Table E-7.  Coast Guard Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, FY17: by AFQT Category, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity

Number
AFQT CATEGORY1  
GENDER I    II    IIIA    IIIB    IV    Unknown TOTAL
Males 275 1,400 823 570 0 6 3,074
Females 38 184 114 117 0 5 458
TOTAL 313 1,584 937 687 0 11 3,532
   Percent Females 12.1 11.6 12.2 17.0 ----- 45.5 13.0
RACE/ETHNICITY            
White 291 1,407 788 538 0 9 3,033
Black 5 78 78 83 0 1 245
AIAN2 1 11 15 9 0 0 36
Asian 8 28 15 21 0 1 73
NHPI3 1 16 11 14 0 0 42
Two or more 7 31 15 13 0 0 66
Unknown 0 13 15 9 0 0 37
TOTAL 313 1,584 937 687 0 11 3,532
Hispanic 33 224 199 169 0 1 626
Not Hispanic 280 1,359 737 516 0 10 2,902
Unknown 0 1 1 2 0 0 4
TOTAL 313 1,584 937 687 0 11 3,532
Percent
AFQT CATEGORY1  
GENDER I    II    IIIA    IIIB    IV    Unknown TOTAL
Males 8.9 45.5 26.8 18.5 0 0.20 100
Females 8.3 40.2 24.9 25.5 0 1.1 100
TOTAL 8.9 44.8 26.5 19.5 0 0.31 100
RACE/ETHNICITY            
White 9.6 46.4 26.0 17.7 0 0.30 100
Black 2.0 31.8 31.8 33.9 0 0.41 100
AIAN2 2.8 30.6 41.7 25.0 0 0 100
Asian 11.0 38.4 20.5 28.8 0 1.4 100
NHPI3 2.4 38.1 26.2 33.3 0 0 100
Two or more 10.6 47.0 22.7 19.7 0 0 100
Unknown 0 35.1 40.5 24.3 0 0 100
TOTAL 8.9 44.8 26.5 19.5 0 0.31 100
Hispanic 5.3 35.8 31.8 27.0 0 0.16 100
Not Hispanic 9.6 46.8 25.4 17.8 0 0.34 100
Unknown 0 25.0 25.0 50.0 0 0 100
TOTAL 8.9 44.8 26.5 19.5 0 0.31 100
   
1. 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
2. American Indian, Alaska Native
3. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source: Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).