Population Representation 2004

U.S. COAST GUARD

Characteristics of USCG Reserve Enlisted Accessions

In FY 2004, the USCG Reserve accessed a total of 2,027 new enlisted personnel up from 2,007 in FY 2003. Of these, 264 (13 percent) had no prior military experience, and 1,763 (87 percent) had served in the Armed Forces previously.

Race/Ethnicity and Gender. Compared to the overall DoD, USCG Reserve enlisted accessions were more likely to be White, as shown in Table 7.13. In FY 2004, 84 percent of USCG Reserve NPS enlisted accessions were male and 16 percent were female (Appendix E, Table E-23), slightly more male than the overall DoD Reserve Components enlisted accessions at 78 percent (Table C-3).

Table 7.13. Race by Gender of FY 2004 USCG and DoD Reserve Component Enlisted Accessions and Civilians (Percent)
Race	Coast Guard			DoD
Race	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total
NON-PRIOR SERVICE
White	75.7	76.2	75.8	79.6	68.1	77.0
Black	6.8	7.1	6.8	11.2	22.0	13.6
AIAN	1.8	0.0	1.5	0.6	0.9	0.7
Asian	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.9	3.1	3.0
NHPI	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	1.0	0.7
Two or more races	0.5	2.4	0.8	0.7	1.0	0.7
Unknown	15.3	14.3	15.2	4.5	3.8	4.4
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
PRIOR SERVICE
White	80.4	74.1	79.5	72.2	56.7	69.4
Black	5.2	6.7	5.5	17.3	32.4	20.0
AIAN	1.3	2.5	1.5	0.8	1.3	0.9
Asian	*	*	*	2.4	2.4	2.4
NHPI	*	*	*	0.3	0.4	0.4
Two or more races	*	*	*	1.3	1.3	1.3
Unknown	12.9	15.7	13.3	5.8	5.6	5.7
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
TOTAL ACCESSIONS
White	79.8	74.4	79.0	75.4	62.4	72.8
Black	5.4	6.7	5.6	14.6	27.2	17.1
AIAN	1.4	2.0	1.5	0.7	1.1	0.8
Asian	*	*	*	2.6	2.7	2.6
NHPI	*	*	*	0.4	0.7	0.5
Two or more races	0.1	1.3	0.3	1.0	1.1	1.1
Unknown	13.2	15.5	13.6	5.2	4.7	5.1
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

18-49 YR OLD CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
White	Black	AIAN	Asian	NHPI	Two or more	Unkown	Total	Male	Female
80.6	12.4	0.8	4.5	0.3	1.5	0.0	100.0	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-3 (NPS Selected Reserve Enlisted Accessions by Race/Ethnicity, Component, and Gender), C-11 (Prior Service Selected Reserve Enlisted Accessions by Race/Ethnicity, Component, and Gender), E-23 (NPS Coast Guard Reserve Enlisted Accessions by Race/Ethnicity and Gender), and E-25 (Prior Service Coast Guard Reserve Enlisted Accessions by Race/Ethnicity and Gender).

Table 7.14. Ethnicity by Gender of FY 2004 USCG and DoD Reserve Component Enlisted Accessions (Percent)
Ethnicity	Coast Guard			DoD
Ethnicity	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total
NON-PRIOR SERVICE
Hispanic	10.4	11.9	10.6	8.0	10.1	8.4
Not Hispanic	89.6	88.1	89.4	92.0	89.9	91.6
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
PRIOR SERVICE
Hispanic	9.8	11.0	10.0	9.8	9.4	9.7
Not Hispanic	90.2	89.0	90.0	90.2	90.6	90.3
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
TOTAL ACCESSIONS
Hispanic	9.9	11.1	10.1	9.0	9.7	9.1
Not Hispanic	90.1	88.9	89.9	91.0	90.3	90.9
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

18-49 YR OLD CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Hispanic	Not Hispanic	Male	Female
15.3	84.7	53.9	46.1
Columns may not add to total due to rounding. Also see Appendix Tables C-3 (NPS Selected Reserve Enlisted Accessions by Race/Ethnicity, Component, and Gender), C-11 (Prior Service Selected Reserve Enlisted Accessions by Race/Ethnicity, Component, and Gender), E-23 (NPS Coast Guard Reserve Enlisted Accessions by Race/Ethnicity and Gender), and E-25 (Prior Service Coast Guard Reserve Enlisted Accessions by Race/Ethnicity and Gender).

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