,051 | 100% | 41,017 | 100% | 31,626 | 100% | 33,046 | 100% | 176,740 | 100% | 29,213,370 | 100% | |||||||
| Male and Female - Not Hispanic3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| White | 44,323 | 70.52% | 17,409 | 56.21% | 21,848 | 82.75% | 20,745 | 74.82% | 104,325 | 70.51% | 17,985,591 | 74.99% | |||||||
| Black | 10,976 | 17.46% | 6,204 | 20.03% | 2,955 | 11.19% | 5,181 | 18.69% | 25,316 | 17.11% | 4,189,257 | 17.47% | |||||||
| AIAN | 697 | 1.11% | 4,525 | 14.61% | 363 | 1.37% | 432 | 1.56% | 6,017 | 4.07% | 423,782 | 1.77% | |||||||
| Asian | 1,835 | 2.92% | 1,527 | 4.93% | 724 | 2.74% | 944 | 3.40% | 5,030 | 3.40% | 1,249,424 | 5.21% | |||||||
| NHPI | 1,005 | 1.60% | 693 | 2.24% | 342 | 1.30% | 408 | 1.47% | 2,448 | 1.65% | 131,694 | 0.55% | |||||||
| Unknown | 4,018 | 6.39% | 611 | 1.97% | 169 | 0.64% | 18 | 0.06% | 4,816 | 3.26% | 3,056 | 0.01% | |||||||
| TOTAL | 62,854 | 100% | 30,969 | 100% | 26,401 | 100% | 27,728 | 100% | 147,952 | 100% | 23,982,804 | 100% | |||||||
| Male and Female - Hispanic | |||||||||||||||||||
| White | 7,097 | 86.58% | 4,472 | 44.51% | 4,845 | 92.73% | 4,180 | 78.60% | 20,594 | 71.54% | 4,759,994 | 91.00% | |||||||
| Black | 373 | 4.55% | 2,120 | 21.10% | 194 | 3.71% | 472 | 8.88% | 3,159 | 10.97% | 244,512 | 4.67% | |||||||
| AIAN | 70 | 0.85% | 1,777 | 17.69% | 57 | 1.09% | 117 | 2.20% | 2,021 | 7.02% | 148,758 | 2.84% | |||||||
| Asian | 47 | 0.57% | 791 | 7.87% | 33 | 0.63% | 230 | 4.32% | 1,101 | 3.82% | 53,507 | 1.02% | |||||||
| NHPI | 73 | 0.89% | 711 | 7.08% | 55 | 1.05% | 302 | 5.68% | 1,141 | 3.96% | 23,074 | 0.44% | |||||||
| Unknown | 537 | 6.55% | 177 | 1.76% | 41 | 0.78% | 17 | 0.32% | 772 | 2.68% | 720 | 0.01% | |||||||
| TOTAL | 8,197 | 100% | 10,048 | 100% | 5,225 | 100% | 5,318 | 100% | 28,788 | 100% | 5,230,566 | 100% | |||||||
| SERVICE | |||||||||||||||||||
| GENDER and | ARMY | NAVY | MARINE CORPS | AIR FORCE | TOTAL DoD | 18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIANS2 | |||||||||||||
| RACE/ETHNICITY1 | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |||||||
| b. Male (Percentages indicate the proportion of each racial group that is male.) | |||||||||||||||||||
| White | 44,934 | 63.24% | 17,890 | 43.62% | 24,701 | 78.10% | 20,150 | 60.98% | 107,675 | 60.92% | 11,527,120 | 39.46% | |||||||
| Black | 8,340 | 11.74% | 5,900 | 14.38% | 2,755 | 8.71% | 4,047 | 12.25% | 21,042 | 11.91% | 2,130,192 | 7.29% | |||||||
| AIAN | 619 | 0.87% | 4,938 | 12.04% | 358 | 1.13% | 390 | 1.18% | 6,305 | 3.57% | 293,699 | 1.01% | |||||||
| Asian | 1,554 | 2.19% | 1,849 | 4.51% | 690 | 2.18% | 901 | 2.73% | 4,994 | 2.83% | 672,072 | 2.30% | |||||||
| NHPI | 886 | 1.25% | 1,078 | 2.63% | 353 | 1.12% | 494 | 1.49% | 2,811 | 1.59% | 75,147 | 0.26% | |||||||
| Unknown | 3,988 | 5.61% | 648 | 1.58% | 196 | 0.62% | 28 | 0.08% | 4,860 | 2.75% | 2,927 | 0.01% | |||||||
