| Table B-14. FY 2009 Prior Service (PS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Race/Ethnicity, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| a. Number | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| SERVICE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| RACE/ | ARMY | NAVY | MARINE CORPS | AIR FORCE | TOTAL DoD | 17-35 YEAR-OLD CIVILIANS1 | |||||||||||||||||
| ETHNICITY2 | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |||||
| a. Number | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 3,714 | 340 | 4,054 | 200 | 14 | 214 | 396 | 17 | 413 | 153 | 22 | 175 | 4,463 | 393 | 4,856 | 24,905,523 | 20,637,326 | 45,542,849 | |||||
| Black | 753 | 182 | 935 | 25 | 5 | 30 | 32 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 823 | 190 | 1,013 | 3,499,619 | 3,865,130 | 7,364,750 | |||||
| AIAN | 35 | 9 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 13 | 65 | 291,053 | 242,190 | 533,243 | |||||
| Asian | 82 | 11 | 93 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 104 | 14 | 118 | 1,429,451 | 1,176,128 | 2,605,579 | |||||
| NHPI | 35 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 45 | 122,409 | 107,970 | 230,380 | |||||
| Two or more | 69 | 9 | 78 | 23 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 101 | 12 | 113 | 579,376 | 483,831 | 1,063,207 | |||||
| Unknown | 1,054 | 81 | 1,135 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1,073 | 83 | 1,156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 5,742 | 635 | 6,377 | 279 | 24 | 303 | 460 | 23 | 483 | 176 | 27 | 203 | 6,657 | 709 | 7,366 | 30,827,432 | 26,512,575 | 57,340,007 | |||||
| Hispanic | 651 | 92 | 743 | 36 | 5 | 41 | 81 | 7 | 88 | 20 | 3 | 23 | 788 | 107 | 895 | 6,535,208 | 4,178,211 | 10,713,418 | |||||
| Not Hispanic3 | 5,091 | 543 | 5,634 | 243 | 19 | 262 | 379 | 16 | 395 | 156 | 24 | 180 | 5,869 | 602 | 6,471 | 24,292,224 | 22,334,364 | 46,626,588 | |||||
| TOTAL | 5,742 | 635 | 6,377 | 279 | 24 | 303 | 460 | 23 | 483 | 176 | 27 | 203 | 6,657 | 709 | 7,366 | 30,827,432 | 26,512,575 | 57,340,007 | |||||
| b. Percent | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 64.68% | 53.54% | 63.57% | 71.68% | 58.33% | 70.63% | 86.09% | 73.91% | 85.51% | 86.93% | 81.48% | 86.21% | 67.04% | 55.43% | 65.92% | 80.79% | 77.84% | 79.43% | |||||
| Black | 13.11% | 28.66% | 14.66% | 8.96% | 20.83% | 9.90% | 6.96% | 8.70% | 7.04% | 7.39% | 3.70% | 6.90% | 12.36% | 26.80% | 13.75% | 11.35% | 14.58% | 12.84% | |||||
| AIAN | 0.61% | 1.42% | 0.69% | 5.02% | 12.50% | 5.61% | 0.65% | 4.35% | 0.83% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.78% | 1.83% | 0.88% | 0.94% | 0.91% | 0.93% | |||||
| Asian | 1.43% | 1.73% | 1.46% | 2.15% | 0.00% | 1.98% | 3.04% | 4.35% | 3.11% | 1.14% | 7.41% | 1.97% | 1.56% | 1.97% | 1.60% | 4.64% | 4.44% | 4.54% | |||||
| NHPI | 0.61% | 0.47% | 0.60% | 1.08% | 0.00% | 0.99% | 0.65% | 4.35% | 0.83% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.62% | 0.56% | 0.61% | 0.40% | 0.41% | 0.40% | |||||
| Two or more | 1.20% | 1.42% | 1.22% | 8.24% | 8.33% | 8.25% | 1.09% | 0.00% | 1.04% | 2.27% | 3.70% | 2.46% | 1.52% | 1.69% | 1.53% | 1.88% | 1.82% | 1.85% | |||||
| Unknown | 18.36% | 12.76% | 17.80% | 2.87% | 0.00% | 2.64% | 1.52% | 4.35% | 1.66% | 2.27% | 3.70% | 2.46% | 16.12% | 11.71% | 15.69% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |||||
| TOTAL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |||||
| Hispanic | 11.34% | 14.49% | 11.65% | 12.90% | 20.83% | 13.53% | 17.61% | 30.43% | 18.22% | 11.36% | 11.11% | 11.33% | 11.84% | 15.09% | 12.15% | 21.20% | 15.76% | 18.68% | |||||
| Not Hispanic3 | 88.66% | 85.51% | 88.35% | 87.10% | 79.17% | 86.47% | 82.39% | 69.57% | 81.78% | 88.64% | 88.89% | 88.67% | 88.16% | 84.91% | 87.85% | 78.80% | 84.24% | 81.32% | |||||
| TOTAL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |||||
| 1. Comparison group includes civilians in the workforce. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. 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, 17-35 year-olds in the civilian workforce, October 2008-September 2009 average. | |||||||||||||||||||||||