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Race/Ethnicity
As shown in Table 5.9,
the proportion of minority Servicemembers varies by Reserve Component.
The proportion of Blacks is higher than in the comparable civilian group (18
and 12 percent, respectively), but lower than in the Active Components (22 percent).
The USAR has the largest proportion of Blacks (28 percent), while the ANG has
the lowest (10 percent). The USMCR has the greatest proportion of Hispanic
members (15 percent) and the greatest proportion of "Other"
racial minorities (7 percent). The ANG and USAR are close behind with 6 percent
each of "Other" racial minorities. All of these percentages are very similar
to those of FY 2000.
| Table 5.9. FY
2001 Selected Reserve Enlisted Members, by Race/Ethnicity, Gender,
and Component, and Civilian Labor Force 18-49 Years Old (Percent) |
Race/Ethnicity |
Army National Guard |
Army Reserve |
Naval Reserve |
Marine Corps Reserve |
Air National Guard |
Air Force Reserve |
Total DoD |
| MALES |
| White |
73.4 |
58.8 |
71.6 |
66.9 |
80.2 |
72.2 |
70.7 |
| Black |
15.1 |
23.9 |
14.7 |
11.6 |
8.0 |
16.2 |
15.8 |
| Hispanic |
7.7 |
11.1 |
8.7 |
15.0 |
5.8 |
6.3 |
8.5 |
| Other |
3.9 |
6.3 |
5.1 |
6.5 |
6.1 |
5.3 |
5.0 |
| Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| FEMALES |
| White |
60.6 |
42.6 |
59.9 |
57.5 |
70.8 |
59.0 |
55.7 |
| Black |
27.9 |
42.0 |
26.5 |
18.9 |
16.4 |
29.3 |
30.9 |
| Hispanic |
6.8 |
9.5 |
8.5 |
16.3 |
5.7 |
6.1 |
7.8 |
| Other |
4.7 |
5.9 |
5.1 |
7.3 |
7.1 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
| Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| TOTAL |
| White |
71.8 |
54.7 |
69.2 |
66.5 |
78.5 |
69.4 |
68.2 |
| Black |
16.6 |
28.4 |
17.1 |
11.9 |
9.5 |
19.1 |
18.4 |
| Hispanic |
7.6 |
10.7 |
8.6 |
15.0 |
5.8 |
6.2 |
8.4 |
| Other |
4.0 |
6.2 |
5.1 |
6.5 |
6.2 |
5.4 |
5.1 |
| Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE 18-49
YEARS OLD |
| White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Other |
Total |
| 70.1 |
12.4 |
12.5 |
5.0 |
100.0 |
Columns may not add to total due to rounding.
Also see Appendix Tables C-17
(Race/Ethnicity by Component and Gender) and C-18
(Ethnicity by Component).
Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population
Survey File, September 2000
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Substantial gender differences exist in the racial and ethnic composition
of Reserve Component members (Appendix Table
C-17). While Black males represent 16 percent of the male enlisted
Selected Reserve, Black females represent 31 percent of females. Approximately
57 percent of USAR females are minorities: 42 percent Black, 10 percent
Hispanic, and nearly 6 percent in the "Other" racial category.
Conversely, the ANG has the lowest proportion of minority females (22
percent), comparable to the 18- to 49-year-old civilian labor force (30
percent).
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