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| Table A-3. FY 1998 Applicants* for Active Component Enlistment by Race/Ethnicity, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group |
| RACE/ ETHNICITY |
SERVICE |
|
TOTAL DoD |
|
18-24 YR OLD CIVILIANS |
| 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 |
76,807 |
20,215 |
97,022 |
|
34,942 |
8,050 |
42,992 |
|
33,901 |
3,316 |
37,217 |
|
22,957 |
9,390 |
32,347 |
|
168,607 |
40,971 |
209,578 |
|
8,369,533 |
8,237,610 |
16,607,142 |
| Black |
29,085 |
13,373 |
42,458 |
|
11,876 |
4,607 |
16,483 |
|
7,651 |
1,209 |
8,860 |
|
5,621 |
3,966 |
9,587 |
|
54,233 |
23,155 |
77,388 |
|
1,661,935 |
1,924,532 |
3,586,467 |
| Hispanic |
13,710 |
4,044 |
17,754 |
|
6,429 |
1,772 |
8,201 |
|
6,552 |
797 |
7,349 |
|
2,324 |
1,112 |
3,436 |
|
29,015 |
7,725 |
36,740 |
|
1,993,011 |
1,788,591 |
3,781,602 |
| Other |
6,942 |
2,392 |
9,334 |
|
5,806 |
1,570 |
7,376 |
|
2,904 |
431 |
3,335 |
|
1,919 |
1,065 |
2,984 |
|
17,571 |
5,458 |
23,029 |
|
608,682 |
614,222 |
1,222,904 |
| |
| TOTAL |
126,544 |
40,024 |
166,568 |
|
59,053 |
15,999 |
75,052 |
|
51,008 |
5,753 |
56,761 |
|
32,821 |
15,533 |
48,354 |
|
269,426 |
77,309 |
346,735 |
|
12,633,161 |
12,564,954 |
25,198,115 |
| b. Percent |
| White |
60.70% |
50.51% |
58.25% |
|
59.17% |
50.32% |
57.28% |
|
66.46% |
57.64% |
65.57% |
|
69.95% |
60.45% |
66.90% |
|
62.58% |
53.00% |
60.44% |
|
66.25% |
65.56% |
65.91% |
| Black |
22.98% |
33.41% |
25.49% |
|
20.11% |
28.80% |
21.96% |
|
15.00% |
21.02% |
15.61% |
|
17.13% |
25.53% |
19.83% |
|
20.13% |
29.95% |
22.32% |
|
13.16% |
15.32% |
14.23% |
| Hispanic |
10.83% |
10.10% |
10.66% |
|
10.89% |
11.08% |
10.93% |
|
12.85% |
13.85% |
12.95% |
|
7.08% |
7.16% |
7.11% |
|
10.77% |
9.99% |
10.60% |
|
15.78% |
14.23% |
15.01% |
| Other |
5.49% |
5.98% |
5.60% |
|
9.83% |
9.81% |
9.83% |
|
5.69% |
7.49% |
5.88% |
|
5.85% |
6.86% |
6.17% |
|
6.52% |
7.06% |
6.64% |
|
4.82% |
4.89% |
4.85% |
| |
| 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% |
| |
| * Refers to NPS individuals whose first formal application (Physical or ASVAB) was in FY 1998. |
| Columns may not add to totals due to rounding. |
| Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, October 1997-September 1998. |
Last Updated on 11/23/99
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