Table E-3.  Coast Guard Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY15: 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 353 1,900 1,128 756 330 62 34 4,563
Females 58 317 246 220 107 15 8 971
TOTAL 411 2,217 1,374 976 437 77 42 5,534
   Percent Females 14.1 14.3 17.9 22.5 24.5 19.5 19.0 17.5
RACE/ETHNICITY3                
White 364 1,902 1,142 762 311 53 34 4,568
Black 9 134 147 142 88 19 4 543
AIAN4 8 45 15 14 8 0 1 91
Asian 17 66 24 15 9 0 1 132
NHPI5 4 24 21 19 9 1 1 79
Two or more 5 35 17 12 9 2 0 80
Unknown 4 11 8 12 3 2 1 41
TOTAL 411 2,217 1,374 976 437 77 42 5,534
Hispanic 35 360 297 270 166 33 7 1,168
Not Hispanic 373 1,855 1,076 705 271 44 35 4,359
Unknown 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 7
TOTAL 411 2,217 1,374 976 437 77 42 5,534
Percent
  AFQT CATEGORY2  
GENDER I      II      IIIA      IIIB      IV      V      Other/Unk. TOTAL
Males 7.7 41.6 24.7 16.6 7.2 1.4 0.75 100
Females 6.0 32.6 25.3 22.7 11.0 1.5 0.82 100
TOTAL 7.4 40.1 24.8 17.6 7.9 1.4 0.76 100
RACE/ETHNICITY3                
White 8.0 41.6 25.0 16.7 6.8 1.2 0.74 100
Black 1.7 24.7 27.1 26.2 16.2 3.5 0.74 100
AIAN4 8.8 49.5 16.5 15.4 8.8 0 1.1 100
Asian 12.9 50.0 18.2 11.4 6.8 0 0.76 100
NHPI5 5.1 30.4 26.6 24.1 11.4 1.3 1.3 100
Two or more 6.3 43.8 21.3 15.0 11.3 2.5 0 100
Unknown 9.8 26.8 19.5 29.3 7.3 4.9 2.4 100
TOTAL 7.4 40.1 24.8 17.6 7.9 1.4 0.76 100
Hispanic 3.0 30.8 25.4 23.1 14.2 2.8 0.60 100
Not Hispanic 8.6 42.6 24.7 16.2 6.2 1.0 0.80 100
Unknown 42.9 28.6 14.3 14.3 0 0 0 100
TOTAL 7.4 40.1 24.8 17.6 7.9 1.4 0.76 100
   
  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 FY15.
  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.