Table E-3.  Coast Guard Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY18: 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 249 1,350 710 678 304 69 29 3,389
Females 52 299 228 273 128 27 10 1,017
TOTAL 301 1,649 938 951 432 96 39 4,406
   Percent Females 17.28 18.13 24.31 28.71 29.63 28.13 25.64 23.08
RACE/ETHNICITY                
White 267 1,368 745 670 249 51 35 3,385
Black 11 125 95 155 134 34 2 556
AIAN3 2 38 15 19 7 5 0 86
Asian 13 37 24 22 7 1 1 105
NHPI4 0 18 15 30 10 2 0 75
Two or more 5 45 23 27 7 0 0 107
Unknown 3 18 21 28 18 3 1 92
TOTAL 301 1,649 938 951 432 96 39 4,406
Hispanic 41 319 241 280 174 49 9 1,113
Not Hispanic 260 1,326 695 668 258 47 30 3,284
Unknown 0 4 2 3 0 0 0 9
TOTAL 301 1,649 938 951 432 96 39 4,406
Percent
  AFQT CATEGORY2  
GENDER I      II      IIIA      IIIB      IV      V      Other/Unk. TOTAL
Males 7.35 39.83 20.95 20.01 8.97 2.04 0.86 100
Females 5.11 29.40 22.42 26.84 12.59 2.65 0.98 100
TOTAL 6.83 37.43 21.29 21.58 9.80 2.18 0.89 100
RACE/ETHNICITY                
White 7.89 40.41 22.01 19.79 7.36 1.51 1.03 100
Black 1.98 22.48 17.09 27.88 24.10 6.12 0.36 100
AIAN3 2.33 44.19 17.44 22.09 8.14 5.81 0 100
Asian 12.38 35.24 22.86 20.95 6.67 0.95 0.95 100
NHPI4 0 24.00 20.00 40.00 13.33 2.67 0 100
Two or more 4.67 42.06 21.50 25.23 6.54 0 0 100
Unknown 3.26 19.57 22.83 30.43 19.57 3.26 1.09 100
TOTAL 6.83 37.43 21.29 21.58 9.80 2.18 0.89 100
Hispanic 3.68 28.66 21.65 25.16 15.63 4.40 0.81 100
Not Hispanic 7.92 40.38 21.16 20.34 7.86 1.43 0.91 100
Unknown 0 44.44 22.22 33.33 0 0 0 100
TOTAL 6.83 37.43 21.29 21.58 9.80 2.18 0.89 100
   
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 FY19.
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. 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).