| Table B-7. FY 2007 Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Education Tier, Service, and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group | |||||||||||||||||
| EDUCATIONAL TIER1 | |||||||||||||||||
| RACE/ | TIER 1 | TIER 2 | TIER 3 | TOTAL | |||||||||||||
| ETHNICITY4 | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |||||||||
| ARMY | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 32,711 | 68.43% | 13,604 | 28.46% | 1,487 | 3.11% | 47,802 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Black | 6,212 | 77.21% | 1,653 | 20.54% | 181 | 2.25% | 8,046 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| AIAN | 453 | 68.64% | 191 | 28.94% | 16 | 2.42% | 660 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Asian | 993 | 84.30% | 164 | 13.92% | 21 | 1.78% | 1,178 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| NHPI | 387 | 76.79% | 102 | 20.24% | 15 | 2.98% | 504 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 248 | 76.31% | 69 | 21.23% | 8 | 2.46% | 325 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 3,103 | 70.83% | 1,088 | 24.83% | 190 | 4.34% | 4,381 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 44,107 | 70.13% | 16,871 | 26.82% | 1,918 | 3.05% | 62,896 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 5,282 | 74.29% | 1,626 | 22.87% | 202 | 2.84% | 7,110 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic2 | 38,825 | 69.60% | 15,245 | 27.33% | 1,716 | 3.08% | 55,786 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 44,107 | 70.13% | 16,871 | 26.82% | 1,918 | 3.05% | 62,896 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| NAVY | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 21,410 | 92.52% | 1,390 | 6.01% | 341 | 1.47% | 23,141 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Black | 5,809 | 95.42% | 215 | 3.53% | 64 | 1.05% | 6,088 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| AIAN | 2,167 | 91.47% | 160 | 6.75% | 42 | 1.77% | 2,369 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Asian | 1,403 | 94.48% | 63 | 4.24% | 19 | 1.28% | 1,485 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| NHPI | 465 | 95.09% | 17 | 3.48% | 7 | 1.43% | 489 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 748 | 93.73% | 42 | 5.26% | 8 | 1.00% | 798 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 187 | 95.90% | 7 | 3.59% | 1 | 0.51% | 195 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 32,189 | 93.13% | 1,894 | 5.48% | 482 | 1.39% | 34,565 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 5,345 | 93.22% | 279 | 4.87% | 110 | 1.92% | 5,734 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic2 | 26,844 | 93.11% | 1,615 | 5.60% | 372 | 1.29% | 28,831 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 32,189 | 93.13% | 1,894 | 5.48% | 482 | 1.39% | 34,565 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| MARINE CORPS | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 27,546 | 95.19% | 1,328 | 4.59% | 63 | 0.22% | 28,937 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Black | 2,985 | 95.95% | 119 | 3.83% | 7 | 0.23% | 3,111 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| AIAN | 441 | 97.14% | 11 | 2.42% | 2 | 0.44% | 454 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Asian | 674 | 96.70% | 20 | 2.87% | 3 | 0.43% | 697 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| NHPI | 325 | 97.01% | 10 | 2.99% | 0 | 0.00% | 335 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 153 | 95.03% | 8 | 4.97% | 0 | 0.00% | 161 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 324 | 93.91% | 21 | 6.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 345 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 32,448 | 95.32% | 1,517 | 4.46% | 75 | 0.22% | 34,040 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 5,317 | 95.72% | 224 | 4.03% | 14 | 0.25% | 5,555 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic2 | 27,131 | 95.25% | 1,293 | 4.54% | 61 | 0.21% | 28,485 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 32,448 | 95.32% | 1,517 | 4.46% | 75 | 0.22% | 34,040 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| AIR FORCE | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 21,320 | 99.09% | 172 | 0.80% | 23 | 0.11% | 21,515 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Black | 4,384 | 99.50% | 15 | 0.34% | 7 | 0.16% | 4,406 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| AIAN | 251 | 99.21% | 2 | 0.79% | 0 | 0.00% | 253 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Asian | 831 | 99.28% | 5 | 0.60% | 1 | 0.12% | 837 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| NHPI | 368 | 99.19% | 2 | 0.54% | 1 | 0.27% | 371 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 203 | 99.51% | 1 | 0.49% | 0 | 0.00% | 204 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 159 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 159 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 27,516 | 99.17% | 197 | 0.71% | 32 | 0.12% | 27,745 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 3,035 | 99.44% | 14 | 0.46% | 3 | 0.10% | 3,052 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic2 | 24,481 | 99.14% | 183 | 0.74% | 29 | 0.12% | 24,693 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 27,516 | 99.17% | 197 | 0.71% | 32 | 0.12% | 27,745 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL DoD | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 102,987 | 84.84% | 16,494 | 13.59% | 1,914 | 1.58% | 121,395 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Black | 19,390 | 89.56% | 2,002 | 9.25% | 259 | 1.20% | 21,651 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| AIAN | 3,312 | 88.65% | 364 | 9.74% | 60 | 1.61% | 3,736 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Asian | 3,901 | 92.95% | 252 | 6.00% | 44 | 1.05% | 4,197 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| NHPI | 1,545 | 90.94% | 131 | 7.71% | 23 | 1.35% | 1,699 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 1,352 | 90.86% | 120 | 8.06% | 16 | 1.08% | 1,488 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 3,773 | 74.27% | 1,116 | 21.97% | 191 | 3.76% | 5,080 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 136,260 | 85.57% | 20,479 | 12.86% | 2,507 | 1.57% | 159,246 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 18,979 | 88.48% | 2,143 | 9.99% | 329 | 1.53% | 21,451 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic2 | 117,281 | 85.11% | 18,336 | 13.31% | 2,178 | 1.58% | 137,795 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 136,260 | 85.57% | 20,479 | 12.86% | 2,507 | 1.57% | 159,246 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| 18-24 YEAR-OLD CIVILIANS | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 17,852,866 | 81.54% | (3) | (3) | 4,042,146 | 18.46% | 21,895,012 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Black | 3,134,192 | 77.88% | (3) | (3) | 890,018 | 22.12% | 4,024,210 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| AIAN | 189,710 | 62.55% | (3) | (3) | 113,606 | 37.45% | 303,316 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Asian | 1,055,516 | 89.29% | (3) | (3) | 126,603 | 10.71% | 1,182,119 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| NHPI | 91,241 | 88.91% | (3) | (3) | 11,382 | 11.09% | 102,623 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 477,052 | 80.98% | (3) | (3) | 112,080 | 19.02% | 589,133 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 0 | NA | (3) | (3) | 0 | NA | 0 | NA | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 22,800,578 | 81.15% | (3) | (3) | 5,295,835 | 18.85% | 28,096,413 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 3,241,068 | 64.82% | (3) | (3) | 1,759,153 | 35.18% | 5,000,221 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic2 | 19,559,510 | 84.69% | (3) | (3) | 3,536,682 | 15.31% | 23,096,192 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 22,800,578 | 81.15% | (3) | (3) | 5,295,835 | 18.85% | 28,096,413 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| 1. Tier 1 indicates individuals with at least a high school diploma. Tier 2 indicates alternate high school credentials, such as the General Educational | |||||||||||||||||
| Development Certificate (GED). Tier 3 represents non-high school graduates. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2. Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not respond to ethnicity question. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3. Civilian numbers and percentages combine Tiers 1 and 2. | |||||||||||||||||
| 4. The race groupings used in this table reflect the number of individuals who indicate a single racial identity. Individuals who self-identify | |||||||||||||||||
| as multiracial are counted in the "two or more" category. | |||||||||||||||||
| Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding. | |||||||||||||||||
| Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, 18-24 year-old noninstitutional civilians, October 2006-September 2007. | |||||||||||||||||