Table B-32.  FY 2004 Active Component Officer Accessions and Officer Corps by Marital Status, Gender, and Service with Civilian Comparison Groups
                                   
                                   
                                   
  SERVICE         CIVILIAN
  ARMY   NAVY   MARINE CORPS   AIR FORCE   TOTAL DoD   COLLEGE
GRADUATES*
GENDER Married Unmarried   Married Unmarried   Married Unmarried   Married Unmarried   Married Unmarried   Married Unmarried
a.  FY 2004 Active Component Officer Accessions                          
                                   
Males 31.39% 68.61%   35.84% 64.16%   36.40% 63.60%   32.34% 67.66%   33.40% 66.60%   49.11% 50.89%
Females 27.68% 72.32%   21.32% 78.68%   23.77% 76.23%   30.81% 69.19%   26.94% 73.06%   54.06% 45.94%
                                   
TOTAL 30.59% 69.41%   33.09% 66.91%   35.17% 64.83%   31.97% 68.03%   32.06% 67.94%   51.79% 48.21%
                                   
b.  FY 2004 Active Component Officer Corps                          
                                   
Males 69.58% 30.42%   69.84% 30.16%   70.81% 29.19%   74.29% 25.71%   71.36% 28.64%   70.90% 29.10%
Females 49.81% 50.19%   46.89% 53.11%   41.08% 58.92%   54.94% 45.06%   50.92% 49.08%   61.24% 38.76%
                                   
TOTAL 66.29% 33.71%   66.34% 33.66%   69.10% 30.90%   70.74% 29.26%   68.08% 31.92%   66.38% 33.62%
                                   
* Comparison group for officer accessions includes 21-35 year old college graduates in the non-institutional civilian population, October 2003-September 2004.
  Comparison group for active component officer corps includes college graduates in the civilian work force (21-49 years old), September 2004.
  Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File.