| TOTAL | 60,321 | 84.90% | 32,303 | 78.76% | 29,053 | 91.86% | 26,010 | 78.71% | 147,687 | 83.56% | 14,701,156 | 50.32% | |||||||
| Male - Not Hispanic3 (Percentages indicate the proportion of each racial group that is male.) | |||||||||||||||||||
| White | 38,958 | 61.98% | 14,371 | 46.40% | 20,374 | 77.17% | 16,883 | 60.89% | 90,586 | 61.23% | 9,075,524 | 37.84% | |||||||
| Black | 8,056 | 12.82% | 4,319 | 13.95% | 2,578 | 9.76% | 3,682 | 13.28% | 18,635 | 12.60% | 1,995,586 | 8.32% | |||||||
| AIAN | 557 | 0.89% | 3,552 | 11.47% | 308 | 1.17% | 305 | 1.10% | 4,722 | 3.19% | 210,965 | 0.88% | |||||||
| Asian | 1,518 | 2.42% | 1,229 | 3.97% | 660 | 2.50% | 730 | 2.63% | 4,137 | 2.80% | 649,705 | 2.71% | |||||||
| NHPI | 833 | 1.33% | 528 | 1.70% | 307 | 1.16% | 299 | 1.08% | 1,967 | 1.33% | 65,876 | 0.27% | |||||||
| Unknown | 3,523 | 5.61% | 499 | 1.61% | 158 | 0.60% | 14 | 0.05% | 4,194 | 2.83% | 2,341 | 0.01% | |||||||
| TOTAL | 53,445 | 85.03% | 24,498 | 79.10% | 24,385 | 92.36% | 21,913 | 79.03% | 124,241 | 83.97% | 11,999,996 | 50.04% | |||||||
| Male - Hispanic (Percentages indicate the proportion of each racial group that is male.) | |||||||||||||||||||
| White | 5,976 | 72.90% | 3,519 | 35.02% | 4,327 | 82.81% | 3,267 | 61.43% | 17,089 | 59.36% | 2,451,597 | 46.87% | |||||||
| Black | 284 | 3.46% | 1,581 | 15.73% | 177 | 3.39% | 365 | 6.86% | 2,407 | 8.36% | 134,606 | 2.57% | |||||||
| AIAN | 62 | 0.76% | 1,386 | 13.79% | 50 | 0.96% | 85 | 1.60% | 1,583 | 5.50% | 82,733 | 1.58% | |||||||
| Asian | 36 | 0.44% | 620 | 6.17% | 30 | 0.57% | 171 | 3.22% | 857 | 2.98% | 22,367 | 0.43% | |||||||
| NHPI | 53 | 0.65% | 550 | 5.47% | 46 | 0.88% | 195 | 3.67% | 844 | 2.93% | 9,270 | 0.18% | |||||||
| Unknown | 465 | 5.67% | 149 | 1.48% | 38 | 0.73% | 14 | 0.26% | 666 | 2.31% | 586 | 0.01% | |||||||
| TOTAL | 6,876 | 83.88% | 7,805 | 77.68% | 4,668 | 89.34% | 4,097 | 77.04% | 23,446 | 81.44% | 2,701,160 | 51.64% | |||||||
| SERVICE | |||||||||||||||||||
| GENDER and | ARMY | NAVY | MARINE CORPS | AIR FORCE | TOTAL DoD | 18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIANS2 | |||||||||||||
| RACE/ETHNICITY1 | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |||||||
| c. Female (Percentages indicate the proportion of each racial group that is female.) | |||||||||||||||||||
| White | 6,486 | 9.13% | 3,991 | 9.73% | 1,992 | 6.30% | 4,775 | 14.45% | 17,244 | 9.76% | 11,218,464 | 38.40% | |||||||
| Black | 3,009 | 4.23% | 2,424 | 5.91% | 394 | 1.25% | 1,606 | 4.86% | 7,433 | 4.21% | 2,303,578 | 7.89% | |||||||
| AIAN | 148 | 0.21% | 1,364 | 3.33% | 62 | 0.20% | 159 | 0.48% | 1,733 | 0.98% | 278,841 | 0.95% | |||||||
| Asian | 328 | 0.46% | 469 | 1.14% | 67 | 0.21% | 273 | 0.83% | 1,137 | 0.64% | 630,859 | 2.16% | |||||||
| NHPI | 192 | 0.27% | 326 | 0.79% | 44 | 0.14% | 216 | 0.65% | 778 | 0.44% | 79,622 | 0.27% | |||||||
