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.