Table E-4.  Coast Guard Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY13: by Education, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity

  EDUCATIONAL TIER        
TIER 1   TIER 2   TIER 3   TOTAL
GENDER #        %        #        %        #        %        #        %     
Males 1,860 92.2 25 1.2 132 6.5 2,017 100
Females 899   93.5   13   1.4   49   5.1   961   100
TOTAL 2,759 92.6 38 1.3 181 6.1 2,978 100
   Percent Females 32.6 34.2 27.1 32.3
RACE/ETHNICITY2                              
White 2,068 92.3 25 1.1 148 6.6 2,241 100
Black 376 95.7 8 2.0 9 2.3 393 100
AIAN3 67 88.2 1 1.3 8 NA 76 100
Asian 68 97.1 0 0 2 2.9 70 100
NHPI4 50 90.9 3 5.5 2 3.6 55 100
Two or more 88 88.9 1 1.0 10 10.1 99 100
Unknown 42   95.5   0   0   2   NA   44   100
TOTAL 2,759 92.6 38 1.3 181 6.1 2,978 100
Hispanic 583 94.3 5 0.81 30 4.9 618 100
Not Hispanic 2,158 92.1 33 1.4 151 6.4 2,342 100
Unknown 18   100   0   0   0   0   18   100
TOTAL 2,759 92.6 38 1.3 181 6.1 2,978 100
     
  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 FY13. 
  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.
  3. American Indian, Alaska Native
  4. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
      Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.