Table B-15. FY 1998 PS Active Component Enlisted Accessions 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 2,489 212 2,701   440 30 470   115 2 117   243 28 271   3,287 272 3,559   8,369,533 8,237,610 16,607,142 Black 791 225 1,016   129 17 146   39 1 40   15 7 22   974 250 1,224   1,661,935 1,924,532 3,586,467 Hispanic 373 27 400   50 4 54   13 1 14   13 2 15   449 34 483   1,993,011 1,788,591 3,781,602 Other 157 25 182   33 4 37   11 2 13   10 0 10   211 31 242   608,682 614,222 1,222,904   TOTAL 3,810 489 4,299   652 55 707   178 6 184   281 37 318   4,921 587 5,508   12,633,161 12,564,954 25,198,115 b. Percent White 65.33% 43.35% 62.83%   67.48% 54.55% 66.48%   64.61% 33.33% 63.59%   86.48% 75.68% 85.22%   66.80% 46.34% 64.62%   66.25% 65.56% 65.91% Black 20.76% 46.01% 23.63%   19.79% 30.91% 20.65%   21.91% 16.67% 21.74%   5.34% 18.92% 6.92%   19.79% 42.59% 22.22%   13.16% 15.32% 14.23% Hispanic 9.79% 5.52% 9.30%   7.67% 7.27% 7.64%   7.30% 16.67% 7.61%   4.63% 5.41% 4.72%   9.12% 5.79% 8.77%   15.78% 14.23% 15.01% Other 4.12% 5.11% 4.23%   5.06% 7.27% 5.23%   6.18% 33.33% 7.07%   3.56% 0.00% 3.14%   4.29% 5.28% 4.39%   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%  Columns may not add to totals due to rounding.  Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, October 1997-September 1998. Last Updated on 11/29/99