Population Representation 2004

U.S. COAST GUARD

Characteristics of Reserve Component Enlisted Force

At the end of FY 2004, the USCG Reserve enlisted force stood at 6,798. The race and ethnicity by gender distribution of these enlisted members is presented in Table 7.15.

Table 7.15. Race and Ethnicity by Gender of FY 2004 USCG and DoD Reserve Component Enlisted Members and Civilian Labor Force 18-49 Years Old (Percent)
Race & Ethnicity	Coast Guard			DoD
Race & Ethnicity	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total
RESERVE ENLISTED MEMBERS
White	83.3	77.1	824	76.2	61.3	73.6
Black	4.5	7.8	5.0	14.9	29.1	17.3
American Indian & Alaskan Native	1.3	1.7	1.3	0.7	1.0	0.7
Asian	0.1	0.1	0.1	2.3	2.4	2.3
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	*	0.0	*	0.3	0.4	0.4
Two or more races	3.0	4.7	3.3	0.4	0.5	0.4
Unknown	7.8	8.7	8.0	5.2	5.3	5.2
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Hispanic	7.9	8.8	8.0	9.1	9.4	9.2
Not Hispanic	92.2	91.2	92.0	90.9	90.6	90.8
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE 18-49 YEAR OLD
White	Black	AIAN	Asian	NHPI	Two or more	Unknown
80.6	12.4	0.8	4.5	0.3	1.5	0.0

Not Hispanic	Hispanic	Male	Female
15.3	84.7	53.9	46.1
Columns may not add to total due to rounding. *Less than one-tenth of one percent. Also see Appendix Tables C-17 (Selected Reserve Enlisted Members by Race/Ethnicity, Component, and Gender) and E-27 (Coast Guard Reserve Enlisted Members by Race/Ethnicity and Gender).

Race/Ethnicity and Gender. Overall, USCG Reserve enlisted members were more likely to be White than either the overall DoD or the comparable civilian group. USCG Reserve enlisted members were also slightly less likely to be female than were their DoD counterparts—14 and 17 percent, respectively (See Appendix tables C-17 and E-27 for more information). USCG Reserve Black enlisted members were substantially under-represented at 5 percent compared to 12 percent in the 18-49 year old civilian labor force. Hispanic members, while at a level comparable to the overall DoD percentage (8 percent and 9 percent respectively), are under-represented compared to 15 percent in the civilian labor force. Asians members are also under-represented at a tenth of one percent compared to nearly 5 percent of the civilian labor force.

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