Table E-9.  FY 2009 Coast Guard Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Quality, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity
		QUALITY
		HIGH QUALITY1			NON-HIGH QUALITY			TOTAL
	GENDER	#	%		#	%		#	%
	Males	2,512	91.68%		228	8.32%		2,740	100%
	Females	752	89.42%		89	10.58%		841	100%
	TOTAL	3,264	91.15%		317	8.85%		3,581	100%
	RACE/ETHNICITY2
	White	2,535	91.55%		234	8.45%		2,769	100%
	Black	145	86.83%		22	13.17%		167	100%
	AIAN	89	85.58%		15	14.42%		104	100%
	Asian	49	90.74%		5	9.26%		54	100%
	NHPI	37	88.10%		5	11.90%		42	100%
	Two or more	338	91.35%		32	8.65%		370	100%
	Unknown	71	94.67%		4	5.33%		75	100%
	TOTAL	3,264	91.15%		317	8.85%		3,581	100%
	Hispanic	456	87.52%		65	12.48%		521	100%
	Not Hispanic3	2,808	91.76%		252	8.24%		3,060	100%
	TOTAL	3,264	91.15%		317	8.85%		3,581	100%
	1. High quality accessions are Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) Category I-IIIA, high school
	graduates.
	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.