Table E-4.  Coast Guard Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY15: by Education, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity
  EDUCATIONAL TIER        
TIER 1   TIER 2   TIER 3   TOTAL
GENDER #        %        #        %        #        %        #        %     
Males 4,559 99.9 2 0.04 2 0.04 4,563 100
Females 971   100   0   0   0   0   971   100
TOTAL 5,530 99.9 2 0.04 2 0.04 5,534 100
   Percent Females 17.6 0 0 17.5
RACE/ETHNICITY2                              
White 4,564 99.9 2 0.04 2 0.04 4,568 100
Black 543 100 0 0 0 0 543 100
AIAN3 91 100 0 0 0 NA 91 100
Asian 132 100 0 0 0 0 132 100
NHPI4 79 100 0 0 0 0 79 100
Two or more 80 100 0 0 0 0 80 100
Unknown 41   100   0   0   0   NA   41   100
TOTAL 5,530 99.9 2 0.04 2 0.04 5,534 100
Hispanic 1,166 99.8 1 0.09 1 0.09 1,168 100
Not Hispanic 4,357 100.0 1 0.02 1 0.02 4,359 100
Unknown 7   100   0   0   0   0   7   100
TOTAL 5,530 99.9 2 0.04 2 0.04 5,534 100
     
  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. 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.