| Table B-3. FY 2002 NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions 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 | 39,452 | 6,835 | 46,287 | 22,162 | 4,166 | 26,328 | 21,267 | 1,375 | 22,642 | 20,689 | 5,588 | 26,277 | 103,570 | 17,964 | 121,534 | 8,606,704 | 8,437,272 | 17,043,976 | |||||
| Black | 8,265 | 3,651 | 11,916 | 6,148 | 1,603 | 7,751 | 2,891 | 297 | 3,188 | 3,753 | 1,912 | 5,665 | 21,057 | 7,463 | 28,520 | 1,721,293 | 1,986,511 | 3,707,803 | |||||
| Hispanic | 6,351 | 1,721 | 8,072 | 4,339 | 1,035 | 5,374 | 4,061 | 346 | 4,407 | 1,921 | 726 | 2,647 | 16,672 | 3,828 | 20,500 | 2,060,502 | 2,024,303 | 4,084,805 | |||||
| Other | 2,623 | 693 | 3,316 | 3,303 | 744 | 4,047 | 1,588 | 147 | 1,735 | 1,343 | 515 | 1,858 | 8,857 | 2,099 | 10,956 | 642,812 | 687,950 | 1,330,762 | |||||
| TOTAL | 56,691 | 12,900 | 69,591 | 35,952 | 7,548 | 43,500 | 29,807 | 2,165 | 31,972 | 27,706 | 8,741 | 36,447 | 150,156 | 31,354 | 181,510 | 13,031,311 | 13,136,035 | 26,167,346 | |||||
| b. Percent | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 69.59% | 52.98% | 66.51% | 61.64% | 55.19% | 60.52% | 71.35% | 63.51% | 70.82% | 74.67% | 63.93% | 72.10% | 68.97% | 57.29% | 66.96% | 66.05% | 64.23% | 65.13% | |||||
| Black | 14.58% | 28.30% | 17.12% | 17.10% | 21.24% | 17.82% | 9.70% | 13.72% | 9.97% | 13.55% | 21.87% | 15.54% | 14.02% | 23.80% | 15.71% | 13.21% | 15.12% | 14.17% | |||||
| Hispanic | 11.20% | 13.34% | 11.60% | 12.07% | 13.71% | 12.35% | 13.62% | 15.98% | 13.78% | 6.93% | 8.31% | 7.26% | 11.10% | 12.21% | 11.29% | 15.81% | 15.41% | 15.61% | |||||
| Other | 4.63% | 5.37% | 4.76% | 9.19% | 9.86% | 9.30% | 5.33% | 6.79% | 5.43% | 4.85% | 5.89% | 5.10% | 5.90% | 6.69% | 6.04% | 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% | |||||
| Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, October 2001-September 2002. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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