Los Angeles Forum Comparison Grid

Number of Registrants	2709	2790	2409	2397	1953	2212	2315	2293	2386	1761
Number of Participating Law Schools	126	130	135	138	137	135	131	137	136	141
Summary of Registrants
Gender
Male	47.9%	46.6%	46.9%	42.8%	44.5%	44.3%	44.7%	44.6%	41.1%	42.8%
Female	52.1%	53.4%	53.1%	57.2%	55.5%	55.7%	55.3%	55.4%	58.9%	57.2%
Age
23 or Less	46.9%	49.1%	47.8%	50.7%	52.3%	52.7%	52.2%	49.6%	49.7%	47.9%
24-40	46.4%	44.1%	45.4%	43.4%	41.3%	43.0%	41.2%	45.0%	44.9%	46.7%
Over 40 Years	6.7%	6.8%	6.8%	5.9%	6.4%	4.2%	6.6%	5.3%	5.4%	5.4%
Ethnicity
Asian/Pacific Islander	19.1%	19.8%	19.4%	19.8%	20.8%	19.9%	20.7%	19.2%	21.1%	20.1%
Black/African American	19.2%	16.3%	16.1%	15.0%	15.5%	15.2%	11.3%	13.6%	14.6%	14.2%
Caucasian/White	36.8%	36.9%	38.6%	37.8%	35.0%	36.9%	40.2%	39.4%	34.9%	37.0%
Chicano/Mexican American	8.5%	9.1%	8.0%	9.7%	9.8%	7.2%	8.5%	7.5%	8.6%	7.8%
Hispanic	6.9%	7.4%	8.6%	8.5%	8.1%	10.0%	9.7%	9.8%	11.2%	10.6%
Native American	1.4%	1.4%	1.3%	.9%	1.4%	1.1%	.5%	.8%	.7%	.6%
Puerto Rican	.5%	.4%	.7%	.5%	.5%	.5%	.8%	.4%	.5%	.6%
Canadian Aboriginal	.2%	.1%	.1%	.0%	.1%	.0%	.3%	.2%	.0%	.0%
Other	7.4%	8.7%	7.2%	7.9%	8.9%	9.0%	8.1%	9.0%	8.4%	9.2%
Total Minority Attendance	63.2%	63.2%	61.4%	62.2%	65.1%	62.9%	59.9%	60.5%	65.1%	63.0%
Student Status
Full-time Student	47.7%	49.2%	45.3%	45.6%	46.8%	45.3%	42.2%	38.2%	41.5%	44.2%
Part-time Student	6.8%	5.7%	6.9%	6.1%	6.0%	5.5%	4.5%	5.4%	6.1%	5.5%
Undergraduate Student: Senior	28.8%	28.6%	27.3%	27.2%	28.8%	25.1%	22.2%	-	-	-
Undergraduate Student: Junior	8.9%	10.6%	9.4%	9.8%	7.9%	8.0%	8.9%	-	-	-
High School Student	.7%	.6%	.4%	.2%	.4%	.1%	.3%	-	-	-
Non-student	45.5%	45.2%	47.8%	48.3%	47.3%	49.1%	53.3%	56.4%	52.4%	50.3%
Employment
Full-time	46.7%	44.0%	48.0%	48.3%	48.7%	49.4%	48.1%	49.9%	50.1%	50.6%
Part-time	34.4%	36.7%	33.8%	32.5%	33.1%	33.1%	33.3%	30.4%	30.1%	31.8%
Summers Only	4.3%	5.0%	4.0%	4.4%	4.4%	4.1%	3.2%	4.1%	4.2%	4.7%
Not Employed	14.7%	14.4%	14.2%	14.8%	13.8%	13.3%	15.4%	15.6%	15.6%	12.9%
State of Permanent Residence
California	86.7%	87.6%	84.8%	82.5%	79.6%	76.3%	77.1%	87.1%	85.7%	86.7%
Arizona	1.4%	1.4%	1.0%	1.4%	1.3%	1.7%	1.1%	1.6%	1.6%	1.4%
Utah	.3%	.4%	.4%	.4%	.4%	.3%	.3%	.3%	.3%	1.0%
Nevada	.9%	.9%	.7%	1.0%	.8%	1.0%	1.1%	1.1%	1.1%	.7%
Texas	.7%	.4%	.3%	.9%	1.5%	1.2%	.3%	1.0%	1.7%	1.0%
Considering a Career Change
Yes	39.0%	36.2%	37.4%	37.4%	38.5%	38.1%	38.8%	-	-	-
No	27.4%	30.5%	29.1%	27.2%	26.9%	27.0%	26.3%	-	-	-
Question Not Applicable	33.7%	33.3%	33.5%	35.4%	34.7%	34.9%	34.9%	-	-	-
Information Source
Law Services Info. Book	41.8%	46.4%	42.8%	41.3%	43.5%	36.9%	29.5%	35.2%	14.5%	12.5%
City Newspaper	8.1%	4.3%	7.4%	7.3%	4.0%	4.3%	2.6%	3.4%	3.1%	2.4%
Advisor	8.6%	9.4%	8.0%	7.5%	9.1%	5.1%	7.5%	5.1%	7.5%	8.4%
Flier	16.3%	17.3%	17.1%	13.9%	13.8%	12.3%	10.2%	12.7%	6.8%	4.4%
Friend or Family Member	14.7%	12.8%	12.8%	11.6%	10.5%	11.5%	10.2%	10.9%	12.7%	13.8%
College Newspaper	1.8%	2.0%	2.3%	1.5%	2.0%	.9%	1.2%	1.2%	.7%	.9%
Prelaw Club	6.2%	5.7%	5.9%	7.6%	6.2%	3.5%	4.0%	4.4%	4.7%	5.3%
Radio	6.5%	5.4%	4.4%	4.6%	3.7%	2.3%	1.8%	2.6%	1.7%	1.8%
World Wide Web	-	3.7%	5.5%	6.8%	7.9%	27.2%	36.3%	35.7%	54.3%	51.1%
If Information Source is World Wide Web, What Was the Source?
