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Table 5
Enlisted Accessions by Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group, FY73 to FY97 (as percentage of
enlistments)
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18- to 24-Year-Old Civilians
Fiscal
DoD
White  Black
Hispanic  Other
Total
White
Black
Hispanic  Other
Total
Year
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1973
76.70
17.09
5.41
0.79
100.00
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1974
72.12
20.87
5.62
1.39
100.00
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1975
74.98
17.89
5.34
1.79
100.00
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1976
67.93
13.16
17.74
1.17
100.00
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1977
71.63
20.15
6.06
2.16
100.00
80.18
12.20
5.86
1.75
100.00
1978
68.69
22.91
6.10
2.31
100.00
79.69
12.33
6.13
1.86
100.00
1979
65.22
25.86
6.30
2.63
100.00
79.40
12.42
6.27
1.91
100.00
1980
70.34
22.06
4.71
2.90
100.00
78.22
12.56
6.71
2.50
100.00
1981
74.03
19.12
4.00
2.86
100.00
77.51
12.80
7.08
2.61
100.00
1982
74.82
18.83
3.57
2.79
100.00
77.33
13.05
7.00
2.62
100.00
1983
75.63
17.97
3.55
2.86
100.00
76.97
13.31
7.05
2.67
100.00
1984
74.81
18.26
3.83
3.10
100.00
76.48
13.55
7.15
2.81
100.00
1985
74.26
18.58
3.73
3.43
100.00
75.37
13.47
8.24
2.92
100.00
1986
73.16
19.10
4.19
3.55
100.00
74.32
13.55
9.25
2.87
100.00
1987
71.96
19.82
5.10
3.12
100.00
73.51
13.67
9.84
2.97
100.00
1988
70.35
20.80
5.63
3.21
100.00
72.80
13.66
10.24
3.30
100.00
1989
69.04
21.60
6.20
3.16
100.00
72.14
13.68
10.68
3.50
100.00
1990
69.29
20.66
6.95
3.11
100.00
71.88
13.93
10.80
3.39
100.00
1991
73.00
16.49
7.25
3.26
100.00
71.15
14.07
11.13
3.65
100.00
1992
72.52
16.60
7.59
3.29
100.00
70.60
14.19
11.33
3.89
100.00
1993
72.33
16.68
7.56
3.43
100.00
70.14
14.32
11.54
4.00
100.00
1994
70.72
17.93
7.68
3.68
100.00
68.68
14.23
13.01
4.09
100.00
1995
68.29
18.42
9.01
4.27
100.00
68.19
14.27
13.92
3.62
100.00
1996
66.10
19.14
9.81
4.96
100.00
66.61
14.40
14.29
4.70
100.00
1997
64.40
19.89
9.77
5.95
100.00
66.11
14.35
14.51
5.03
100.00
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Note: Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year.
Rows may not add to totals because of rounding.
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