Table E-13.  FY 2008 Coast Guard Active Component Enlisted Members by Race/Ethnicity and Gender
               
RACE/ NUMBER   PERCENTAGE
ETHNICITY2 Males Females Total   Males Females Total
White 22,674 2,862 25,536 77.23% 73.99% 76.85%
Black 1,693 312 2,005 5.77% 8.07% 6.03%
AIAN 848 97 945 2.89% 2.51% 2.84%
Asian 210 31 241 0.72% 0.80% 0.73%
NHPI 171 30 201 0.58% 0.78% 0.60%
Two or more 2,145 384 2,529 7.31% 9.93% 7.61%
Unknown 1,619 152 1,771   5.51% 3.93% 5.33%
TOTAL 29,360 3,868 33,228 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Hispanic 3,443 403 3,846 11.73% 10.42% 11.57%
Not Hispanic1 25,917 3,465 29,382   88.27% 89.58% 88.43%
TOTAL 29,360 3,868 33,228 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
   
  1. Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not respond to the 
      ethnicity question.
  2. 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.