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Table B-28. FY 1998 Active Component Enlisted Members by Education, Service, and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group |
RACE/ ETHNICITY |
EDUCATIONAL TIER |
|
TOTAL |
TIER 1 |
|
TIER 2 |
|
TIER 3 |
|
# |
|
% |
|
# |
|
% |
|
# |
|
% |
|
# |
|
% |
ARMY |
White |
206,964 |
|
91.43% |
|
9,077 |
|
4.01% |
|
10,314 |
|
4.56% |
|
226,355 |
|
100.00% |
Black |
112,901 |
|
95.34% |
|
1,892 |
|
1.60% |
|
3,627 |
|
3.06% |
|
118,420 |
|
100.00% |
Hispanic |
28,386 |
|
92.49% |
|
894 |
|
2.91% |
|
1,410 |
|
4.59% |
|
30,690 |
|
100.00% |
Other |
25,109 |
|
94.69% |
|
742 |
|
2.80% |
|
667 |
|
2.52% |
|
26,518 |
|
100.00% |
Total |
373,360 |
|
92.88% |
|
12,605 |
|
3.14% |
|
16,018 |
|
3.98% |
|
401,983 |
|
100.00% |
NAVY |
White |
188,718 |
|
92.75% |
|
10,262 |
|
5.04% |
|
4,500 |
|
2.21% |
|
203,480 |
|
100.00% |
Black |
61,500 |
|
95.87% |
|
1,835 |
|
2.86% |
|
813 |
|
1.27% |
|
64,148 |
|
100.00% |
Hispanic |
26,434 |
|
91.02% |
|
1,966 |
|
6.77% |
|
643 |
|
2.21% |
|
29,043 |
|
100.00% |
Other |
24,151 |
|
94.98% |
|
996 |
|
3.92% |
|
280 |
|
1.10% |
|
25,427 |
|
100.00% |
Total |
300,803 |
|
93.39% |
|
15,059 |
|
4.68% |
|
6,236 |
|
1.94% |
|
322,098 |
|
100.00% |
MARINE CORPS |
White |
98,367 |
|
95.15% |
|
4,844 |
|
4.69% |
|
167 |
|
0.16% |
|
103,378 |
|
100.00% |
Black |
24,621 |
|
95.29% |
|
1,183 |
|
4.58% |
|
33 |
|
0.13% |
|
25,837 |
|
100.00% |
Hispanic |
18,274 |
|
95.91% |
|
761 |
|
3.99% |
|
19 |
|
0.10% |
|
19,054 |
|
100.00% |
Other |
6,693 |
|
95.74% |
|
291 |
|
4.16% |
|
7 |
|
0.10% |
|
6,991 |
|
100.00% |
Total |
147,955 |
|
95.29% |
|
7,079 |
|
4.56% |
|
226 |
|
0.15% |
|
155,260 |
|
100.00% |
AIR FORCE |
White |
212,676 |
|
99.91% |
|
179 |
|
0.08% |
|
19 |
|
0.01% |
|
212,874 |
|
100.00% |
Black |
51,771 |
|
99.96% |
|
20 |
|
0.04% |
|
2 |
|
0.00% |
|
51,793 |
|
100.00% |
Hispanic |
14,768 |
|
99.93% |
|
8 |
|
0.05% |
|
2 |
|
0.01% |
|
14,778 |
|
100.00% |
Other |
12,138 |
|
99.94% |
|
7 |
|
0.06% |
|
0 |
|
0.00% |
|
12,145 |
|
100.00% |
Total |
291,353 |
|
99.92% |
|
214 |
|
0.07% |
|
23 |
|
0.01% |
|
291,590 |
|
100.00% |
TOTAL DoD |
White |
706,725 |
|
94.72% |
|
24,362 |
|
3.27% |
|
15,000 |
|
2.01% |
|
746,087 |
|
100.00% |
Black |
250,793 |
|
96.39% |
|
4,930 |
|
1.89% |
|
4,475 |
|
1.72% |
|
260,198 |
|
100.00% |
Hispanic |
87,862 |
|
93.90% |
|
3,629 |
|
3.88% |
|
2,074 |
|
2.22% |
|
93,565 |
|
100.00% |
Other |
68,091 |
|
95.79% |
|
2,036 |
|
2.86% |
|
954 |
|
1.34% |
|
71,081 |
|
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 |
White |
58,245,202 |
|
92.72% |
|
* |
|
* |
|
4,574,980 |
|
7.28% |
|
62,820,182 |
|
100.00% |
Black |
9,628,417 |
|
87.67% |
|
* |
|
* |
|
1,353,637 |
|
12.33% |
|
10,982,055 |
|
100.00% |
Hispanic |
6,886,480 |
|
61.96% |
|
* |
|
* |
|
4,227,707 |
|
38.04% |
|
11,114,188 |
|
100.00% |
Other |
3,738,693 |
|
90.28% |
|
* |
|
* |
|
402,301 |
|
9.72% |
|
4,140,994 |
|
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
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