Table E-7.  Coast Guard Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, FY19: by AFQT Category, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity

Number
AFQT CATEGORY1  
GENDER I    II    IIIA    IIIB    IV    Unknown TOTAL
Males 186 904 499 385 0 10 1,984
Females 37 205 157 122 0 5 526
TOTAL 223 1,109 656 507 0 15 2,510
   Percent Females 16.59 18.49 23.93 24.06 ----- 33.33 20.96
RACE/ETHNICITY            
White 191 919 494 355 0 11 1,970
Black 7 74 75 97 0 3 256
AIAN2 2 27 13 5 0 1 48
Asian 13 30 21 11 0 0 75
NHPI3 1 12 16 19 0 0 48
Two or more 6 32 20 12 0 0 70
Unknown 3 15 17 8 0 0 43
TOTAL 223 1,109 656 507 0 15 2,510
Hispanic 31 229 150 160 0 6 576
Not Hispanic 192 880 504 346 0 9 1,931
Unknown 0 0 2 1 0 0 3
TOTAL 223 1,109 656 507 0 15 2,510
Percent
AFQT CATEGORY1  
GENDER I    II    IIIA    IIIB    IV    Unknown TOTAL
Males 9.38 45.56 25.15 19.41 0 0.50 100
Females 7.03 38.97 29.85 23.19 0 0.95 100
TOTAL 8.88 44.18 26.14 20.20 0 0.60 100
RACE/ETHNICITY            
White 9.70 46.65 25.08 18.02 0 0.56 100
Black 2.73 28.91 29.30 37.89 0 1.17 100
AIAN2 4.17 56.25 27.08 10.42 0 2.08 100
Asian 17.33 40.00 28.00 14.67 0 0 100
NHPI3 2.08 25.00 33.33 39.58 0 0 100
Two or more 8.57 45.71 28.57 17.14 0 0 100
Unknown 6.98 34.88 39.53 18.60 0 0 100
TOTAL 8.88 44.18 26.14 20.20 0 0.60 100
Hispanic 5.38 39.76 26.04 27.78 0 1.04 100
Not Hispanic 9.94 45.57 26.10 17.92 0 0.47 100
Unknown 0 0 66.67 33.33 0 0 100
TOTAL 8.88 44.18 26.14 20.20 0 0.60 100
   
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).