Table D-19. Female Active Component Enlisted Members by Service with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 1964, 1970-2002
                                 
  SERVICE         18-44 YR OLD
FISCAL ARMY   NAVY   MARINE CORPS   AIR FORCE   DoD   CIVILIANS
YEAR           %
1964* 7,958 0.9%   4,863 0.8%   1,320 0.8%   4,845 0.7%   18,986 0.8%   NA
                                 
1970 11,476 1.0%   5,366 0.9%   2,119 0.9%   8,987 1.4%   27,948 1.1%   NA
1971 11,825 1.2%   5,476 1.0%   1,981 1.0%   10,132 1.6%   29,414 1.2%   NA
1972 12,349 1.8%   5,723 1.1%   2,066 1.2%   11,725 2.0%   31,863 1.6%   NA
1973 16,448 2.4%   8,835 1.8%   1,973 1.1%   15,022 2.6%   42,278 2.2%   NA
1974 26,320 3.9%   13,143 2.8%   2,402 1.4%   19,463 3.7%   61,328 3.3%   NA
1975 37,703 5.6%   17,357 3.7%   2,841 1.6%   25,232 5.0%   83,133 4.6%   NA
1976 43,806 6.5%   19,194 4.2%   3,065 1.8%   29,235 6.1%   95,300 5.3%   NA
1977 46,093 6.8%   19,210 4.2%   3,509 2.0%   34,609 7.4%   103,421 5.8%   41.8%
1978 50,288 7.5%   20,937 4.5%   4,652 2.7%   40,710 8.7%   116,587 6.6%   42.5%
1979 54,815 8.3%   24,751 5.4%   5,501 3.3%   45,954 10.0%   131,021 7.5%   43.0%
1980 61,349 9.1%   29,806 6.5%   6,219 3.7%   51,397 11.3%   148,771 8.5%   43.4%
1981 64,877 9.6%   34,348 7.3%   7,090 4.1%   53,902 11.5%   160,217 9.0%   43.7%
1982 64,261 9.6%   37,024 7.7%   7,874 4.5%   54,064 11.3%   163,223 9.0%   44.0%
1983 66,056 9.9%   39,873 8.3%   8,286 4.7%   54,864 11.4%   169,079 9.3%   44.3%
1984 66,664 10.0%   41,579 8.5%   8,577 4.9%   55,339 11.4%   172,159 9.5%   44.5%
1985 67,930 10.2%   44,492 9.0%   9,041 5.1%   57,586 11.8%   179,049 9.8%   44.9%
1986 69,200 10.4%   45,602 9.0%   9,246 5.2%   60,694 12.3%   184,742 10.0%   45.1%
1987 71,136 10.6%   45,938 9.0%   9,140 5.1%   62,666 12.7%   188,880 10.2%   45.4%
1988 71,519 10.8%   47,539 9.2%   8,959 5.1%   60,981 13.1%   188,998 10.4%   45.5%
1989 73,780 11.2%   49,602 9.6%   8,975 5.1%   63,175 13.7%   195,532 10.8%   45.7%
1990 70,741 11.4%   49,275 9.8%   8,647 4.9%   60,250 14.0%   188,913 10.9%   45.7%
1991 67,229 11.2%   48,172 9.7%   8,278 4.8%   58,540 14.3%   182,219 10.8%   45.5%
1992 61,211 12.0%   47,688 10.2%   7,704 4.7%   55,598 14.8%   172,201 11.3%   45.6%
1993 59,668 12.4%   45,919 10.5%   7,228 4.5%   53,940 15.1%   166,755 11.6%   45.7%
1994 58,395 12.9%   44,339 11.0%   7,029 4.5%   53,433 15.7%   163,196 12.1%   46.1%
1995 56,666 13.4%   44,375 12.0%   7,402 4.7%   51,478 16.2%   159,921 12.6%   46.2%
1996 58,084 14.3%   43,240 12.2%   7,823 5.0%   52,129 16.9%   161,276 13.2%   46.4%
1997 61,661 15.1%   41,309 12.4%   8,499 5.4%   53,167 17.8%   164,636 13.7%   46.5%
1998 60,830 15.1%   41,367 12.8%   8,925 5.7%   53,542 18.4%   164,664 14.1%   46.4%
1999 60,283 15.2%   41,399 13.2%   9,276 6.0%   53,968 18.9%   164,926 14.3%   46.5%
2000 62,491 15.5%   42,750 13.6%   9,499 6.1%   54,344 19.3%   169,084 14.7%   46.6%
2001 62,827 15.7%   44,630 14.0%   9,552 6.2%   54,856 19.6%   171,865 14.9%   46.5%
2002 62,806 15.5%   46,490 14.3%   9,459 6.1%   57,957 19.8%   176,712 15.0%   46.4%
* FY 1964 was the last pre-Vietnam conscription year.
Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files. Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year. Service data 1964, 1970-1972 from OASD(FMP)(MPP)(AP). Service data 1973-present from the Defense Manpower Data Center.

 

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