Table B-33. FY 1998 Active Component Officer Accessions and Officer Corps by Marital Status, Gender, and Service with Civilian Comparison Groups |
GENDER |
SERVICE |
|
TOTAL DoD |
|
CIVILIAN COLLEGE GRADUATES* |
ARMY |
|
NAVY |
|
MARINE CORPS |
|
AIR FORCE |
|
|
Married |
Unmarried |
|
Married |
Unmarried |
|
Married |
Unmarried |
|
Married |
Unmarried |
|
Married |
Unmarried |
|
Married |
Unmarried |
a. FY 1998 Active Component Officer Accessions |
Males |
27.56% |
72.44% |
|
27.09% |
72.91% |
|
33.64% |
66.36% |
|
32.30% |
67.70% |
|
29.45% |
70.55% |
|
50.59% |
49.41% |
Females |
27.54% |
72.46% |
|
17.27% |
82.73% |
|
28.79% |
71.21% |
|
27.91% |
72.09% |
|
25.36% |
74.64% |
|
55.57% |
44.43% |
|
TOTAL |
27.56% |
72.44% |
|
25.41% |
74.59% |
|
33.19% |
66.81% |
|
31.28% |
68.72% |
|
28.66% |
71.34% |
|
53.24% |
46.76% |
b. FY 1998 Active Component Officer Corps |
Males |
72.85% |
27.15% |
|
72.04% |
27.96% |
|
69.87% |
30.13% |
|
77.52% |
22.48% |
|
73.96% |
26.04% |
|
71.65% |
28.35% |
Females |
54.18% |
45.82% |
|
50.99% |
49.01% |
|
42.82% |
57.18% |
|
55.95% |
44.05% |
|
53.79% |
46.21% |
|
62.00% |
38.00% |
|
TOTAL |
70.17% |
29.83% |
|
69.00% |
31.00% |
|
68.63% |
31.37% |
|
73.93% |
26.07% |
|
71.05% |
28.95% |
|
67.23% |
32.77% |
* Comparison group for officer accessions includes 21-35 year old college graduates in the non-institutional civilian population, October 1997-September 1998. |
Comparison group for active component officer corps includes college graduates in the civilian work force (21-49 years old), September 1998. |
Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File. |