| Table A-3. FY 2002 Applicants* for Active Component Enlistment by Race/Ethnicity, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| SERVICE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| RACE/ | ARMY | NAVY | MARINE CORPS | AIR FORCE | TOTAL DoD | 18-24 YR OLD CIVILIANS | |||||||||||||||||
| ETHNICITY | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |||||
| a. Number | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 85,386 | 20,192 | 105,578 | 39,720 | 10,184 | 49,904 | 35,137 | 2,999 | 38,136 | 34,053 | 12,033 | 46,086 | 194,296 | 45,408 | 239,704 | 8,606,704 | 8,437,272 | 17,043,976 | |||||
| Black | 20,855 | 11,803 | 32,658 | 13,789 | 5,366 | 19,155 | 5,526 | 752 | 6,278 | 7,104 | 4,396 | 11,500 | 47,274 | 22,317 | 69,591 | 1,721,293 | 1,986,511 | 3,707,803 | |||||
| Hispanic | 15,469 | 5,514 | 20,983 | 8,480 | 2,784 | 11,264 | 7,196 | 761 | 7,957 | 3,261 | 1,477 | 4,738 | 34,406 | 10,536 | 44,942 | 2,060,502 | 2,024,303 | 4,084,805 | |||||
| Other | 7,378 | 2,699 | 10,077 | 7,237 | 2,062 | 9,299 | 3,197 | 371 | 3,568 | 2,628 | 1,187 | 3,815 | 20,440 | 6,319 | 26,759 | 642,812 | 687,950 | 1,330,762 | |||||
| TOTAL | 129,088 | 40,208 | 169,296 | 69,226 | 20,396 | 89,622 | 51,056 | 4,883 | 55,939 | 47,046 | 19,093 | 66,139 | 296,416 | 84,580 | 380,996 | 13,031,311 | 13,136,035 | 26,167,346 | |||||
| b. Percent | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 66.15% | 50.22% | 62.36% | 57.38% | 49.93% | 55.68% | 68.82% | 61.42% | 68.17% | 72.38% | 63.02% | 69.68% | 65.55% | 53.69% | 62.92% | 66.05% | 64.23% | 65.13% | |||||
| Black | 16.16% | 29.35% | 19.29% | 19.92% | 26.31% | 21.37% | 10.82% | 15.40% | 11.22% | 15.10% | 23.02% | 17.39% | 15.95% | 26.39% | 18.27% | 13.21% | 15.12% | 14.17% | |||||
| Hispanic | 11.98% | 13.71% | 12.39% | 12.25% | 13.65% | 12.57% | 14.09% | 15.58% | 14.22% | 6.93% | 7.74% | 7.16% | 11.61% | 12.46% | 11.80% | 15.81% | 15.41% | 15.61% | |||||
| Other | 5.72% | 6.71% | 5.95% | 10.45% | 10.11% | 10.38% | 6.26% | 7.60% | 6.38% | 5.59% | 6.22% | 5.77% | 6.90% | 7.47% | 7.02% | 4.93% | 5.24% | 5.09% | |||||
| TOTAL | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |||||
| * Refers to NPS individuals whose first formal application (Physical or ASVAB) was in FY 2002. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, October 2001-September 2002. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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