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| Table B-3. FY 1997 NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Race/Ethnicity, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group |
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SERVICE |
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TOTAL DoD |
|
18-24 YR OLD CIVILIANS |
RACE/
ETHNICITY |
ARMY |
|
NAVY |
|
MARINE CORPS |
|
AIR FORCE |
|
|
| Males |
Females |
Total |
|
Males |
Females |
Total |
|
Males |
Females |
Total |
|
Males |
Females |
Total |
|
Males |
Females |
Total |
|
Males |
Females |
Total |
| a. Number |
| White |
39,120 |
7,965 |
47,085 |
|
26,269 |
3,901 |
30,170 |
|
21,732 |
1,540 |
23,272 |
|
15,831 |
5,286 |
21,117 |
|
102,952 |
18,692 |
121,644 |
|
8,220,926 |
8,211,194 |
16,432,120 |
| Black |
12,446 |
5,289 |
17,735 |
|
8,071 |
1,825 |
9,896 |
|
4,281 |
461 |
4,742 |
|
3,171 |
2,021 |
5,192 |
|
27,969 |
9,596 |
37,565 |
|
1,658,175 |
1,908,536 |
3,566,710 |
| Hispanic |
6,009 |
1,227 |
7,236 |
|
4,340 |
661 |
5,001 |
|
3,890 |
285 |
4,175 |
|
1,467 |
574 |
2,041 |
|
15,706 |
2,747 |
18,453 |
|
1,935,428 |
1,672,301 |
3,607,728 |
| Other |
2,881 |
790 |
3,671 |
|
3,516 |
548 |
4,064 |
|
1,606 |
154 |
1,760 |
|
1,197 |
541 |
1,738 |
|
9,200 |
2,033 |
11,233 |
|
611,943 |
638,015 |
1,249,958 |
| |
| TOTAL |
60,456 |
15,271 |
75,727 |
|
42,196 |
6,935 |
49,131 |
|
31,509 |
2,440 |
33,949 |
|
21,666 |
8,422 |
30,088 |
|
155,827 |
33,068 |
188,895 |
|
12,426,471 |
12,430,045 |
24,856,516 |
| b. Percent |
| White |
64.71% |
52.16% |
62.18% |
|
62.25% |
56.25% |
61.41% |
|
68.97% |
63.11% |
68.55% |
|
73.07% |
62.76% |
70.18% |
|
66.07% |
56.53% |
64.40% |
|
66.16% |
66.06% |
66.11% |
| Black |
20.59% |
34.63% |
23.42% |
|
19.13% |
26.32% |
20.14% |
|
13.59% |
18.89% |
13.97% |
|
14.64% |
24.00% |
17.26% |
|
17.95% |
29.02% |
19.89% |
|
13.34% |
15.35% |
14.35% |
| Hispanic |
9.94% |
8.03% |
9.56% |
|
10.29% |
9.53% |
10.18% |
|
12.35% |
11.68% |
12.30% |
|
6.77% |
6.82% |
6.78% |
|
10.08% |
8.31% |
9.77% |
|
15.58% |
13.45% |
14.51% |
| Other |
4.77% |
5.17% |
4.85% |
|
8.33% |
7.90% |
8.27% |
|
5.10% |
6.31% |
5.18% |
|
5.52% |
6.42% |
5.78% |
|
5.90% |
6.15% |
5.95% |
|
4.92% |
5.13% |
5.03% |
| |
| TOTAL |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
| Columns may not add to totals due to rounding. |
| Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, October 1996-September 1997. |
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