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 3,332 98.32 55 1.62 2 0.06 3,389 100
Females 1,000   98.33   16   1.57   1   0.10   1,017   100
TOTAL 4,332 98.32 71 1.61 3 0.07 4,406 100
   Percent Females 23.08 22.54 33.33 23.08
RACE/ETHNICITY                              
White 3,331 98.40 53 1.57 1 0.03 3,385 100
Black 546 98.20 10 1.80 0 0 556 100
AIAN3 85 98.84 1 1.16 0 NA 86 100
Asian 103 98.10 2 1.90 0 0 105 100
NHPI4 70 93.33 3 4.00 2 2.67 75 100
Two or more 106 99.07 1 0.93 0 0 107 100
Unknown 91   98.91   1   1.09   0   NA   92   100
TOTAL 4,332 98.32 71 1.61 3 0.07 4,406 100
Hispanic 1,096 98.47 17 1.53 0 0 1,113 100
Not Hispanic 3,227 98.26 54 1.64 3 0.09 3,284 100
Unknown 9   100   0   0   0   0   9   100
TOTAL 4,332 98.32 71 1.61 3 0.07 4,406 100
     
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. 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).