E17 - USCG Enlisted Force by Occ., Gender & Race/Ethnicity

Table E-17. FY 1998 Coast Guard Active Component Enlisted Members
by Occupational Area, Gender and Race/Ethnicity

a. Number

GENDER

OCCUPATIONAL AREA

TOTAL

Infantry, Gun Crews, & Seamanship*

Electronics

Communica-
tions

Medical

Other Technical

Administrators

Electrical

Craftsman

Supply

Non-
Occupa-
tional**

 Males

3,879

2,807

1,282

598

1,279

3,087

3,906

3,365

301

4,054 

24,558

 Females

195

141

191

160

107

1,000

102

87

1

755 

2,739

RACE/ETHNICITY

 White

3,671

2,395

1,157

541

1,174

2,737

3,355

2,922

273

3,793 

22,018

 Black

69

145

132

88

73

763

214

160

1

298 

1,943

 Hispanic

191

232

112

78

69

352

258

228

14

451 

1,985

 Other

143

176

72

51

70

235

181

142

14

267 

1,351

 Total

4,074

2,948

1,473

758

1,386

4,087

4,008

3,452

302

4,809 

27,297

b. Percent

GENDER

OCCUPATIONAL AREA

TOTAL

Infantry, Gun Crews, & Seamanship*

Electronics

Communica-
tions

Medical

Other Technical

Administrators

Electrical

Craftsman

Supply

Non-
Occupa-
tional**

 Males

15.80%

11.43%

5.22%

2.44%

5.21%

12.57%

15.91%

13.70%

1.23%

16.51% 

100.00%

 Females

7.12%

5.15%

6.97%

5.84%

3.91%

36.51%

3.72%

3.18%

0.04%

27.56% 

100.00%

RACE/ETHNICITY

 White

16.67%

10.88%

5.25%

2.46%

5.33%

12.43%

15.24%

13.27%

1.24%

17.23% 

100.00%

 Black

3.55%

7.46%

6.79%

4.53%

3.76%

39.27%

11.01%

8.23%

0.05%

15.34% 

100.00%

 Hispanic

9.62%

11.69%

5.64%

3.93%

3.48%

17.73%

13.00%

11.49%

0.71%

22.72% 

100.00%

 Other

10.58%

13.03%

5.33%

3.77%

5.18%

17.39%

13.40%

10.51%

1.04%

19.76% 

100.00%

 Total

14.92%

10.80%

5.40%

2.78%

5.08%

14.97%

14.68%

12.65%

1.11%

17.62% 

100.00%

* Although women do not serve in infantry positions, they do serve in other positions, such as gun crews, air crews, and seamanship specialties, included in the "infantry" area.

** Non-occupational includes patients, students, those with unassigned duties, and unknowns.

 Rows may not add to totals due to rounding.


Last Updated on 12/15/99

 

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