Table E-2.  FY 2009 Coast Guard Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment by Race/Ethnicity and Gender
	RACE/	NUMBER				PERCENT
	ETHNICITY2	Males	Females	Total		Males	Females	Total
	White	6,737	1,776	8,513		81.22%	77.83%	80.49%
	Black	742	271	1,013		8.95%	11.88%	9.58%
	AIAN	208	55	263		2.51%	2.41%	2.49%
	Asian	123	43	166		1.48%	1.88%	1.57%
	NHPI	129	36	165		1.56%	1.58%	1.56%
	Two or more	311	82	393		3.75%	3.59%	3.72%
	Unknown	45	19	64		0.54%	0.83%	0.61%
	TOTAL	8,295	2,282	10,577		100%	100%	100%
	Hispanic	1,393	327	1,720		16.79%	14.33%	16.26%
	Not Hispanic3	6,902	1,955	8,857		83.21%	85.67%	83.74%
	TOTAL	8,295	2,282	10,577		100%	100%	100%
	1. Refers to Non-Prior Service (NPS) individuals whose first formal application (i.e., taking
	a screening physical exam or the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude.
	2. 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.
	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.