Table C-3.  FY 2009 Non-Prior Service (NPS) Selected Reserve Enlisted Gains by Race/Ethnicity, Component, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
                                               
RACE/ETHNICITY1
WHITE BLACK AIAN ASIAN NHPI TWO OR MORE UNKNOWN TOTAL
GENDER #      %      #      %      #      %      #      %      #      %      #      %      #      %        #      %     
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD2                                            
   Males 26,395 82.95% 4,040 12.70% 212 0.67% 695 2.18% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 477 1.50% 31,819 100%
   Females 5,527 72.62% 1,715 22.53% 72 0.95% 178 2.34% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 119 1.56% 7,611 100%
   Total 31,922 80.96% 5,755 14.60% 284 0.72% 873 2.21% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 596 1.51% 39,430 100%
ARMY RESERVE3                                            
   Males 10,194 76.58% 2,422 18.20% 95 0.71% 441 3.31% 110 0.83% 0 0.00% 49 0.37% 13,311 100%
   Females 3,235 59.33% 1,857 34.05% 51 0.94% 205 3.76% 84 1.54% 0 0.00% 21 0.39% 5,453 100%
   Total 13,429 71.57% 4,279 22.80% 146 0.78% 646 3.44% 194 1.03% 0 0.00% 70 0.37% 18,764 100%
NAVAL RESERVE                                            
   Males 461 57.05% 160 19.80% 59 7.30% 47 5.82% 15 1.86% 57 7.05% 9 1.11% 808 100%
   Females 108 47.79% 72 31.86% 9 3.98% 10 4.42% 4 1.77% 22 9.73% 1 0.44% 226 100%
   Total 569 55.03% 232 22.44% 68 6.58% 57 5.51% 19 1.84% 79 7.64% 10 0.97% 1,034 100%
MARINE CORPS RESERVE                                            
   Males 4,630 83.82% 544 9.85% 24 0.43% 191 3.46% 41 0.74% 18 0.33% 76 1.38% 5,524 100%
   Females 148 84.09% 20 11.36% 2 1.14% 3 1.70% 1 0.57% 0 0.00% 2 1.14% 176 100%
   Total 4,778 83.82% 564 9.89% 26 0.46% 194 3.40% 42 0.74% 18 0.32% 78 1.37% 5,700 100%
AIR NATIONAL GUARD                                            
   Males 3,157 84.89% 322 8.66% 13 0.35% 76 2.04% 49 1.32% 59 1.59% 43 1.16% 3,719 100%
   Females 785 76.29% 133 12.93% 11 1.07% 31 3.01% 22 2.14% 31 3.01% 16 1.55% 1,029 100%
   Total 3,942 83.02% 455 9.58% 24 0.51% 107 2.25% 71 1.50% 90 1.90% 59 1.24% 4,748 100%
AIR FORCE RESERVE                                            
   Males 1,404 66.01% 450 21.16% 5 0.24% 70 3.29% 27 1.27% 14 0.66% 157 7.38% 2,127 100%
   Females 565 52.17% 361 33.33% 6 0.55% 32 2.95% 16 1.48% 22 2.03% 81 7.48% 1,083 100%
   Total 1,969 61.34% 811 25.26% 11 0.34% 102 3.18% 43 1.34% 36 1.12% 238 7.41% 3,210 100%
TOTAL DoD                                              
   Males 46,241 80.69% 7,938 13.85% 408 0.71% 1,520 2.65% 242 0.42% 148 0.26% 811 1.42% 57,308 100%
   Females 10,368 66.56% 4,158 26.69% 151 0.97% 459 2.95% 127 0.82% 75 0.48% 240 1.54% 15,578 100%
   Total 56,609 77.67% 12,096 16.60% 559 0.77% 1,979 2.72% 369 0.51% 223 0.31% 1,051 1.44% 72,886 100%
                                               
18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIANS                                             
   Males 11,246,048 78.27% 2,008,661 13.98% 162,223 1.13% 587,705 4.09% 48,291 0.34% 314,874 2.19% 0 NA 14,367,802 100%
   Females 10,949,715 77.08% 2,185,034 15.38% 162,430 1.14% 558,807 3.93% 59,407 0.42% 290,902 2.05% 0 NA 14,206,294 100%
   Total 22,195,762 77.68% 4,193,695 14.68% 324,653 1.14% 1,146,512 4.01% 107,698 0.38% 605,776 2.12% 0 NA 28,574,096 100%
RACE/ETHNICITY1
HISPANIC NOT HISPANIC4 TOTAL
GENDER #      %        #      %        #      %     
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD              
   Males 2,309 7.26% 29,510 92.74% 31,819 100%
   Females 550 7.23% 7,061 92.77% 7,611 100%
   Total 2,859 7.25% 36,571 92.75% 39,430 100%
ARMY RESERVE              
   Males 1,714 12.88% 11,597 87.12% 13,311 100%
   Females 691 12.67% 4,762 87.33% 5,453 100%
   Total 2,405 12.82% 16,359 87.18% 18,764 100%
NAVAL RESERVE              
   Males 153 18.94% 655 81.06% 808 100%
   Females 57 25.22% 169 74.78% 226 100%
   Total 210 20.31% 824 79.69% 1,034 100%
MARINE CORPS RESERVE              
   Males 313 5.67% 5,211 94.33% 5,524 100%
   Females 5 2.84% 171 97.16% 176 100%
   Total 318 5.58% 5,382 94.42% 5,700 100%
AIR NATIONAL GUARD              
   Males 68 1.83% 3,651 98.17% 3,719 100%
   Females 22 2.14% 1,007 97.86% 1,029 100%
   Total 90 1.90% 4,658 98.10% 4,748 100%
AIR FORCE RESERVE              
   Males 64 3.01% 2,063 96.99% 2,127 100%
   Females 34 3.14% 1,049 96.86% 1,083 100%
   Total 98 3.05% 3,112 96.95% 3,210 100%
TOTAL DoD                
   Males 4,621 8.06% 52,687 91.94% 57,308 100%
   Females 1,359 8.72% 14,219 91.28% 15,578 100%
   Total 5,980 8.20% 66,906 91.80% 72,886 100%
                 
18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIANS               
   Males 2,636,841 18.35% 11,730,961 81.65% 14,367,802 100%
   Females 2,476,377 17.43% 11,729,918 82.57% 14,206,294 100%
   Total 5,113,217 17.89% 23,460,879 82.11% 28,574,096 100%
     
  1. 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. The Army National Guard (ARNG) does not report data on the number of enlisted gains in either the NHPI or "Two or more" category. 
      Caution should be used in comparing the racial composition of the ARNG’s enlisted gains with those of the other Selected Reserve components.
  3. The US Army Reserve (USAR) does not report data on the number of enlisted gains in the "Two or more" category. Caution should be used 
      in comparing the racial composition of the USAR’s enlisted gains with those of the other Selected Reserve components.
  4. 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, October 2008-September 2009 average.