Table A-3. FY 2009 Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment by Race/Ethnicity,
Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group |
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SERVICE |
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RACE/ |
ARMY |
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NAVY |
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MARINE CORPS |
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AIR FORCE |
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TOTAL DoD |
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18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIANS |
ETHNICITY3 |
Males |
Females |
Total |
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Males |
Females |
Total |
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Males |
Females |
Total |
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Males |
Females |
Total |
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Males |
Females |
Total |
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Males |
Females |
Total |
a. Number |
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White |
89,702 |
17,709 |
107,411 |
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40,413 |
9,699 |
50,112 |
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45,103 |
3,480 |
48,583 |
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34,740 |
10,153 |
44,893 |
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209,958 |
41,041 |
250,999 |
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11,246,048 |
10,949,715 |
22,195,762 |
Black |
18,869 |
8,223 |
27,092 |
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15,115 |
7,162 |
22,277 |
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5,781 |
813 |
6,594 |
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8,986 |
4,328 |
13,314 |
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48,751 |
20,526 |
69,277 |
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2,008,661 |
2,185,034 |
4,193,695 |
AIAN |
954 |
314 |
1,268 |
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4,185 |
1,300 |
5,485 |
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577 |
101 |
678 |
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359 |
182 |
541 |
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6,075 |
1,897 |
7,972 |
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162,223 |
162,430 |
324,653 |
Asian |
2,922 |
794 |
3,716 |
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3,176 |
951 |
4,127 |
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1,287 |
120 |
1,407 |
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1,401 |
539 |
1,940 |
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8,786 |
2,404 |
11,190 |
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587,705 |
558,807 |
1,146,512 |
NHPI |
3,043 |
760 |
3,803 |
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1,165 |
403 |
1,568 |
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724 |
106 |
830 |
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743 |
402 |
1,145 |
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5,675 |
1,671 |
7,346 |
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48,291 |
59,407 |
107,698 |
Two or more |
753 |
214 |
967 |
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4,467 |
1,416 |
5,883 |
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319 |
40 |
359 |
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797 |
281 |
1,078 |
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6,336 |
1,951 |
8,287 |
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314,874 |
290,902 |
605,776 |
Unknown |
15,684 |
2,947 |
18,631 |
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234 |
82 |
316 |
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180 |
15 |
195 |
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114 |
41 |
155 |
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16,212 |
3,085 |
19,297 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
TOTAL |
131,927 |
30,961 |
162,888 |
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68,755 |
21,013 |
89,768 |
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53,971 |
4,675 |
58,646 |
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47,140 |
15,926 |
63,066 |
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301,793 |
72,575 |
374,368 |
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14,367,802 |
14,206,294 |
28,574,096 |
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Hispanic |
15,170 |
3,810 |
18,980 |
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13,433 |
4,395 |
17,828 |
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10,370 |
1,127 |
11,497 |
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6,289 |
2,421 |
8,710 |
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45,262 |
11,753 |
57,015 |
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2,636,841 |
2,476,377 |
5,113,217 |
Not Hispanic2 |
116,757 |
27,151 |
143,908 |
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55,322 |
16,618 |
71,940 |
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43,601 |
3,548 |
47,149 |
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40,851 |
13,505 |
54,356 |
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256,531 |
60,822 |
317,353 |
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11,730,961 |
11,729,918 |
23,460,879 |
TOTAL |
131,927 |
30,961 |
162,888 |
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68,755 |
21,013 |
89,768 |
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53,971 |
4,675 |
58,646 |
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47,140 |
15,926 |
63,066 |
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301,793 |
72,575 |
374,368 |
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14,367,802 |
14,206,294 |
28,574,096 |
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White |
67.99% |
57.20% |
65.94% |
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58.78% |
46.16% |
55.82% |
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83.57% |
74.44% |
82.84% |
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73.70% |
63.75% |
71.18% |
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69.57% |
56.55% |
67.05% |
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78.27% |
77.08% |
77.68% |
Black |
14.30% |
26.56% |
16.63% |
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21.98% |
34.08% |
24.82% |
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10.71% |
17.39% |
11.24% |
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19.06% |
27.18% |
21.11% |
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16.15% |
28.28% |
18.51% |
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13.98% |
15.38% |
14.68% |
AIAN |
0.72% |
1.01% |
0.78% |
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6.09% |
6.19% |
6.11% |
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1.07% |
2.16% |
1.16% |
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0.76% |
1.14% |
0.86% |
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2.01% |
2.61% |
2.13% |
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1.13% |
1.14% |
1.14% |
Asian |
2.21% |
2.56% |
2.28% |
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4.62% |
4.53% |
4.60% |
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2.38% |
2.57% |
2.40% |
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2.97% |
3.38% |
3.08% |
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2.91% |
3.31% |
2.99% |
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4.09% |
3.93% |
4.01% |
NHPI |
2.31% |
2.45% |
2.33% |
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1.69% |
1.92% |
1.75% |
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1.34% |
2.27% |
1.42% |
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1.58% |
2.52% |
1.82% |
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1.88% |
2.30% |
1.96% |
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0.34% |
0.42% |
0.38% |
Two or more |
0.57% |
0.69% |
0.59% |
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6.50% |
6.74% |
6.55% |
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0.59% |
0.86% |
0.61% |
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1.69% |
1.76% |
1.71% |
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2.10% |
2.69% |
2.21% |
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2.19% |
2.05% |
2.12% |
Unknown |
11.89% |
9.52% |
11.44% |
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0.34% |
0.39% |
0.35% |
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0.33% |
0.32% |
0.33% |
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0.24% |
0.26% |
0.25% |
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5.37% |
4.25% |
5.15% |
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NA |
NA |
TOTAL |
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Hispanic |
11.50% |
12.31% |
11.65% |
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19.54% |
20.92% |
19.86% |
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19.21% |
24.11% |
19.60% |
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13.34% |
15.20% |
13.81% |
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15.00% |
16.19% |
15.23% |
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18.35% |
17.43% |
17.89% |
Not Hispanic2 |
88.50% |
87.69% |
88.35% |
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80.46% |
79.08% |
80.14% |
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80.79% |
75.89% |
80.40% |
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86.66% |
84.80% |
86.19% |
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85.00% |
83.81% |
84.77% |
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81.65% |
82.57% |
82.11% |
TOTAL |
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1. Refers to non-prior service (NPS)
individuals whose first formal application (i.e., taking a screening physical
exam or the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)) was in FY
2009. Does not include participants in
the |
High School Testing Program unless
otherwise tested. |
2. Includes individuals who indicated
non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not respond to the ethnicity question. |
Rows and columns may not add to totals
due to rounding. |
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. |
Source:
Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population
Survey, noninstitutional, age 18-24, October 2008-September 2009 average. |
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