Military Personnel: Composition of the Active Duty Forces by Race or National Origin Identification and by Gender

Abstract

This report is a partial response to your request of December 18, 1990. It contains information on the overall composition of the U.S. military services by race or national origin identification and by gender. In 1972 blacks comprised 11.1 percent of the active duty forces. Hispanics 3.6 percent, whites 83.6 percent, and others 1.7 percent. In 1990 corresponding percentages were 20. 8, 4.6, 70.4, and 4.2. In 1972 men comprised 98.1 percent and women 1.9 percent, while in 1990 those proportions were 89.0 and 11.0, respectively. Figures 1 and 2 show these active duty distributions for fiscal years 1972 and 1990.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA269803

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Army Personnel
  • Combat Forces
  • Data Centers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • Identification
  • Marine Corps
  • Marine Corps Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Transfers
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management

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