Table E-4.  Coast Guard Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY16: by Education, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity

  EDUCATIONAL TIER        
TIER 1   TIER 2   TIER 3   TOTAL
GENDER #        %        #        %        #        %        #        %     
Males 5,343 97.9 113 2.1 1 0.02 5,457 100
Females 1,034   98.1   20   1.9   0   0   1,054   100
TOTAL 6,377 97.9 133 2.0 1 0.02 6,511 100
   Percent Females 16.2 15.0 0 16.2
RACE/ETHNICITY                              
White 5,232 98.0 106 2.0 1 0.02 5,339 100
Black 638 97.9 14 2.1 0 0 652 100
AIAN2 62 100 0 0 0 NA 62 100
Asian 129 97.7 3 2.3 0 0 132 100
NHPI3 96 99.0 1 1.0 0 0 97 100
Two or more 111 95.7 5 4.3 0 0 116 100
Unknown 109   96.5   4   3.5   0   NA   113   100
TOTAL 6,377 97.9 133 2.0 1 0.02 6,511 100
Hispanic 1,408 97.8 31 2.2 0 0 1,439 100
Not Hispanic 4,967 98.0 102 2.0 1 0.02 5,070 100
Unknown 2   100   0   0   0   0   2   100
TOTAL 6,377 97.9 133 2.0 1 0.02 6,511 100
     
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).