Table E-4.  FY 2009 Coast Guard Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment by Education, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity
		EDUCATIONAL TIER
		TIER 1				TIER 2				TIER 3				TOTAL
	GENDER	#		%		#		%		#		%		#		%
	Males	8,111		97.78%		121		1.46%		63		0.76%		8,295		100%
	Females	2,209		96.80%		60		2.63%		13		0.57%		2,282		100%
	TOTAL	10,320		97.57%		181		1.71%		76		0.72%		10,577		100%
	RACE/ETHNICITY2
	White	8,308		97.59%		140		1.64%		65		0.76%		8,513		100%
	Black	987		97.43%		22		2.17%		4		0.39%		1,013		100%
	AIAN	259		98.48%		2		0.76%		2		NA		263		100%
	Asian	163		98.19%		1		0.60%		2		1.20%		166		100%
	NHPI	157		95.15%		5		3.03%		3		1.82%		165		100%
	Two or more	383		97.46%		10		2.54%		0		0.00%		393		100%
	Unknown	63		98.44%		1		1.56%		0		NA		64		100%
	TOTAL	10,320		97.57%		181		1.71%		76		0.72%		10,577		100%
	Hispanic	1,692		98.37%		21		1.22%		7		0.41%		1,720		100%
	Not Hispanic3	8,628		97.41%		160		1.81%		69		0.78%		8,857		100%
	TOTAL	10,320		97.57%		181		1.71%		76		0.72%		10,577		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.