Population Representation 2004 - Selected Reserve Enlisted Accessions and Enlisted Force

SELECTED RESERVE ENLISTED ACCESSIONS AND ENLISTED FORCE

Marital Status. Approximately 9 percent of FY 2004 Selected Reserve NPS enlisted accessions were married (Table 5.6). The marriage rates of prior service recruits look markedly different, with 40 percent married. The FY 2004 prior service cohort, predominantly those leaving active duty enlisted service who chose to join the Reserves, were less likely to be married (40 percent) than active duty enlisted members (50 percent). Also, prior service Reserve recruits were less likely to be married (40 percent) than their civilian counterparts, 20- to 39-year-old civilians in the labor force (48 percent). Among FY 2004 prior service Reserve accessions, a somewhat larger proportion of males were married than females (41 and 35 percent, respectively).

Table 5.6. FY 2004 Married Selected Reserve Non-Prior Service and Prior Service Enlisted Accessions and Active Component Non-Prior Service Enlisted Accessions and Enlisted Members, by Gender, and Civilians (Percent)
Gender	Non-Prior Service Reserve Accessions	Civilians, 17-35 Years Old	Prior Service Reserve Accessions	Civilian Labor Force, 20-39 Years Old	Non-Prior Service Active Component Accessions	Active Component Enlisted Members
Male	8.2	33.7	40.8	48.9	8.2	50.9
Female	9.0	39.8	35.2	47.5	11.7	43.0
Total	8.4	36.8	39.8	48.3	8.7	49.8
Also see Appendix Tables B-2 (NPS Active Component Enlisted Accession by Age, Marital Status and Gender), B-23 (Active Component Enlisted Members by Age, Marital Status, and Gender), C-2 (NPS Age by Marital Status and Gender), and C-10 (Prior Service Age by Marital Status and Gender). Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, October 2003 - September 2004.

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