D19 - Female Active Enlisted Force by Service, FYs 1964, '73-'98

Table D-19. Female Active Component Enlisted Members by Service with Civilian Comparison Group,
FYs 1964, 1970-1998

FISCAL YEAR

SERVICE

 

DoD

 

18-44 YR OLD CIVILIANS

ARMY

 

NAVY

 

MARINE CORPS

 

AIR FORCE

 

 

#

%

 

#

%

 

#

%

 

#

%

 

#

%

 

%

1964*

7,958

0.9%

 

4,863

0.8%

 

1,320

0.8%

 

4,845

0.7%

 

18,986

0.8%

 

NA

1970

11,476

1.0%

 

5,366

0.9%

 

2,119

0.9%

 

8,987

1.4%

 

27,948

1.1%

 

NA

1971

11,825

1.2%

 

5,476

1.0%

 

1,981

1.0%

 

10,132

1.6%

 

29,414

1.2%

 

NA

1972

12,349

1.8%

 

5,723

1.1%

 

2,066

1.2%

 

11,725

2.0%

 

31,863

1.6%

 

NA

1973

16,448

2.4%

 

8,835

1.8%

 

1,973

1.1%

 

15,022

2.6%

 

42,278

2.2%

 

NA

1974

26,320

3.9%

 

13,143

2.8%

 

2,402

1.4%

 

19,463

3.7%

 

61,328

3.3%

 

NA

1975

37,703

5.6%

 

17,357

3.7%

 

2,841

1.6%

 

25,232

5.0%

 

83,133

4.6%

 

NA

1976

43,806

6.5%

 

19,194

4.2%

 

3,065

1.8%

 

29,235

6.1%

 

95,300

5.3%

 

NA

1977

46,093

6.8%

 

19,210

4.2%

 

3,509

2.0%

 

34,609

7.4%

 

103,421

5.8%

 

41.8%

1978

50,288

7.5%

 

20,937

4.5%

 

4,652

2.7%

 

40,710

8.7%

 

116,587

6.6%

 

42.5%

1979

54,815

8.3%

 

24,751

5.4%

 

5,501

3.3%

 

45,954

10.0%

 

131,021

7.5%

 

43.0%

1980

61,349

9.1%

 

29,806

6.5%

 

6,219

3.7%

 

51,397

11.3%

 

148,771

8.5%

 

43.4%

1981

64,877

9.6%

 

34,348

7.3%

 

7,090

4.1%

 

53,902

11.5%

 

160,217

9.0%

 

43.7%

1982

64,261

9.6%

 

37,024

7.7%

 

7,874

4.5%

 

54,064

11.3%

 

163,223

9.0%

 

44.0%

1983

66,056

9.9%

 

39,873

8.3%

 

8,286

4.7%

 

54,864

11.4%

 

169,079

9.3%

 

44.3%

1984

66,664

10.0%

 

41,579

8.5%

 

8,577

4.9%

 

55,339

11.4%

 

172,159

9.5%

 

44.5%

1985

67,930

10.2%

 

44,492

9.0%

 

9,041

5.1%

 

57,586

11.8%

 

179,049

9.8%

 

44.9%

1986

69,200

10.4%

 

45,602

9.0%

 

9,246

5.2%

 

60,694

12.3%

 

184,742

10.0%

 

45.1%

1987

71,136

10.6%

 

45,938

9.0%

 

9,140

5.1%

 

62,666

12.7%

 

188,880

10.2%

 

45.4%

1988

71,519

10.8%

 

47,539

9.2%

 

8,959

5.1%

 

60,981

13.1%

 

188,998

10.4%

 

45.5%

1989

73,780

11.2%

 

49,602

9.6%

 

8,975

5.1%

 

63,175

13.7%

 

195,532

10.8%

 

45.7%

1990

70,741

11.4%

 

49,275

9.8%

 

8,647

4.9%

 

60,250

14.0%

 

188,913

10.9%

 

45.7%

1991

67,229

11.2%

 

48,172

9.7%

 

8,278

4.8%

 

58,540

14.3%

 

182,219

10.8%

 

45.5%

1992

61,211

12.0%

 

47,688

10.2%

 

7,704

4.7%

 

55,598

14.8%

 

172,201

11.3%

 

45.6%

1993

59,668

12.4%

 

45,919

10.5%

 

7,228

4.5%

 

53,940

15.1%

 

166,755

11.6%

 

45.7%

1994

58,395

12.9%

 

44,339

11.0%

 

7,029

4.5%

 

53,433

15.7%

 

163,196

12.1%

 

46.1%

1995

56,666

13.4%

 

44,375

12.0%

 

7,402

4.7%

 

51,478

16.2%

 

159,921

12.6%

 

46.2%

1996

58,084

14.3%

 

43,240

12.2%

 

7,823

5.0%

 

52,129

16.9%

 

161,276

13.2%

 

46.4%

1997

61,661

15.1%

 

41,309

12.4%

 

8,499

5.4%

 

53,167

17.8%

 

164,636

13.7%

 

46.5%

1998

60,830

15.1%

 

41,367

12.8%

 

8,925

5.7%

 

53,542

18.4%

 

164,664

14.1%

 

46.4%

 * FY 1964 was the last pre-Vietnam conscription year.

 Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files. Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year. Service data 1964, 1970-1972 from OASD(FMP)(MPP)(AP). Service data 1973-present from the Defense Manpower Data Center.


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