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Chapter 5:

Race/Ethnicity

As shown in Table 5.9, the proportion of minority Servicemembers varies by Reserve Component. The proportion of Blacks is higher than in the comparable civilian group (18 and 12 percent, respectively), but lower than in the Active Component (22 percent). The USAR has the largest proportion of Blacks (28 percent), while the ANG has the lowest (9 percent). The USMCR has the greatest proportion of Hispanic members (15 percent). The USAR and USMCR have the greatest proportion of "Other" racial minorities (7 percent each), while the ANG is close behind with 6 percent. All of these percentages are very similar to those of FY 1999.

Table 5.9. FY 2000 Selected Reserve Enlisted Members, by Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Component, and Civilian Labor Force 18–49 Years Old (Percent)
Race/ Ethnicity Army National Guard Army Reserve Naval Reserve Marine Corps Reserve Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Total DoD
MALES

White

73.5 59.1 72.4 67.4 80.3 72.7 71.0

Black

15.1 23.9 14.5 11.6 7.9 16.1 15.8

Hispanic

7.6 10.4 8.3 14.5 5.7 6.1 8.3

Other

3.8 6.6 4.8 6.5 6.1 5.1 5.0

Total

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
FEMALES

White

61.1 43.3 61.5 58.7 71.3 60.4 56.3

Black

28.0 41.8 25.8 19.1 16.2 28.6 30.8

Hispanic

6.4 8.6 8.0 14.8 5.6 5.8 7.3

Other

4.5 6.3 4.7 7.4 6.9 5.3 5.6

Total

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
TOTAL

White

72.1 55.1 70.2 67.0 78.8 70.1 68.5

Black

16.6 28.4 16.8 12.0 9.3 18.7 18.3

Hispanic

7.5 10.0 8.3 14.5 5.6 6.1 8.1

Other

3.8 6.5 4.8 6.6 6.3 5.2 5.1

Total

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE 18–49 YEARS OLD
White Black Hispanic Other Total
70.6 12.2 12.3 4.9 100.0
Columns may not add to total due to rounding.
Also see Appendix Tables C-17 (Race/Ethnicity by Component and Gender) and C-18 (Ethnicity by Component).
Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, September 2000

Substantial gender differences exist in the racial and ethnic composition of Reserve Component members (Appendix Table C-17). While Black males represent 16 percent of the male enlisted Selected Reserve, Black females represent 31 percent of females. Approximately 57 percent of USAR females are minorities: 42 percent Black, 9 percent Hispanic, and 6 percent in the "Other" racial category. Conversely, the ANG has the lowest proportion of minority females (29 percent), comparable to the 18- to 49-year-old civilian labor force.

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