Table E-3.  FY 2009 Coast Guard Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment by Armed Forces Qualifying Test (AFQT) Category, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity
	a.  Number
		AFQT CATEGORY
	GENDER	I	II	IIIA	IIIB	IV	V	Other/Unk.	TOTAL
	Males	596	3,301	1,849	1,520	827	165	37	8,295
	Females	109	779	570	465	316	36	7	2,282
	TOTAL	705	4,080	2,419	1,985	1,143	201	44	10,577
	RACE/ETHNICITY2
	White	623	3,495	1,958	1,496	791	115	35	8,513
	Black	13	184	228	285	240	60	3	1,013
	AIAN	17	105	58	53	22	6	2	263
	Asian	18	58	37	31	18	3	1	166
	NHPI	6	50	26	39	31	12	1	165
	Two or more	26	168	98	70	26	3	2	393
	Unknown	2	20	14	11	15	2	0	64
	TOTAL	705	4,080	2,419	1,985	1,143	201	44	10,577
	Hispanic	46	446	396	433	329	65	5	1,720
	Not Hispanic3	659	3,634	2,023	1,552	814	136	39	8,857
	TOTAL	705	4,080	2,419	1,985	1,143	201	44	10,577
	b.  Percent
		AFQT CATEGORY
	GENDER	I	II	IIIA	IIIB	IV	V	Other/Unk.	TOTAL
	Males	7.19%	39.80%	22.29%	18.32%	9.97%	1.99%	0.45%	100%
	Females	4.78%	34.14%	24.98%	20.38%	13.85%	1.58%	0.31%	100%
	TOTAL	6.67%	38.57%	22.87%	18.77%	10.81%	1.90%	0.42%	100%
	RACE/ETHNICITY2
	White	7.32%	41.05%	23.00%	17.57%	9.29%	1.35%	0.41%	100%
	Black	1.28%	18.16%	22.51%	28.13%	23.69%	5.92%	0.30%	100%
	AIAN	6.46%	39.92%	22.05%	20.15%	8.37%	2.28%	0.76%	100%
	Asian	10.84%	34.94%	22.29%	18.67%	10.84%	1.81%	0.60%	100%
	NHPI	3.64%	30.30%	15.76%	23.64%	18.79%	7.27%	0.61%	100%
	Two or more	6.62%	42.75%	24.94%	17.81%	6.62%	0.76%	0.51%	100%
	Unknown	3.13%	31.25%	21.88%	17.19%	23.44%	3.13%	0.00%	100%
	TOTAL	6.67%	38.57%	22.87%	18.77%	10.81%	1.90%	0.42%	100%
	Hispanic	2.67%	25.93%	23.02%	25.17%	19.13%	3.78%	0.29%	100%
	Not Hispanic3	7.44%	41.03%	22.84%	17.52%	9.19%	1.54%	0.44%	100%
	TOTAL	6.67%	38.57%	22.87%	18.77%	10.81%	1.90%	0.42%	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 Battery (ASVAB)) was in FY 2008.
	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.