Table C-20  FY 2008 Selected Reserve Officer Gains and Officers by Race/Ethnicity and Component with Civilian Comparison Groups
b. Reserve Component Officers
  RACE/ETHNICITY3      
WHITE BLACK AIAN ASIAN NHPI TWO OR MORE UNKNOWN TOTAL
COMPONENT #      %   #      %   #      %   #      %   #      %   #      %   #      %   #      %
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 27,025 85.29% 2,566 8.10% 144 0.45% 765 2.41% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,185 3.74% 31,685 100.00%
ARMY RESERVE 24,523 73.90% 5,698 17.17% 163 0.49% 1,075 3.24% 201 0.61% 0 0.00% 1,524 4.59% 33,184 100.00%
NAVAL RESERVE 11,775 79.67% 788 5.33% 66 0.45% 487 3.29% 24 0.16% 248 1.68% 1,392 9.42% 14,780 100.00%
MARINE CORPS RESERVE 2,639 83.57% 152 4.81% 35 1.11% 68 2.15% 12 0.38% 27 0.85% 225 7.12% 3,158 100.00%
AIR NATIONAL GUARD 12,523 88.72% 693 4.91% 79 0.56% 277 1.96% 47 0.33% 108 0.77% 388 2.75% 14,115 100.00%
AIR FORCE RESERVE 12,948 85.36% 978 6.45% 55 0.36% 363 2.39% 50 0.33% 133 0.88% 642 4.23% 15,169 100.00%
TOTAL DoD 91,433 81.57%   10,875 9.70%   542 0.48%   3,035 2.71%   334 0.30%   516 0.46%   5,356 4.78%   112,091 100.00%
CIVILIAN COLLEGE 25,795,772 80.33% 2,772,028 8.63% 140,532 0.44% 3,024,914 9.42% 82,727 0.26% 296,998 0.92% 0 NA 32,112,972 100.00%
GRADUATES 2
        RACE/ETHNICITY3      
HISPANIC NOT HISPANIC1 TOTAL
COMPONENT       #      %   #      %   #      %
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 1,584 5.00% 30,101 95.00% 31,685 100.00%
ARMY RESERVE 2,130 6.42% 31,054 93.58% 33,184 100.00%
NAVAL RESERVE 745 5.04% 14,035 94.96% 14,780 100.00%
MARINE CORPS RESERVE 177 5.60% 2,981 94.40% 3,158 100.00%
AIR NATIONAL GUARD 544 3.85% 13,571 96.15% 14,115 100.00%
AIR FORCE RESERVE 609 4.01% 14,560 95.99% 15,169 100.00%
TOTAL DoD       5,789 5.16%   106,302 94.84%   112,091 100.00%
CIVILIAN COLLEGE GRADUATES 2 2,322,479 0.00% 29,790,493 92.77% 32,112,972 92.77%
       
  1. Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not respond to the ethnicity question.
  2. Comparison group for reserve component officers includes college graduates in the civilian workforce (ages 21-49), September 2008.
  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.