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Table A-8. FY 1998 Applicants* for Active Component Enlistment by Education, Service, and Race/Ethnicity
with Civilian Comparison Group |
| |
EDUCATIONAL TIER |
|
RACE/
ETHNICITY |
TIER 1 |
|
TIER 2 |
|
TIER 3 |
|
TOTAL |
| # |
|
% |
|
# |
|
% |
|
# |
|
% |
|
# |
% |
| ARMY |
| White |
82,610 |
|
85.15% |
|
12,150 |
|
12.52% |
|
2,262 |
|
2.33% |
|
97,022 |
100.00% |
| Black |
38,987 |
|
91.82% |
|
2,968 |
|
6.99% |
|
503 |
|
1.18% |
|
42,458 |
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
16,032 |
|
90.30% |
|
1,461 |
|
8.23% |
|
261 |
|
1.47% |
|
17,754 |
100.00% |
| Other |
8,449 |
|
90.52% |
|
713 |
|
7.64% |
|
172 |
|
1.84% |
|
9,334 |
100.00% |
| Total |
146,078 |
|
87.70% |
|
17,292 |
|
10.38% |
|
3,198 |
|
1.92% |
|
166,568 |
100.00% |
| NAVY |
| White |
37,548 |
|
87.34% |
|
4,309 |
|
10.02% |
|
1,135 |
|
2.64% |
|
42,992 |
100.00% |
| Black |
15,166 |
|
92.01% |
|
1,103 |
|
6.69% |
|
214 |
|
1.30% |
|
16,483 |
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
7,271 |
|
88.66% |
|
796 |
|
9.71% |
|
134 |
|
1.63% |
|
8,201 |
100.00% |
| Other |
6,600 |
|
89.48% |
|
617 |
|
8.36% |
|
159 |
|
2.16% |
|
7,376 |
100.00% |
| Total |
66,585 |
|
88.72% |
|
6,825 |
|
9.09% |
|
1,642 |
|
2.19% |
|
75,052 |
100.00% |
| MARINE CORPS |
| White |
35,522 |
|
95.45% |
|
1,516 |
|
4.07% |
|
179 |
|
0.48% |
|
37,217 |
100.00% |
| Black |
8,547 |
|
96.47% |
|
286 |
|
3.23% |
|
27 |
|
0.30% |
|
8,860 |
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
7,019 |
|
95.51% |
|
290 |
|
3.95% |
|
40 |
|
0.54% |
|
7,349 |
100.00% |
| Other |
3,208 |
|
96.19% |
|
118 |
|
3.54% |
|
9 |
|
0.27% |
|
3,335 |
100.00% |
| Total |
54,296 |
|
95.66% |
|
2,210 |
|
3.89% |
|
255 |
|
0.45% |
|
56,761 |
100.00% |
| AIR FORCE |
| White |
30,943 |
|
95.66% |
|
835 |
|
2.58% |
|
569 |
|
1.76% |
|
32,347 |
100.00% |
| Black |
9,383 |
|
97.87% |
|
136 |
|
1.42% |
|
68 |
|
0.71% |
|
9,587 |
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
3,321 |
|
96.65% |
|
74 |
|
2.15% |
|
41 |
|
1.19% |
|
3,436 |
100.00% |
| Other |
2,898 |
|
97.12% |
|
53 |
|
1.78% |
|
33 |
|
1.11% |
|
2,984 |
100.00% |
| Total |
46,545 |
|
96.26% |
|
1,098 |
|
2.27% |
|
711 |
|
1.47% |
|
48,354 |
100.00% |
| TOTAL DoD |
| White |
186,623 |
|
89.05% |
|
18,810 |
|
8.98% |
|
4,145 |
|
1.98% |
|
209,578 |
100.00% |
| Black |
72,083 |
|
93.14% |
|
4,493 |
|
5.81% |
|
812 |
|
1.05% |
|
77,388 |
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
33,643 |
|
91.57% |
|
2,621 |
|
7.13% |
|
476 |
|
1.30% |
|
36,740 |
100.00% |
| Other |
21,155 |
|
91.86% |
|
1,501 |
|
6.52% |
|
373 |
|
1.62% |
|
23,029 |
100.00% |
| Total |
313,504 |
|
90.42% |
|
27,425 |
|
7.91% |
|
5,806 |
|
1.67% |
|
346,735 |
100.00% |
| 18-24 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS |
| White |
13,955,465 |
|
84.03% |
|
** |
|
** |
|
2,651,677 |
|
15.97% |
|
16,607,142 |
100.00% |
| Black |
2,630,449 |
|
73.34% |
|
** |
|
** |
|
956,018 |
|
26.66% |
|
3,586,467 |
100.00% |
| Hispanic |
2,242,001 |
|
59.29% |
|
** |
|
** |
|
1,539,601 |
|
40.71% |
|
3,781,602 |
100.00% |
| Other |
1,029,668 |
|
84.20% |
|
** |
|
** |
|
193,236 |
|
15.80% |
|
1,222,904 |
100.00% |
| Total |
19,857,583 |
|
78.81% |
|
** |
|
** |
|
5,340,532 |
|
21.19% |
|
25,198,115 |
100.00% |
| |
| * Refers to NPS individuals whose first formal application (Physical or ASVAB) was in FY 1998. |
| ** Civilian numbers and percentages combine tiers 1 and 2. |
| Rows 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 2/25/00
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