Table B-27. FY 1998 Active Component Enlisted Members by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group GENDER EDUCATIONAL TIER   TOTAL TIER 1   TIER 2   TIER 3   #   %   #   %   #   %   #   % ARMY  Males 316,150   92.67%   11,846   3.47%   13,157   3.86%   341,153   100.00%  Females 57,210   94.05%   759   1.25%   2,861   4.70%   60,830   100.00%  Total 373,360   92.88%   12,605   3.14%   16,018   3.98%   401,983   100.00% NAVY  Males 260,678   92.86%   14,010   4.99%   6,043   2.15%   280,731   100.00%  Females 40,125   97.00%   1,049   2.54%   193   0.47%   41,367   100.00%  Total 300,803   93.39%   15,059   4.68%   6,236   1.94%   322,098   100.00% MARINE CORPS  Males 139,264   95.17%   6,847   4.68%   224   0.15%   146,335   100.00%  Females 8,691   97.38%   232   2.60%   2   0.02%   8,925   100.00%  Total 147,955   95.29%   7,079   4.56%   226   0.15%   155,260   100.00% AIR FORCE  Males 237,844   99.91%   183   0.08%   21   0.01%   238,048   100.00%  Females 53,509   99.94%   31   0.06%   2   0.00%   53,542   100.00%  Total 291,353   99.92%   214   0.07%   23   0.01%   291,590   100.00% TOTAL DoD  Males 953,936   94.80%   32,886   3.27%   19,445   1.93%   1,006,267   100.00%  Females 159,535   96.89%   2,071   1.26%   3,058   1.86%   164,664   100.00%  Total 1,113,471   95.09%   34,957   2.99%   22,503   1.92%   1,170,931   100.00% 18-44 YEAR OLD CIVILIAN WORKFORCE  Males 41,026,370   86.01%   *   *   6,674,304   13.99%   47,700,674   100.00%  Females 37,472,423   90.61%   *   *   3,884,321   9.39%   41,356,745   100.00%  Total 78,498,793   88.14%   *   *   10,558,626   11.86%   89,057,419   100.00%  * 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, September 1998. Last Updated on 11/29/99