Table E-2.  Coast Guard Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY16: by Gender and Race/Ethnicity

RACE/ NUMBER   PERCENT
ETHNICITY Males Females Total   Males Females Total
White 4,533 806 5,339 83.1 76.5 82.0
Black 512 140 652 9.4 13.3 10.0
AIAN2 45 17 62 0.82 1.6 0.95
Asian 103 29 132 1.9 2.8 2.0
NHPI3 79 18 97 1.4 1.7 1.5
Two or more 92 24 116 1.7 2.3 1.8
Unknown 93 20 113   1.7 1.9 1.7
TOTAL 5,457 1,054 6,511 100 100 100
Hispanic 1,199 240 1,439 22.0 22.8 22.1
Not Hispanic 4,256 814 5,070 78.0 77.2 77.9
Unknown 2 0 2   0.04 0 0.03
TOTAL 5,457 1,054 6,511 100 100 100
   
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 FY16.
2. American Indian, Alaska Native
3. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).