Population Representation 2004 - Selected Reserve Enlisted Accessions and Enlisted Force

SELECTED RESERVE ENLISTED ACCESSIONS AND ENLISTED FORCE

Marital Status. Just under half of Selected Reserve members are married (Table 5.13). This proportion is lower than for the comparable civilian population (58 percent), and just under enlisted members in the Active Components (50 percent). The proportion of married female Selected Reserve members (35 percent) is much lower than the proportion of married female civilians (54 percent). This difference is in part explained by the younger age of women enlisted members compared to their civilian counterparts. Females are much more likely to be in dual-service marriages (21 percent) than are males (2 percent).

Table 5.13. FY 2004 Selected Reserve Enlisted Members who are Married and in Dual-Service Marriages, by Gender, and Civilian Labor Force 17 and Above Years Old (Percent)
Gender	DoD	In Dual-Service Marriages*	Civilians 17 and Above
Male	50.1	2.2	60.8
Female	34.5	21.1	54.2
Total	47.4	4.6	57.8
Also see Appendix Table C-16 (Age by Marital Status and Gender). Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, September 2004. *These percentages reflect the proportion of married Selected Reserve enlisted members who are married to a Servicemember.

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