Table E-4.  Coast Guard Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY11: by Education, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity
		EDUCATIONAL TIER
		TIER 1				TIER 2				TIER 3				TOTAL
	GENDER	#		%		#		%		#		%		#		%
	Males	6,230		97.1		101		1.6		82		1.3		6,413		100
	Females	1,615		96.8		30		1.8		24		1.4		1,669		100
	TOTAL	7,845		97.1		131		1.6		106		1.3		8,082		100
	RACE/ETHNICITY2
	White	6,120		96.9		109		1.7		86		1.4		6,315		100
	Black	815		97.5		10		1.2		11		1.3		836		100
	AIAN3	139		96.5		4		2.8		1		NA		144		100
	Asian	127		98.4		1		0.78		1		0.78		129		100
	NHPI4	148		100		0		0		0		0		148		100
	Two or more	319		96.1		7		2.1		6		1.8		332		100
	Unknown	177		99.4		0		0		1		NA		178		100
	TOTAL	7,845		97.1		131		1.6		106		1.3		8,082		100
	Hispanic	1,333		97.7		20		1.5		11		0.81		1,364		100
	Not Hispanic	6,382		96.9		111		1.7		95		1.4		6,588		100
	Unknown	130		100		0		0		0		0		130		100
	TOTAL	7,845		97.1		131		1.6		106		1.3		8,082		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. 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. American Indian, Alaska Native
	4. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
	Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.