Table B-14.  FY 2007 Prior Service (PS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Race/Ethnicity, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
  SERVICE                
RACE/ ARMY   NAVY   MARINE CORPS   AIR FORCE   TOTAL DoD   17-35 YEAR-OLD CIVILIANS1
ETHNICITY3 Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total
a.  Number
White 9,460 1,315 10,775 520 39 559 1,326 82 1,408 90 14 104 11,396 1,450 12,846 25,346,389 20,454,839 45,801,229
Black 2,042 731 2,773 102 32 134 156 20 176 9 6 15 2,309 789 3,098 3,588,333 3,803,004 7,391,338
AIAN 85 25 110 22 8 30 13 6 19 0 0 0 120 39 159 319,411 222,951 542,361
Asian 221 43 264 25 6 31 23 2 25 8 1 9 277 52 329 1,460,671 1,215,401 2,676,073
NHPI 74 17 91 8 0 8 8 4 12 1 0 1 91 21 112 109,094 117,364 226,458
Two or more 112 17 129 10 4 14 16 1 17 0 0 0 138 22 160 560,451 480,682 1,041,133
Unknown 2,705 272 2,977   5 0 5   24 0 24   3 0 3   2,737 272 3,009   0 0 0
TOTAL 14,699 2,420 17,119 692 89 781 1,566 115 1,681 111 21 132 17,068 2,645 19,713 31,384,351 26,294,241 57,678,591
Hispanic 1,822 321 2,143 90 12 102 264 23 287 11 1 12 2,187 357 2,544 6,741,515 4,099,268 10,840,783
Not Hispanic2 12,877 2,099 14,976   602 77 679   1,302 92 1,394   100 20 120   14,881 2,288 17,169   24,642,836 22,194,973 46,837,808
TOTAL 14,699 2,420 17,119 692 89 781 1,566 115 1,681 111 21 132 17,068 2,645 19,713 31,384,351 26,294,241 57,678,591
b.  Percent
White 64.36% 54.34% 62.94% 75.14% 43.82% 71.57% 84.67% 71.30% 83.76% 81.08% 66.67% 78.79% 66.77% 54.82% 65.17% 80.76% 77.79% 79.41%
Black 13.89% 30.21% 16.20% 14.74% 35.96% 17.16% 9.96% 17.39% 10.47% 8.11% 28.57% 11.36% 13.53% 29.83% 15.72% 11.43% 14.46% 12.81%
AIAN 0.58% 1.03% 0.64% 3.18% 8.99% 3.84% 0.83% 5.22% 1.13% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.70% 1.47% 0.81% 1.02% 0.85% 0.94%
Asian 1.50% 1.78% 1.54% 3.61% 6.74% 3.97% 1.47% 1.74% 1.49% 7.21% 4.76% 6.82% 1.62% 1.97% 1.67% 4.65% 4.62% 4.64%
NHPI 0.50% 0.70% 0.53% 1.16% 0.00% 1.02% 0.51% 3.48% 0.71% 0.90% 0.00% 0.76% 0.53% 0.79% 0.57% 0.35% 0.45% 0.39%
Two or more 0.76% 0.70% 0.75% 1.45% 4.49% 1.79% 1.02% 0.87% 1.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.81% 0.83% 0.81% 1.79% 1.83% 1.81%
Unknown 18.40% 11.24% 17.39%   0.72% 0.00% 0.64%   1.53% 0.00% 1.43%   2.70% 0.00% 2.27%   16.04% 10.28% 15.26%   0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Hispanic 12.40% 13.26% 12.52% 13.01% 13.48% 13.06% 16.86% 20.00% 17.07% 9.91% 4.76% 9.09% 12.81% 13.50% 12.91% 21.48% 15.59% 18.80%
Not Hispanic2 87.60% 86.74% 87.48%   86.99% 86.52% 86.94%   83.14% 80.00% 82.93%   90.09% 95.24% 90.91%   87.19% 86.50% 87.09%   78.52% 84.41% 81.20%
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% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
       
  1. Comparison group includes civilians in the workforce.
  2. Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not respond to the ethnicity question.
  3. 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, 17-35 year-olds in the civilian workforce, October 2006-September 2007 average.