Number of Attendees |
2158 |
2103 |
1844 |
2065 |
1659 |
1783 |
2187
|
1710 |
1822 |
1427 |
Number of Participating Law Schools |
114 |
113 |
117 |
114 |
125 |
114 |
121
|
120 |
124 |
132 |
Summary of Attendees |
|
|
Gender |
|
|
Male
|
45.6% |
45.2% |
45.9% |
41.3% |
43.9% |
40.6% |
41.6%
|
42% |
39.6% |
42.1% |
Female
|
54.4% |
54.8% |
54.1% |
58.7% |
56.1% |
59.4% |
58.4%
|
58% |
60.4% |
57.9% |
Age |
|
|
23 or Less
|
59.3% |
63.6% |
61.2% |
62.7% |
67.7% |
64.0% |
57.9%
|
60.2%
|
57.6%
|
60.1%
|
24-40
|
36.5% |
31.7% |
32.6% |
33.3% |
32.3% |
32.5% |
37.8%
|
35.9% |
38.3% |
36.9% |
Over 40 Years
|
4.2% |
4.7% |
6.2% |
4.0% |
3.8% |
3.4% |
4.2%
|
3.8% |
4.1% |
2.9% |
Ethnicity |
|
|
Asian/Pacific Islander
|
9.5% |
10.1% |
9.3% |
9.0% |
7.6% |
9.0% |
12.0%
|
9.7% |
10.7% |
11.6% |
Black/African American
|
12.6% |
12.8% |
11.5% |
11.1% |
10.2% |
11.8% |
13.5%
|
10.9% |
13.7% |
13.1% |
Caucasian/White
|
66.8% |
64.0% |
67.4% |
69.1% |
69.4% |
67.6% |
62.2%
|
67.2% |
64.9% |
63.6% |
Chicano/Mexican American
|
.7% |
.8% |
1.0% |
.6% |
.7% |
1.1% |
.8%
|
1.4% |
.9% |
.7% |
Hispanic
|
3.0% |
4.4% |
3.5% |
3.0% |
4.5% |
3.8% |
4.7%
|
4.3% |
5.0% |
4.4% |
Native American
|
.8% |
1.0% |
.8% |
.4% |
.4% |
.6% |
.9%
|
.8% |
.4% |
.4% |
Puerto Rican
|
2.0% |
1.5% |
1.2% |
1.5% |
1.7% |
1.3% |
1.4%
|
1.3% |
1.2% |
1.0% |
Canadian Aboriginal
|
.2% |
.2% |
.1% |
.0% |
.1% |
.1% |
.2%
|
.0% |
.2% |
.1% |
Other
|
4.3% |
5.3% |
5.3% |
5.3% |
5.4% |
4.7% |
4.4%
|
4.3% |
3.1% |
5.2% |
Total Minority Attendance
|
33.1% |
36.1% |
32.7% |
30.9% |
30.6% |
32.4% |
37.9%
|
32.7% |
35.2% |
36.4% |
Student Status |
|
|
Full-time Student |
53.4% |
55.4% |
53.3% |
57.2% |
54.7% |
50.8% |
43.5%
|
46.4% |
47.2% |
54.6% |
Part-time Student |
5.5% |
4.5% |
5.4% |
3.9% |
4.2% |
4.6% |
3.2%
|
3.2% |
5.4% |
3.7% |
Undergraduate Student: Senior |
32.5% |
31.6% |
30.4% |
31.8% |
32.5% |
26.5% |
22.8%
|
- |
- |
- |
Undergraduate Student: Junior |
12.2% |
12.9% |
12.4% |
15.2% |
12.2% |
11.1% |
7.2%
|
- |
- |
- |
High School Student |
.1% |
.3% |
.1% |
.2% |
.2% |
.4% |
.2%
|
- |
- |
- |
Non-student |
41.1% |
40.1% |
41.3% |
38.9% |
41.0% |
44.6% |