| Unknown | 567 | 0.80% | 140 | 0.34% | 14 | 0.04% | 7 | 0.02% | 728 | 0.41% | 850 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL | 10,730 | 15.10% | 8,714 | 21.24% | 2,573 | 8.14% | 7,036 | 21.29% | 29,053 | 16.44% | 14,512,214 | 49.68% | |||||||
| Female - Not Hispanic3 (Percentages indicate the proportion of each racial group that is female.) | |||||||||||||||||||
| White | 5,365 | 8.54% | 3,038 | 9.81% | 1,474 | 5.58% | 3,862 | 13.93% | 13,739 | 9.29% | 8,910,067 | 37.15% | |||||||
| Black | 2,920 | 4.65% | 1,885 | 6.09% | 377 | 1.43% | 1,499 | 5.41% | 6,681 | 4.52% | 2,193,671 | 9.15% | |||||||
| AIAN | 140 | 0.22% | 973 | 3.14% | 55 | 0.21% | 127 | 0.46% | 1,295 | 0.88% | 212,817 | 0.89% | |||||||
| Asian | 317 | 0.50% | 298 | 0.96% | 64 | 0.24% | 214 | 0.77% | 893 | 0.60% | 599,719 | 2.50% | |||||||
| NHPI | 172 | 0.27% | 165 | 0.53% | 35 | 0.13% | 109 | 0.39% | 481 | 0.33% | 65,818 | 0.27% | |||||||
| Unknown | 495 | 0.79% | 112 | 0.36% | 11 | 0.04% | 4 | 0.01% | 622 | 0.42% | 716 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL | 9,409 | 14.97% | 6,471 | 20.90% | 2,016 | 7.64% | 5,815 | 20.97% | 23,711 | 16.03% | 11,982,808 | 49.96% | |||||||
| Female - Hispanic (Percentages indicate the proportion of each racial group that is female.) | |||||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,121 | 13.68% | 953 | 9.48% | 518 | 9.91% | 913 | 17.17% | 3,505 | 12.18% | 2,308,397 | 44.13% | |||||||
| Black | 89 | 1.09% | 539 | 5.36% | 17 | 0.33% | 107 | 2.01% | 752 | 2.61% | 109,906 | 2.10% | |||||||
| AIAN | 8 | 0.10% | 391 | 3.89% | 7 | 0.13% | 32 | 0.60% | 438 | 1.52% | 66,025 | 1.26% | |||||||
| Asian | 11 | 0.13% | 171 | 1.70% | 3 | 0.06% | 59 | 1.11% | 244 | 0.85% | 31,140 | 0.60% | |||||||
| NHPI | 20 | 0.24% | 161 | 1.60% | 9 | 0.17% | 107 | 2.01% | 297 | 1.03% | 13,804 | 0.26% | |||||||
| Unknown | 72 | 0.88% | 28 | 0.28% | 3 | 0.06% | 3 | 0.06% | 106 | 0.37% | 134 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL | 1,321 | 16.12% | 2,243 | 22.32% | 557 | 10.66% | 1,221 | 22.96% | 5,342 | 18.56% | 2,529,406 | 48.36% | |||||||
| 1. The race groupings used in this table reflect all racial identities reported by respondents. Thus, an individual who identifies him or herself as multiracial | |||||||||||||||||||
| may be counted more than once. For example, someone who self-identifies as "Asian and Black or Africa-American" will be counted in both the | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Black" and "Asian" categories above. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Civilians who Declined to Respond are included in "Unknown." | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3. Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not respond to the ethnicity question. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, 18-24 year-old noninstitutional civilians, October 2008-September 2009 average. | |||||||||||||||||||