Table A-2 (Continued).  FY 2005 Applicants* for Active Component Enlistment by Age, Marital Status, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
                                       
                                       
b.  Percent                                    
                                       
AGE MILITARY   17-35 YEAR OLD        
MARRIED   UNMARRIED   TOTAL DoD   MARRIED CIVILIANS        
Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total        
16-17 1.01% 1.69% 1.17%   21.02% 27.43% 22.27%   19.28% 24.57% 20.34%   0.08% 0.12% 0.10%        
18 3.19% 4.64% 3.54%   24.23% 26.09% 24.59%   22.41% 23.70% 22.67%   0.14% 0.31% 0.23%        
19 5.14% 8.38% 5.93%   16.19% 15.40% 16.04%   15.24% 14.61% 15.11%   0.27% 0.75% 0.53%        
20 6.36% 9.06% 7.01%   10.57% 9.43% 10.34%   10.20% 9.39% 10.04%   0.67% 1.43% 1.08%        
21 7.56% 10.10% 8.18%   7.22% 5.97% 6.97%   7.25% 6.43% 7.08%   1.14% 2.04% 1.63%        
22 8.62% 9.76% 8.90%   5.46% 4.49% 5.27%   5.73% 5.08% 5.60%   1.79% 2.92% 2.40%        
23 8.85% 9.19% 8.93%   3.97% 3.14% 3.81%   4.39% 3.81% 4.28%   2.73% 3.51% 3.15%        
24 8.72% 8.72% 8.72%   2.99% 2.12% 2.82%   3.49% 2.85% 3.36%   3.67% 4.62% 4.18%        
25 7.79% 7.01% 7.60%   2.11% 1.58% 2.01%   2.61% 2.19% 2.52%   4.37% 5.36% 4.91%        
26 7.02% 5.90% 6.75%   1.55% 0.98% 1.44%   2.02% 1.53% 1.92%   5.51% 6.15% 5.86%        
27 5.98% 5.23% 5.80%   1.12% 0.78% 1.05%   1.54% 1.28% 1.48%   6.45% 6.40% 6.43%        
28 5.09% 3.94% 4.81%   0.86% 0.60% 0.81%   1.23% 0.97% 1.18%   7.26% 7.08% 7.16%        
29 4.59% 3.34% 4.28%   0.61% 0.50% 0.59%   0.95% 0.82% 0.93%   7.99% 7.24% 7.58%        
30 4.18% 2.90% 3.87%   0.51% 0.35% 0.48%   0.83% 0.63% 0.79%   8.24% 8.04% 8.14%        
31 3.26% 2.44% 3.06%   0.40% 0.32% 0.38%   0.65% 0.55% 0.63%   8.37% 7.76% 8.04%        
32 2.89% 1.92% 2.65%   0.35% 0.23% 0.33%   0.57% 0.42% 0.54%   9.20% 8.47% 8.81%        
33 3.06% 2.28% 2.87%   0.31% 0.23% 0.29%   0.55% 0.46% 0.53%   9.86% 8.99% 9.39%        
34 2.86% 2.41% 2.75%   0.29% 0.23% 0.28%   0.52% 0.47% 0.51%   11.46% 9.42% 10.36%        
35 0.96% 0.29% 0.80%   0.06% 0.03% 0.05%   0.14% 0.06% 0.12%   10.79% 9.39% 10.04%        
36+ 2.88% 0.79% 2.37%   0.19% 0.10% 0.17%   0.42% 0.18% 0.38%   NA NA NA        
                                       
TOTAL 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%   100.00% 100.00% 100.00%   100.00% 100.00% 100.00%   100.00% 100.00% 100.00%        
                                       
   * Refers to NPS individuals whose first formal application (Physical or ASVAB) was in FY 2005.        
      Columns may not add to totals due to rounding.        
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, October 2004-September 2005.