Table E-8.  FY 2009 Coast Guard Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Education, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity
  EDUCATIONAL TIER        
TIER 1   TIER 2   TIER 3 TOTAL
GENDER #       %        #       %        #       %        #       %     
Males 2,708 98.83% 27 0.99% 5 0.18% 2,740 100%
Females 827   98.34%   11   1.31%   3   0.36%   841   100%
TOTAL 3,535 98.72% 38 1.06% 8 0.22% 3,581 100%
RACE/ETHNICITY1                            
White 2,737 98.84% 25 0.90% 7 0.25% 2,769 100%
Black 164 98.20% 3 1.80% 0 0.00% 167 100%
AIAN 101 97.12% 3 2.88% 0 0.00% 104 100%
Asian 54 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 54 100%
NHPI 41 97.62% 1 2.38% 0 0.00% 42 100%
Two or more 364 98.38% 5 1.35% 1 0.27% 370 100%
Unknown 74   98.67%   1   1.33%   0   0.00%   75   100%
TOTAL 3,535 98.72% 38 1.06% 8 0.22% 3,581 100%
Hispanic 513 98.46% 7 1.34% 1 0.19% 521 100%
Not Hispanic2 3,022   98.76%   31   1.01%   7   0.23%   3,060   100%
TOTAL 3,535 98.72% 38 1.06% 8 0.22% 3,581 100%
     
  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. 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.