53.3%
|
50.4% |
47.4% |
41.7% |
Employment |
|
|
Full-time |
42.7% |
41.4% |
44.9% |
42.2% |
43.0% |
46.9% |
52.1%
|
48.6% |
48.2% |
44.7% |
Part-time |
33.0% |
32.3% |
29.6% |
33.5% |
32.0% |
31.4% |
24.6%
|
28.1% |
29.2% |
30.1% |
Summers Only |
12.9% |
14.1% |
13.7% |
13.6% |
14.5% |
11.5% |
10.0%
|
10.8% |
10.7% |
13.1% |
Not Employed |
11.4% |
12.2% |
11.8% |
10.7% |
10.5% |
10.2% |
13.4%
|
12.5% |
11.9% |
12.1% |
State of Permanent Residence |
|
|
Massachusetts |
49.4% |
42.5% |
46.4% |
46.0% |
43.4% |
43.0% |
36.1%
|
49.6% |
47.4% |
47.1% |
New York |
9.8% |
12.3% |
10.2% |
8.3% |
7.7% |
9.8% |
16.3%
|
7.7% |
10.5% |
9.0% |
Connecticut |
5.6% |
5.1% |
4.0% |
5.6% |
6.9% |
5.8% |
5.5%
|
6.5% |
5.8% |
7.5% |
Rhode Island |
3.9% |
4.6% |
2.8% |
2.6% |
3.8% |
3.8% |
2.2%
|
3.5% |
3.4% |
3.9% |
New Hampshire |
3.7% |
3.6% |
3.2% |
2.6% |
3.2% |
2.5% |
2.0% |
3.4% |
2.7% |
2.5% |
New Jersey |
3.8% |
3.9% |
3.7% |
4.5% |
3.1% |
2.7% |
4.0% |
3.2% |
3.7% |
3.1% |
Considering a Career Change |
|
|
Yes |
35.9% |
30.2% |
32.6% |
30.8% |
32.4% |
34.0% |
36.7%
|
- |
- |
- |
No |
24.7% |
26.0% |
25.2% |
25.5% |
25.0% |
23.6% |
25.1%
|
- |
- |
- |
Question Not Applicable |
39.4% |
43.8% |
42.2% |
43.7% |
42.6% |
42.4% |
38.1%
|
- |
- |
- |
Information Source |
|
|
Law Services Info. Book |
36.1% |
36.4% |
37.6% |
36.5% |
38.0% |
35.2% |
28.8%
|
30.2% |
14.7% |
10.6% |
City Newspaper |
11.2% |
6.0% |
7.0% |
5.6% |
4.4% |
2.8% |
2.1%
|
2.5% |
1.7% |
1.1% |
Advisor |
15.6% |
17.0% |
13.9% |
15.7% |
16.3% |
14.4% |
9.6%
|
13.3% |
11.5% |
14.6% |
Flier |
15.2% |
15.9% |
16.1% |
15.1% |
14.6% |
11.4% |
8.1%
|
12.2% |
10.6% |
4.4% |
Friend or Family Member |
13.2% |
14.5% |
13.1% |
11.8% |
10.8% |
9.3% |
9.9%
|
10.3% |
10.5% |
12.4% |
College Newspaper |
2.8% |
2.8% |
2.0% |
2.7% |
1.4% |
1.2% |
.8% |
1.2% |
.6% |
1.1% |
Prelaw Club |
6.5% |
6.3% |
5.9% |
6.4% |
5.2% |
5.7% |
3.6%
|
4.0% |
7.4% |
6.4% |
Radio |
5.1% |
4.2% |
6.1% |
4.6% |
2.7% |
1.2% |
2.1%
|
5.3% |
2.3% |
4.0% |
World Wide Web |
- |
3.5% |
5.7% |
8.2% |
8.2% |
26.8% |
37.1%
|
34.6% |
49.0% |
51.0% |
If Information Source is World Wide Web, What Was the Source?
