Characteristics of Reserve Component Enlisted Force
At
the end of FY 2001, the USCG Reserve enlisted force stood at 6,771. The
race/ethnicity by gender distribution of these enlisted members is presented in
Table 7.11.
Table 7.11. Race/Ethnicity by Gender
of FY 2001 USCG and DoD Reserve Component Enlisted Members and Civilian
Labor Force 18-49 Years Old (Percent) |
Race/Ethnicity |
Coast
Guard |
DoD |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
NON-PRIOR
SERVICE |
White |
92.8 |
81.8 |
90.3 |
74.2 |
61.1 |
71.0 |
Black |
1.1 |
7.3 |
2.5 |
11.5 |
24.0 |
14.6 |
Hispanic |
2.2 |
9.1 |
3.8 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
Other |
3.9 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
5.4 |
5.8 |
5.5 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE 18-49 YEARS OLD |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Other |
Total |
Male |
Female |
70.1 |
12.4 |
12.5 |
5.0 |
100.0 |
53.4 |
46.6 |
|
Race/Ethnicity and Gender
Overall, USCG Reserve enlisted members were more likely to
be White than either the overall DoD or the comparable civilian group. USCG Reserve enlisted members were also
slightly less likely to be female than were their DoD counterparts (14 and 17
percent, respectively).
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