Table E-3.  Coast Guard Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY11: by Armed Forces Qualifying Test (AFQT)
Category, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity
	Number
		AFQT CATEGORY2
	GENDER	I	II	IIIA	IIIB	IV	V	Other/Unk.	TOTAL
	Males	504	2,696	1,417	1,060	606	107	23	6,413
	Females	84	605	385	327	230	28	10	1,669
	TOTAL	588	3,301	1,802	1,387	836	135	33	8,082
	RACE/ETHNICITY3
	White	517	2,770	1,424	1,003	503	69	29	6,315
	Black	14	166	166	225	216	48	1	836
	AIAN4	6	75	33	21	8	0	1	144
	Asian	16	47	28	23	11	4	0	129
	NHPI5	4	43	34	35	29	2	1	148
	Two or more	19	142	86	52	31	2	0	332
	Unknown	12	58	31	28	38	10	1	178
	TOTAL	588	3,301	1,802	1,387	836	135	33	8,082
	Hispanic	50	396	323	323	214	50	8	1,364
	Not Hispanic	527	2,854	1,464	1,044	596	79	24	6,588
	Unknown	11	51	15	20	26	6	1	130
	TOTAL	588	3,301	1,802	1,387	836	135	33	8,082
	Percent
		AFQT CATEGORY2
	GENDER	I	II	IIIA	IIIB	IV	V	Other/Unk.	TOTAL
	Males	7.9	42.0	22.1	16.5	9.4	1.7	0.36	100
	Females	5.0	36.2	23.1	19.6	13.8	1.7	0.60	100
	TOTAL	7.3	40.8	22.3	17.2	10.3	1.7	0.41	100
	RACE/ETHNICITY3
	White	8.2	43.9	22.5	15.9	8.0	1.1	0.46	100
	Black	1.7	19.9	19.9	26.9	25.8	5.7	0.12	100
	AIAN4	4.2	52.1	22.9	14.6	5.6	0	0.69	100
	Asian	12.4	36.4	21.7	17.8	8.5	3.1	0	100
	NHPI5	2.7	29.1	23.0	23.6	19.6	1.4	0.68	100
	Two or more	5.7	42.8	25.9	15.7	9.3	0.60	0	100
	Unknown	6.7	32.6	17.4	15.7	21.3	5.6	0.56	100
	TOTAL	7.3	40.8	22.3	17.2	10.3	1.7	0.41	100
	Hispanic	3.7	29.0	23.7	23.7	15.7	3.7	0.59	100
	Not Hispanic	8.0	43.3	22.2	15.8	9.0	1.2	0.36	100
	Unknown	8.5	39.2	11.5	15.4	20.0	4.6	0.77	100
	TOTAL	7.3	40.8	22.3	17.2	10.3	1.7	0.41	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 FY11.
	2. AFQT scores are percentiles that are normalized to the 1997 American youth population.  For example, a score of 92 represents the
	92nd percentile and means that 92 percent of the youth population scored at or below that score.  It is standard to report these AFQT score
	percentiles in the categories listed below.
		Cat I:	100-93	Cat IIIB:	49-31
		Cat II:	92-65	Cat IV:	30-10
		Cat IIIA:	64-50	Cat V:	9-1
	3. 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.
	4. American Indian, Alaska Native
	5. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
	Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.