|
|
|
LSAC Website |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
93.7% |
95.5%
|
94.3% |
93.5% |
92.9% |
Law School Site |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3.7% |
2.6%
|
4.4% |
6.5% |
8.6% |
Internet Search Engine |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2.4% |
2.1%
|
2.9% |
1.9% |
1.8% |
Website Banner Advertisement |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
.4% |
.3%
|
.1% |
.3% |
.6% |
Other Website |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2.6% |
1.2%
|
1.7% |
1.1% |
1.4% |
Distance Traveled
|
|
|
0-20 Miles |
60.7% |
58.5% |
61.5% |
62.8% |
58.7% |
58.2% |
48.0%
|
56.7% |
53.6% |
51.5% |
21-50 Miles |
14.1% |
15.7% |
15.5% |
15.6% |
14.9% |
13.8% |
12.0%
|
17.0% |
14.6% |
16.4% |
51-100 Miles |
13.0% |
13.1% |
11.7% |
12.1% |
13.0% |
13.4% |
15.0%
|
13.4% |
12.1% |
14.2% |
More Than 100 Miles |
12.2% |
12.6% |
11.3% |
9.5% |
13.4% |
14.6% |
25.1%
|
12.8% |
19.8% |
17.9% |
Questionnaire Results (22% return currently)
|
|
|
Time Spent at Forum
|
|
|
Less Than One Hour |
27.3% |
32.4% |
27.2% |
26.0% |
22.6% |
22.6% |
14.5%
|
15.1% |
17.4% |
10.2% |
1-2 Hours |
54.7% |
46.3% |
53.9% |
51.0% |
55.5% |
51.1% |
47.8%
|
46.6% |
41.8% |
51.2% |
2-3 Hours |
11.2% |
13.6% |
13.0% |
15.7% |
16.3% |
16.2% |
23.1%
|
21.1% |
18.2% |
23.6% |
3 or More Hours |
6.8% |
7.8% |
5.9% |
7.3% |
5.6% |
10.1% |
14.5%
|
17.2% |
22.6% |
15.0% |
Number of Tables Visited
|
|
|
None |
.0% |
.4% |
.2% |
.0% |
.2% |
.4% |
.0%
|
.7% |
.0% |
.0% |
1-5 |
17.2% |
22.6% |
22.1% |
21.4% |
19.8% |
29.3% |
22.3%
|
17.8% |
18.0% |
11.5% |
6-10 |
42.6% |
43.3% |
48.7% |
46.9% |
44.4% |
42.4% |
47.9%
|
43.4% |
35.2% |
39.3% |
11-15 |
27.9% |
24.8% |
21.9% |
21.9% |
26.8% |
21.2% |
22.6%
|
29.2% |
33.3% |
34.8% |
16 or More |
12.3% |
9.0% |
7.1% |
9.8% |
8.8% |
6.7% |
7.1%
|
8.9% |
13.5% |
14.3% |
Describe Forum
|
|
|
Very Informative |
37.2% |
39.4% |
32.5% |
34.1% |
42.9% |
38.4% |
31.5%
|
39.9% |
34.7% |
40.1% |
Informative |
60.0% |
56.9% |
65.0% |
63.4% |
54.8% |
59.8% |
64.1%
|
58.0% |
59.8% |
56.2% |
Not Very Informative |
2.4% |
2.9% |
2.3% |
2.3% |
2.1% |
1.9% |
4.5%
|
1.8% |
4.4% |
3.3% |
Information Received From Law Schools
|
|
|
Very Informative |
30.1% |
36.4% |
30.6% |
32.3% |
34.7% |
33.8% |
25.7%
|
31.7% |
32.3% |
30.5% |
Informative |
63.7% |
57.1% |
64.8% |
63.8% |
61.5% |
61.3% |
68.7%
|
65.5% |
61.5% |
66.7% |
Not Very Informative |
5.5% |
5.9% |
4.3% |
3.8% |
3.6% |
5.0% |
5.3%
|
2.9% |
5.5% |
2.1% |
Considering Schools Not Previously Considered as a Result of the Forum
|
|
|
Yes |
69.5% |
66.8% |
66.0% |
67.1% |
72.1% |
69.4% |
65.6%
|
68.8% |
76.7% |
75.4% |
No |
30.5% |
33.2% |
34.0% |
32.9% |
27.9% |
30.6% |
34.4%
|
31.2% |
23.3% |
24.6% |