Table A-8

Appendix A
 
 
EDUCATIONAL TIER
      
RACE/
TIER 1
  
TIER 2
  
TIER 3
  
TOTAL
ETHNICITY
#   
 
%   
 
#   
 
%   
 
#   
 
%   
 
#   
%   
ARMY
   White 72,495   82.91%   12,549   14.35%   2,396  
2.74%
   87,440 100.00%
   Black 35,755   90.50%   3,173   8.03%   580   1.47%   39,508 100.00%
   Hispanic 14,650   89.51%   1,512   9.24%   205   1.25%   16,367 100.00%
   Other 7,991   89.81%   766   8.61%   141   1.58%   8,898 100.00%
   Total 130,891   85.99%   18,000   11.83%   3,322   2.18%   152,213 100.00%
NAVY
   White 39,670   79.40%   7,767   15.55%   2,527   5.06%   49,964 100.00%
   Black 18,046   87.56%   2,084   10.11%   479   2.32%   20,609 100.00%
   Hispanic 8,317   83.86%   1,322   13.33%   279   2.81%   9,918 100.00%
   Other 7,393   83.57%   1,096   12.39%   357   4.04%   8,846 100.00%
   Total 73,426   82.19%   12,269   13.73%   3,642   4.08%   89,337 100.00%
MARINE CORPS
   White 33,681   94.69%   1,695   4.77%   193   0.54%   35,569 100.00%
   Black 8,161   96.36%   284   3.35%   24   0.28%   8,469 100.00%
   Hispanic 7,051   94.70%   367   4.93%   28   0.38%   7,446 100.00%
   Other 2,877   95.74%   120   3.99%   8   0.27%   3,005 100.00%
   Total 51,770   95.01%   2,466   4.53%   253   0.46%   54,489 100.00%
AIR FORCE
   White 30,569   94.91%   1,019   3.16%   621   1.93%   32,209 100.00%
   Black 9,191   97.15%   189   2.00%   81   0.86%   9,461 100.00%
   Hispanic 3,215   97.13%   64   1.93%   31   0.94%   3,310 100.00%
   Other 2,836   96.92%   66   2.26%   24   0.82%   2,926 100.00%
   Total 45,811   95.63%   1,338   2.79%   757   1.58%   47,906 100.00%
TOTAL DoD
   White 176,415   85.98%   23,030   11.22%   5,737   2.80%   205,182 100.00%
   Black 71,153   91.17%   5,730   7.34%   1,164   1.49%   78,047 100.00%
   Hispanic 33,233   89.72%   3,265   8.81%   543   1.47%   37,041 100.00%
   Other 21,097   89.11%   2,048   8.65%   530   2.24%   23,675 100.00%
   Total 301,898   87.78%   34,073   9.91%   7,974   2.32%   343,945 100.00%
 
18-24 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS
   White 14,238,126   84.05%  
**
  
**
   2,701,497   15.95%   16,939,623 100.00%
   Black 2,698,278   73.49%  
**
  
**
   973,435   26.51%   3,671,712 100.00%
   Hispanic 2,312,849   59.17%  
**
  
**
   1,595,899   40.83%   3,908,748 100.00%
   Other 1,083,566   85.35%  
**
  
**
   186,034   14.65%   1,269,600 100.00%
   Total 20,332,819   78.84%  
**
  
**
   5,456,865   21.16%   25,789,684 100.00%
                             
       * Refers to NPS individuals whose first formal application (Physical or ASVAB) was in FY 1999.
     ** 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, October 1998-September 1999.