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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%

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