Table D-6.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Marital Status and Service with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 1976-2008
    SERVICE         18-24 YR-OLD
FISCAL ARMY   NAVY   MARINE CORPS   AIR FORCE   TOTAL DoD   CIVILIANS
YEAR Married Unmarried   Married Unmarried   Married Unmarried   Married Unmarried   Married Unmarried   Married Unmarried
1976 10.15% 89.85% 4.32% 95.68% 3.50% 96.50% 11.88% 88.12% 8.24% 91.76% NA NA
1977 10.76% 89.24% 4.25% 95.75% 3.58% 96.42% 11.40% 88.60% 8.34% 91.66% 34.1% 65.9%
1978 9.60% 90.40% 3.45% 96.55% 3.09% 96.91% 11.13% 88.87% 7.55% 92.45% 32.3% 67.7%
1979 9.99% 90.01% 3.74% 96.26% 2.88% 97.12% 11.48% 88.52% 7.87% 92.13% 31.2% 68.8%
1980 10.80% 89.20% 4.23% 95.77% 3.38% 96.62% 11.24% 88.76% 8.41% 91.59% 29.9% 70.1%
1981 10.38% 89.62% 5.05% 94.95% 3.40% 96.60% 10.02% 89.98% 7.90% 92.10% 29.1% 70.9%
1982 12.37% 87.63% 6.69% 93.31% 4.09% 95.91% 11.02% 88.98% 9.55% 90.45% 28.4% 71.6%
1983 12.88% 87.12% 6.92% 93.08% 4.49% 95.51% 13.47% 86.53% 10.53% 89.47% 26.6% 73.4%
1984 11.33% 88.67% 6.82% 93.18% 4.25% 95.75% 13.15% 86.85% 9.63% 90.37% 25.7% 74.3%
1985 11.57% 88.43% 6.20% 93.80% 4.23% 95.77% 12.01% 87.99% 9.35% 90.65% 25.3% 74.7%
1986 13.05% 86.95% 6.52% 93.48% 4.31% 95.69% 12.18% 87.82% 10.07% 89.93% 24.8% 75.2%
1987 12.96% 87.04% 6.47% 93.53% 4.12% 95.88% 12.04% 87.96% 9.87% 90.13% 23.6% 76.4%
1988 11.71% 88.29% 5.58% 94.42% 3.56% 96.44% 11.10% 88.90% 8.54% 91.46% 22.4% 77.6%
1989 11.90% 88.10% 5.74% 94.26% 3.29% 96.71% 10.95% 89.05% 8.75% 91.25% 20.4% 79.6%
1990 12.23% 87.77% 5.84% 94.16% 3.78% 96.22% 10.46% 89.54% 8.70% 91.30% 20.1% 79.9%
1991 14.84% 85.16% 6.48% 93.52% 5.17% 94.83% 11.68% 88.32% 10.20% 89.80% 19.0% 81.0%
1992 14.40% 85.60% 5.46% 94.54% 3.38% 96.62% 12.25% 87.75% 9.70% 90.30% 18.2% 81.8%
1993 16.80% 83.20% 4.50% 95.50% 3.10% 96.90% 11.90% 88.10% 9.90% 90.10% 18.3% 81.7%
1994 16.40% 83.60% 4.42% 95.58% 3.01% 96.99% 10.64% 89.36% 9.38% 90.62% 18.1% 81.9%
1995 14.51% 85.49% 4.91% 95.09% 4.07% 95.93% 10.96% 89.04% 9.15% 90.85% 17.7% 82.3%
1996 14.62% 85.38% 5.06% 94.94% 4.19% 95.81% 10.65% 89.35% 9.59% 90.41% 17.0% 83.0%
1997 15.92% 84.08% 5.19% 94.81% 4.24% 95.76% 10.00% 90.00% 10.09% 89.91% 16.0% 84.0%
1998 14.38% 85.62% 5.22% 94.78% 4.27% 95.73% 9.33% 90.67% 9.24% 90.76% 14.8% 85.2%
1999 13.95% 86.05% 6.10% 93.90% 3.90% 96.10% 9.70% 90.30% 9.20% 90.80% 14.7% 85.3%
2000 13.16% 86.84% 6.04% 93.96% 3.30% 96.70% 8.56% 91.44% 8.68% 91.32% 14.9% 85.1%
2001 12.93% 87.07% 5.74% 94.26% 3.06% 96.94% 9.23% 90.77% 8.66% 91.34% 14.2% 85.8%
2002 13.77% 86.23% 5.99% 94.01% 3.01% 96.99% 9.21% 90.79% 9.09% 90.91% 13.5% 86.5%
2003 13.58% 86.42% 5.49% 94.51% 4.57% 95.43% 8.60% 91.40% 8.72% 91.28% 13.4% 86.6%
2004 13.45% 86.55% 5.22% 94.78% 2.38% 97.62% 8.40% 91.60% 8.74% 91.26% 13.2% 86.8%
2005 14.17% 85.83% 5.13% 94.87% 2.60% 97.40% 8.40% 91.60% 8.77% 91.23% 12.9% 87.2%
2006 14.82% 85.18% 5.67% 94.33% 2.68% 97.32% 8.63% 91.37% 9.46% 90.54% 12.7% 87.3%
20071 16.20% 83.80% 6.41% 93.59% 2.95% 97.05% 8.91% 91.09% 9.97% 90.03% 12.0% 88.0%
20081 17.12% 82.88% 1.70% 98.30% 3.17% 96.83% 10.71% 89.29% 9.69% 90.31% 11.2% 88.8%
       
  1.  Population Representation in the Military Services (POPREP) is based on data from DMDC. Breakouts of FY 2007 accessions by service component and 
       non-prior/prior service designation will not match reports by individual services because of differences in defining prior service accessions.
       Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files. Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year.