1. FY03 Profile of Air Force Then and Now in the Air Force 1 18.5 19.6
Sole Parents (Single with Children)
Airmen with Children
Officer
Enlisted
TOTAL
Officer
Enlisted
TOTAL
53.2%
43.5%
45.4%
2.9%
5.4%
4.9%
FY03
Profile of
Air Force
Average number of children (for Airmen with children): 2
Comparison to other Active-Duty Services
* Includes AI/AN, AA/PI, and other, unknown
Then and Now in the Air Force
Racial/Ethnic Composition of Air Force, FY93 – FY03
15.0
19.6
18.5
4.7
14.7
5.5
15.4
15.7
3.5
Women in the Uniformed Services, FY93 & FY03
Dr. Betty D. Maxfield, Chief
Office of Army Demographics 1

2. Active-Duty Air Force TOTAL STRENGTH of the AIR FORCE White Black
Hispanic
Other
TOTAL
Male
84.2%
5.3%
3.3%
7.2%
60,259
Female
73.5%
12.5%
3.5%
10.5%
13,384
Total
82.2%
6.6%
7.9%
73,643
Commissioned Officer - Race/Ethnicity and Gender
The following data are based on numbers provided by the U.S. Air Force to the Defense Manpower Data Center, and are valid as of September 15, 2003.
TOTAL STRENGTH of the AIR FORCE
Reserve
74,754
13.5%
Guard
108,137
19.5%
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
TOTAL
Male
72.5%
15.4%
5.9%
6.2%
237,948
Female
59.0%
26.3%
6.8%
7.9%
59,354
Total
69.8%
17.6%
6.1%
6.5%
297,302
Enlisted – Race/Ethnicity and Gender
Active
370,945
67.0%
TOTAL STRENGTH
553,836
* Source: Air Force Academy
Education
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
TOTAL
Officer
Enlisted
AIR RESERVE – Race/Ethnicity and Grade
Officer
85.3%
6.3%
3.1%
5.3%
16,805
Enlisted
67.7%
18.9%
7.0%
6.4%
57,949
Total
71.7%
16.1%
6.1%
74,754
GED/HSDG
1.9%
80.3%
Coll./AA
0.3%
13.8%
BA/BS
42.9%
4.2%
MA/PhD
50.2%
0.6%
Other/Unk.
4.7%
1.1%
Age Groups
17-20
21-24
25-29
30-39
40 & Over
Family Members
Officer 0%
9.6%
22.3%
40.9%
27.2%
Enlisted
15.2%
28.0%
19.5%
27.0%
10.2%
Spouses
Children
Other Dependents
TOTAL
184,571
331,209
1,797
517,577
AIR GUARD – Race/Ethnicity and Grade
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
TOTAL
Officer
86.6%
5.1%
3.4%
4.9%
13,702
Enlisted
78.3%
9.3%
6.0%
6.4%
94,435
Total
79.3%
8.8%
5.7%
6.2%
108,137
Officer
Enlisted
TOTAL
TOTAL MARRIED
Male
74.3%
57.6%
60.9%
181,749
Female
54.5%
47.8%
49.0%
35,674
Total
70.7%
55.6%
58.6%
217,423
Married by Gender
Active-Duty Air Force
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
TOTAL
Male
74.9%
13.3%
5.4%
6.4%
298,207
Female
61.6%
23.8%
6.2%
8.4%
72,738
Total
72.3%
15.4%
5.5%
6.8%
370,945
TOTAL ACTIVE - Race/Ethnicity and Gender
Dual Military Marriages (pct of all marriages)
Officer
Enlisted
TOTAL
Male
9.6%
14.2%
13.1%
Female
46.5%
62.0%
58.9%
Total
14.8%
22.4%
20.6%