Table E-7.  Coast Guard Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, FY16: by AFQT Category, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity
Number
AFQT CATEGORY1  
GENDER I    II    IIIA    IIIB    IV    Unknown TOTAL
Males 241 1,306 764 432 1 6 2,750
Females 33 198 136 79 0 3 449
TOTAL 274 1,504 900 511 1 9 3,199
   Percent Females 12.0 13.2 15.1 15.5 0 33.3 14.0
RACE/ETHNICITY            
White 247 1,326 753 410 1 8 2,745
Black 6 72 86 62 0 1 227
AIAN2 4 15 11 5 0 0 35
Asian 9 42 13 5 0 0 69
NHPI3 2 11 10 8 0 0 31
Two or more 4 22 16 11 0 0 53
Unknown 2 16 11 10 0 0 39
TOTAL 274 1,504 900 511 1 9 3,199
Hispanic 22 229 214 137 1 2 605
Not Hispanic 251 1,274 686 374 0 7 2,592
Unknown 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
TOTAL 274 1,504 900 511 1 9 3,199
Percent
AFQT CATEGORY1  
GENDER I    II    IIIA    IIIB    IV    Unknown TOTAL
Males 8.8 47.5 27.8 15.7 0.04 0.22 100
Females 7.3 44.1 30.3 17.6 0 0.67 100
TOTAL 8.6 47.0 28.1 16.0 0.03 0.28 100
RACE/ETHNICITY            
White 9.0 48.3 27.4 14.9 0.04 0.29 100
Black 2.6 31.7 37.9 27.3 0 0.44 100
AIAN2 11.4 42.9 31.4 14.3 0 0 100
Asian 13.0 60.9 18.8 7.2 0 0 100
NHPI3 6.5 35.5 32.3 25.8 0 0 100
Two or more 7.5 41.5 30.2 20.8 0 0 100
Unknown 5.1 41.0 28.2 25.6 0 0 100
TOTAL 8.6 47.0 28.1 16.0 0.03 0.28 100
Hispanic 3.6 37.9 35.4 22.6 0.17 0.33 100
Not Hispanic 9.7 49.2 26.5 14.4 0 0.27 100
Unknown 50.0 50.0 0 0 0 0 100
TOTAL 8.6 47.0 28.1 16.0 0.03 0.28 100
   
1. 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
2. American Indian, Alaska Native
3. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).