Table E-3.  Coast Guard Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY12: by Armed Forces Qualifying Test (AFQT) Category, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity

Number
  AFQT CATEGORY2  
GENDER I   II  IIIA  IIIB  IV   V   Other/Unk. TOTAL
Males 290 1,520 747 562 306 58 22 3,505
Females 86 436 318 260 165 23 10 1,298
TOTAL 376 1,956 1,065 822 471 81 32 4,803
   Percent Females 22.9 22.3 29.9 31.6 35.0 28.4 31.3 27.0
RACE/ETHNICITY3                
White 330 1,615 832 589 301 42 20 3,729
Black 6 117 109 136 107 32 5 512
AIAN4 2 47 19 17 8 0 0 93
Asian 11 33 18 15 9 4 2 92
NHPI5 3 34 15 23 19 1 0 95
Two or more 18 81 44 26 11 1 1 182
Unknown 6 29 28 16 16 1 4 100
TOTAL 376 1,956 1,065 822 471 81 32 4,803
Hispanic 33 296 233 219 163 35 5 984
Not Hispanic 342 1,653 822 599 304 46 27 3,793
Unknown 1 7 10 4 4 0 0 26
TOTAL 376 1,956 1,065 822 471 81 32 4,803
Percent
  AFQT CATEGORY2  
GENDER I      II      IIIA      IIIB      IV      V      Other/Unk. TOTAL
Males 8.3 43.4 21.3 16.0 8.7 1.7 0.63 100
Females 6.6 33.6 24.5 20.0 12.7 1.8 0.77 100
TOTAL 7.8 40.7 22.2 17.1 9.8 1.7 0.67 100
RACE/ETHNICITY3                
White 8.8 43.3 22.3 15.8 8.1 1.1 0.54 100
Black 1.2 22.9 21.3 26.6 20.9 6.3 0.98 100
AIAN4 2.2 50.5 20.4 18.3 8.6 0 0 100
Asian 12.0 35.9 19.6 16.3 9.8 4.3 2.2 100
NHPI5 3.2 35.8 15.8 24.2 20.0 1.1 0 100
Two or more 9.9 44.5 24.2 14.3 6.0 0.55 0.55 100
Unknown 6.0 29.0 28.0 16.0 16.0 1.0 4.0 100
TOTAL 7.8 40.7 22.2 17.1 9.8 1.7 0.67 100
Hispanic 3.4 30.1 23.7 22.3 16.6 3.6 0.51 100
Not Hispanic 9.0 43.6 21.7 15.8 8.0 1.2 0.71 100
Unknown 3.8 26.9 38.5 15.4 15.4 0 0 100
TOTAL 7.8 40.7 22.2 17.1 9.8 1.7 0.67 100
   
  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 FY12.
  2. AFQT scores are percentiles that are normalized to the 1997 American youth population.  For example, a score of 92 represents the 
      92nd percentile and means that 92 percent of the youth population scored at or below that score.  It is standard to report these AFQT score 
      percentiles in the categories listed below.
Cat I:   100-93 Cat IIIB:   49-31
Cat II:   92-65 Cat IV:   30-10
Cat IIIA:   64-50 Cat V:   9-1
  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.
  4. American Indian, Alaska Native
  5. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
      Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.