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Table B-8. FY 1997 NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Education, Service, and Race/Ethnicity
with Civilian Comparison Group |
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EDUCATIONAL TIER |
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TOTAL |
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RACE/
ETHNICITY |
TIER 1 |
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TIER 2 |
|
TIER 3 |
|
| |
# |
% |
|
# |
% |
|
# |
% |
|
# |
% |
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ARMY |
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White |
41,134 |
87.36% |
|
5,878 |
12.48% |
|
73 |
0.16% |
|
47,085 |
100.00% |
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Black |
16,881 |
95.18% |
|
831 |
4.69% |
|
23 |
0.13% |
|
17,735 |
100.00% |
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Hispanic |
6,747 |
93.24% |
|
480 |
6.63% |
|
9 |
0.12% |
|
7,236 |
100.00% |
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Other |
3,411 |
92.92% |
|
254 |
6.92% |
|
6 |
0.16% |
|
3,671 |
100.00% |
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Total |
68,173 |
90.02% |
|
7,443 |
9.83% |
|
111 |
0.15% |
|
75,727 |
100.00% |
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NAVY |
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White |
28,546 |
94.62% |
|
1,008 |
3.34% |
|
616 |
2.04% |
|
30,170 |
100.00% |
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Black |
9,579 |
96.80% |
|
186 |
1.88% |
|
131 |
1.32% |
|
9,896 |
100.00% |
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Hispanic |
4,723 |
94.44% |
|
162 |
3.24% |
|
116 |
2.32% |
|
5,001 |
100.00% |
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Other |
3,860 |
94.98% |
|
121 |
2.98% |
|
83 |
2.04% |
|
4,064 |
100.00% |
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Total |
46,708 |
95.07% |
|
1,477 |
3.01% |
|
946 |
1.93% |
|
49,131 |
100.00% |
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MARINE CORPS |
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White |
22,296 |
95.81% |
|
913 |
3.92% |
|
63 |
0.27% |
|
23,272 |
100.00% |
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Black |
4,595 |
96.90% |
|
136 |
2.87% |
|
11 |
0.23% |
|
4,742 |
100.00% |
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Hispanic |
4,062 |
97.29% |
|
105 |
2.51% |
|
8 |
0.19% |
|
4,175 |
100.00% |
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Other |
1,716 |
97.50% |
|
39 |
2.22% |
|
5 |
0.28% |
|
1,760 |
100.00% |
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Total |
32,669 |
96.23% |
|
1,193 |
3.51% |
|
87 |
0.26% |
|
33,949 |
100.00% |
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AIR FORCE |
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White |
20,822 |
98.60% |
|
258 |
1.22% |
|
37 |
0.18% |
|
21,117 |
100.00% |
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Black |
5,154 |
99.27% |
|
35 |
0.67% |
|
3 |
0.06% |
|
5,192 |
100.00% |
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Hispanic |
2,006 |
98.29% |
|
34 |
1.67% |
|
1 |
0.05% |
|
2,041 |
100.00% |
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Other |
1,717 |
98.79% |
|
14 |
0.81% |
|
7 |
0.40% |
|
1,738 |
100.00% |
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Total |
29,699 |
98.71% |
|
341 |
1.13% |
|
48 |
0.16% |
|
30,088 |
100.00% |
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TOTAL DoD |
| |
White |
112,798 |
92.73% |
|
8,057 |
6.62% |
|
789 |
0.65% |
|
121,644 |
100.00% |
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Black |
36,209 |
96.39% |
|
1,188 |
3.16% |
|
168 |
0.45% |
|
37,565 |
100.00% |
| |
Hispanic |
17,538 |
95.04% |
|
781 |
4.23% |
|
134 |
0.73% |
|
18,453 |
100.00% |
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Other |
10,704 |
95.29% |
|
428 |
3.81% |
|
101 |
0.90% |
|
11,233 |
100.00% |
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Total |
177,249 |
93.83% |
|
10,454 |
5.53% |
|
1,192 |
0.63% |
|
188,895 |
100.00% |
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18-24 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS |
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White |
13,852,695 |
84.30% |
|
** |
** |
|
2,579,425 |
15.70% |
|
16,432,120 |
100.00% |
| |
Black |
2,621,597 |
73.50% |
|
** |
** |
|
945,114 |
26.50% |
|
3,566,710 |
100.00% |
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Hispanic |
2,059,963 |
57.10% |
|
** |
** |
|
1,547,766 |
42.90% |
|
3,607,728 |
100.00% |
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Other |
1,040,565 |
83.25% |
|
** |
** |
|
209,393 |
16.75% |
|
1,249,958 |
100.00% |
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Total |
19,574,819 |
78.75% |
|
** |
** |
|
5,281,697 |
21.25% |
|
24,856,516 |
100.00% |
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* Civilian numbers and percentages combine tiers 1 and 2. |
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Rows may not add to totals due to rounding. |
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Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, October 1996-September 1997. |
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