Table E-4.  Coast Guard Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY14: by Education, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity
  EDUCATIONAL TIER        
TIER 1   TIER 2   TIER 3   TOTAL
GENDER #        %        #        %        #        %        #        %     
Males 3,892 92.9 80 1.9 218 5.2 4,190 100
Females 1,038   93.3   16   1.4   58   5.2   1,112   100
TOTAL 4,930 93.0 96 1.8 276 5.2 5,302 100
   Percent Females 21.1 16.7 21.0 21.0
RACE/ETHNICITY2                              
White 3,914 92.9 75 1.8 225 5.3 4,214 100
Black 562 94.1 7 1.2 28 4.7 597 100
AIAN3 126 90.6 6 4.3 7 NA 139 100
Asian 94 93.1 3 3.0 4 4.0 101 100
NHPI4 85 100 0 0 0 0 85 100
Two or more 77 90.6 4 4.7 4 4.7 85 100
Unknown 72   88.9   1   1.2   8   NA   81   100
TOTAL 4,930 93.0 96 1.8 276 5.2 5,302 100
Hispanic 1,051 93.6 18 1.6 54 4.8 1,123 100
Not Hispanic 3,869 92.8 78 1.9 222 5.3 4,169 100
Unknown 10   100   0   0   0   0   10   100
TOTAL 4,930 93.0 96 1.8 276 5.2 5,302 100
     
  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 FY14. 
  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.