LSAC Website	-	-	-	-	-	92.8%	94.3%	94.7%	92.3%	92.6%
Law School Site	-	-	-	-	-	5.0%	3.0%	2.8%	7.7%	7.65
Internet Search Engine	-	-	-	-	-	3.6%	2.5%	2.7%	2.5%	2.95
Website Banner Advertisement	-	-	-	-	-	.2%	.4%	.5%	.9%	.1%
Other Website	-	-	-	-	-	1.5%	1.0%	2.0%	2.2%	2.0%
Distance Traveled
0-20 Miles	44.8%	39.7%	42.1%	44.4%	44.1%	43.3%	42.4%	43.2%	40.6%	41.8%
21-50 Miles	26.7%	30.5%	31.2%	29.3%	31.2%	32.1%	31.2%	31.1%	32.5%	35.4%
51-100 Miles	15.2%	14.4%	14.2%	13.7%	14.3%	13.9%	14.9%	14.6%	13.7%	12.0%
More Than 100 Miles	13.3%	15.4%	12.5%	12.5%	10.4%	10.7%	11.5%	10.9%	13.2%	10.8%
Questionnaire Results (22.3% return currently)
Time Spent at Forum
Less Than One Hour	15.4%	17.7%	23.7%	19.4%	20.1%	13.4%	12.2%	11.7%	12.2%	14.2%
1-2 Hours	46.7%	47.0%	47.5%	46.2%	48.5%	47.3%	43.5%	49.5%	36.6%	44.0%
2-3 Hours	22.0%	21.3%	17.5%	20.2%	18.6%	21.0%	25.5%	21.2%	22.7%	25.1%
3 or More Hours	15.9%	14.0%	11.3%	14.2%	12.9%	18.4%	18.8%	17.6%	28.5%	16.6%
Number of Tables Visited
None	.3%	.3%	.0%	.0%	.4%	.4%	.4%	.4%	.4%	.3%
1-5	13.9%	14.9%	19.0%	17.3%	16.5%	23.5%	18.4%	18.1%	11.8%	12.05
6-10	38.3%	37.9%	37.1%	39.2%	39.1%	41.7%	39.2%	37.9%	39.8%	38.0%
11-15	25.8%	27.4%	29.4%	28.1%	30.2%	23.0%	27.1%	30.4%	30.5%	35.2%
16 or More	21.6%	19.5%	14.5%	15.3%	13.7%	11.4%	14.9%	13.2%	17.5%	14.6%
Describe Forum
Very Informative	45.3%	45.8%	40.8%	39.7%	45.9%	44.0%	44.8%	43.1%	43.8%	42.0%
Informative	52.5%	50.9%	56.2%	57.7%	52.1%	54.8%	50.3%	54.7%	51.5%	54.9%
Not Very Informative	2.1%	3.1%	2.8%	2.3%	1.8%	1.2%	4.6%	2.0%	4.5%	2.4%
Information Received From Law Schools
Very Informative	34.4%	39.3%	36.4%	35.5%	39.1%	37.2%	31.9%	39.3%	34.9%	34.4%
Informative	59.8%	55.2%	58.3%	59.5%	56.5%	57.8%	59.7%	55.1%	57.3%	60.2%
Not Very Informative	5.0%	5.3%	5.2%	4.2%	3.8%	5.0%	8.0%	5.0%	7.5%	4.7%
Considering Schools Not Previously Considered as a Result of the Forum
Yes	76.8%	74.5%	73.6%	73.4%	76.1%	73.0%	72.6%	72.8%	76.0%	73.6%
No	23.2%	25.5%	26.4%	26.6%	23.9%	27.0%	27.4%	27.2%	24.0%	26.4%

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