Table E-4.  Coast Guard Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY12: by Education, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity

  EDUCATIONAL TIER        
TIER 1   TIER 2   TIER 3   TOTAL
GENDER #        %        #        %        #        %        #        %     
Males 3,331 95.0 48 1.4 126 3.6 3,505 100
Females 1,236   95.2   22   1.7   40   3.1   1,298   100
TOTAL 4,567 95.1 70 1.5 166 3.5 4,803 100
   Percent Females 27.1 31.4 24.1 27.0
RACE/ETHNICITY2                              
White 3,547 95.1 49 1.3 133 3.6 3,729 100
Black 485 94.7 8 1.6 19 3.7 512 100
AIAN3 84 90.3 6 6.5 3 NA 93 100
Asian 88 95.7 2 2.2 2 2.2 92 100
NHPI4 93 97.9 0 0 2 2.1 95 100
Two or more 174 95.6 4 2.2 4 2.2 182 100
Unknown 96   96.0   1   1.0   3   NA   100   100
TOTAL 4,567 95.1 70 1.5 166 3.5 4,803 100
Hispanic 949 96.4 16 1.6 19 1.9 984 100
Not Hispanic 3,593 94.7 54 1.4 146 3.8 3,793 100
Unknown 25   96.2   0   0   1   3.8   26   100
TOTAL 4,567 95.1 70 1.5 166 3.5 4,803 100
     
  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 FY12. 
  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.