Table E-2.  Coast Guard Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY17: by Gender and Race/Ethnicity

RACE/ NUMBER   PERCENT
ETHNICITY Males Females Total   Males Females Total
White 5,021 892 5,913 82.1 77.2 81.3
Black 590 150 740 9.6 13.0 10.2
AIAN2 62 17 79 1.0 1.5 1.1
Asian 116 22 138 1.9 1.9 1.9
NHPI3 115 25 140 1.9 2.2 1.9
Two or more 110 23 133 1.8 2.0 1.8
Unknown 104 26 130   1.7 2.3 1.8
TOTAL 6,118 1,155 7,273 100 100 100
Hispanic 1,248 280 1,528 20.4 24.2 21.0
Not Hispanic 4,863 874 5,737 79.5 75.7 78.9
Unknown 7 1 8   0.11 0.09 0.11
TOTAL 6,118 1,155 7,273 100 100 100
   
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 FY17.
2. American Indian, Alaska Native
3. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source: Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).