B5 - Accessions by AFQT & Gender

Table B-5. FY 1998 NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by AFQT Category, Service, and Gender with
Civilian Comparison Group

a. Number

GENDER

AFQT CATEGORY

TOTAL

 I

 II

 IIIA

 IIIB

 IV

Other/Unk.*

ARMY

 Males

2,367

17,877

16,242

17,362

1,382

178

55,408

 Females

368

4,082

5,071

3,273

75

44

12,913

 Total

2,735

21,959

21,313

20,635

1,457

222

68,321

NAVY

 Males

2,044

13,157

9,184

13,300

25

119

37,829

 Females

274

2,768

2,467

3,367

2

19

8,897

 Total

2,318

15,925

11,651

16,667

27

138

46,726

MARINE CORPS

 Males

1,093

10,294

8,332

10,897

305

43

30,964

 Females

80

824

797

770

10

5

2,486

 Total

1,173

11,118

9,129

11,667

315

48

33,450

AIR FORCE

 Males

1,263

10,114

6,919

4,711

59

222

23,288

 Females

239

2,913

2,798

2,234

6

56

8,246

 Total

1,502

13,027

9,717

6,945

65

278

31,534

TOTAL DoD

 Males

6,767

51,442

40,677

46,270

1,771

562

147,489

 Females

961

10,587

11,133

9,644

93

124

32,542

 Total

7,728

62,029

51,810

55,914

1,864

686

180,031

1980, 18-23 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS

 Males

1,286,646

3,785,416

1,853,499

2,056,399

2,628,481

1,280,715

12,891,156

 Females

731,527

3,370,373

2,032,982

2,589,632

2,716,012

1,077,339

12,517,865

 Total

2,018,173

7,155,789

3,886,481

4,646,031

5,344,493

2,358,054

25,409,021

b. Percent

GENDER

AFQT CATEGORY

TOTAL

 I

 II

 IIIA

 IIIB

 IV

Other/Unk.*

ARMY

 Males

4.27%

32.26%

29.31%

31.33%

2.49%

0.32%

100.00%

 Females

2.85%

31.61%

39.27%

25.35%

0.58%

0.34%

100.00%

 Total

4.00%

32.14%

31.20%

30.20%

2.13%

0.32%

100.00%

NAVY

 Males

5.40%

34.78%

24.28%

35.16%

0.07%

0.31%

100.00%

 Females

3.08%

31.11%

27.73%

37.84%

0.02%

0.21%

100.00%

 Total

4.96%

34.08%

24.93%

35.67%

0.06%

0.30%

100.00%

MARINE CORPS

 Males

3.53%

33.25%

26.91%

35.19%

0.99%

0.14%

100.00%

 Females

3.22%

33.15%

32.06%

30.97%

0.40%

0.20%

100.00%

 Total

3.51%

33.24%

27.29%

34.88%

0.94%

0.14%

100.00%

AIR FORCE

 Males

5.42%

43.43%

29.71%

20.23%

0.25%

0.95%

100.00%

 Females

2.90%

35.33%

33.93%

27.09%

0.07%

0.68%

100.00%

 Total

4.76%

41.31%

30.81%

22.02%

0.21%

0.88%

100.00%

TOTAL DoD

 Males

4.59%

34.88%

27.58%

31.37%

1.20%

0.38%

100.00%

 Females

2.95%

32.53%

34.21%

29.64%

0.29%

0.38%

100.00%

 Total

4.29%

34.45%

28.78%

31.06%

1.04%

0.38%

100.00%

1980, 18-23 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS

 Males

9.98%

29.36%

14.38%

15.95%

20.39%

9.93%

100.00%

 Females

5.84%

26.92%

16.24%

20.69%

21.70%

8.61%

100.00%

 Total

7.94%

28.16%

15.30%

18.28%

21.03%

9.28%

100.00%

 Rows may not add to totals due to rounding.

 Source: Civilian data from Profile of American Youth (Washington, DC: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense [Manpower, Reserve Affairs, and Logistics], 1982).

* Service numbers include unknowns. Civilian numbers include AFQT Category V.


Last Updated on 11/29/99

 

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