Table E-4.  Coast Guard Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY18: by Education, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity

  EDUCATIONAL TIER2        
TIER 1   TIER 2   TIER 3   TOTAL
GENDER #        %        #        %        #        %        #        %     
Males 5,082 97.64 118 2.27 5 0.10 5,205 100
Females 1,118   98.94   12   1.06   0   0   1,130   100
TOTAL 6,200 97.87 130 2.05 5 0.08 6,335 100
   Percent Females 18.03 9.23 0 17.84
RACE/ETHNICITY                              
White 4,937 98.03 95 1.89 4 0.08 5,036 100
Black 686 97.58 17 2.42 0 0 703 100
AIAN3 77 96.25 3 3.75 0 NA 80 100
Asian 144 97.96 3 2.04 0 0 147 100
NHPI4 136 95.10 7 4.90 0 0 143 100
Two or more 81 96.43 2 2.38 1 1.19 84 100
Unknown 139   97.89   3   2.11   0   NA   142   100
TOTAL 6,200 97.87 130 2.05 5 0.08 6,335 100
Hispanic 1,523 98.13 28 1.80 1 0.06 1,552 100
Not Hispanic 4,672 97.78 102 2.13 4 0.08 4,778 100
Unknown 5   100   0   0   0   0   5   100
TOTAL 6,200 97.87 130 2.05 5 0.08 6,335 100
     
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 FY18. 
2. Tier 1 indicates individuals with at least a high school diploma. Tier 2 indicates alternate high school credentials, such as the General Educational Development (GED) certificate. Tier 3 represents non-high school graduates.
3. American Indian, Alaska Native
4. 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).