EDUCATIONAL TIER
         
   
TIER 1
 
TIER 2
 
TIER 3
 
TOTAL
 
GENDER
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%
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%
  ARMY                                
     Males 320,816   94.45%   17,645   5.19%   1,198   0.35%   339,659   100.00%  
     Females 60,761   97.23%   1,556   2.49%   174   0.28%   62,491   100.00%  
     Total 381,577   94.88%   19,201   4.77%   1,372   0.34%   402,150   100.00%  
                                   
  NAVY                                
     Males 249,030   91.78%   16,139   5.95%   6,164   2.27%   271,333   100.00%  
     Females 41,133   96.22%   1,330   3.11%   287   0.67%   42,750   100.00%  
     Total 290,163   92.38%   17,469   5.56%   6,451   2.05%   314,083   100.00%  
                                   
  MARINE CORPS                              
     Males 138,680   95.29%   6,589   4.53%   270   0.19%   145,539   100.00%  
     Females 9,292   97.82%   202   2.13%   5   0.05%   9,499   100.00%  
     Total 147,972   95.44%   6,791   4.38%   275   0.18%   155,038   100.00%  
                                   
  AIR FORCE                                
     Males 227,502   99.80%   452   0.20%   6   0.00%   227,960   100.00%  
     Females 54,258   99.84%   86   0.16%   0   0.00%   54,344   100.00%  
     Total 281,760   99.81%   538   0.19%   6   0.00%   282,304   100.00%  
                                   
  TOTAL DoD                              
     Males 936,028   95.08%   40,825   4.15%   7,638   0.78%   984,491   100.00%  
     Females 165,444   97.85%   3,174   1.88%   466   0.28%   169,084   100.00%  
     Total 1,101,472   95.48%   43,999   3.81%   8,104   0.70%   1,153,575   100.00%  
                                   
  18-44 YEAR OLD CIVILIAN WORKFORCE                      
     Males 40,784,743   86.46%  
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  6,384,899   13.54%   47,169,642   100.00%  
     Females 37,398,766   90.79%  
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  3,795,967   9.21%   41,194,733   100.00%  
     Total 78,183,509   88.48%  
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  10,180,866   11.52%   88,364,375   100.00%  
                                   
     * 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, September 2000.