Chicago Forum Comparison grid

Number of Attendees	2314	2574	2291	2204	1881	1972	2220	2516	2765	1688
Number of Participating Law Schools	136	131	147	141	144	140	144	152	153	153
Summary of Attendees
Gender
Male	44.5%	44.9%	49.3%	45.6%	45.0%	45.4%	43.5%	42.7%	43.1%	40.9%
Female	55.5%	55.1%	50.7%	54.4%	55.0%	54.6%	56.5%	57.3%	56.9%	59.1%
Age
23 or Less	55.7%	59.3%	57.7%	58.4%	61.9%	56.5%	56.7%	56.5%	55.7%	52.0%
24-40	38.3%	34.6%	36.8%	36.3%	32.9%	38.8%	37.7%	38.8%	38.0%	43.0%
Over 40 Years	5.9%	6.1%	5.5%	5.3%	5.3%	4.6%	5.7%	4.7%	6.3%	5.0%
Ethnicity
Asian/Pacific Islander	8.1%	8.6%	9.5%	8.4%	8.6%	8.9%	9.8%	10.6%	10.6%	10.2%
Black/African American	25.3%	23.5%	21.7%	19.6%	17.1%	17.1%	17.0%	19.7%	18.0%	20.2%
Caucasian/White	56.2%	57.7%	57.9%	61.5%	63.1%	62.7%	62.1%	58.6%	59.3%	58.8%
Chicano/Mexican American	2.2%	2.7%	2.1%	2.1%	2.4%	1.7%	2.1%	1.7%	1.5%	1.6%
Hispanic	3.8%	3.4%	3.2%	3.7%	3.5%	4.8%	3.9%	4.5%	5.2%	4.5%
Native American	.4%	.4%	1.0%	.6%	.6%	.7%	.6%	.6%	.6%	.5%
Puerto Rican	1.2%	1.0%	1.0%	1.1%	.4%	.5%	.4%	.7%	.7%	.7%
Canadian Aboriginal	.1%	.1%	.1%	.0%	.2%	.1%	.0%	.0%	.1%	.0%
Other	2.7%	3.2%	3.5%	2.9%	4.1%	3.5%	4.0%	3.6%	3.9%	3.4%
Total Minority Attendance	43.8%	42.3%	42.1%	38.4%	36.9%	37.3%	37.8%	41.4%	40.7%	41.1%
Student Status
Full-time Student	55.2%	57.8%	53.7%	53.3%	53.2%	46.5%	47.3%	48.6%	50.0%	48.8%
Part-time Student	6.1%	5.5%	6.3%	5.8%	5.5%	4.9%	4.1%	3.9%	4.9%	5.6%
Undergraduate Student: Senior	29.9%	31.9%	28.0%	29.3%	25.9%	26.1%	26.1%	-	-	-
Undergraduate Student: Junior	14.0%	13.0%	9.6%	14.1%	10.8%	4.8%	8.6%	-	-	-
High School Student	.5%	.6%	.3%	.3%	.3%	.3%	.1%	-	-	-
Non-student	38.7%	36.6%	40.0%	41.0%	41.3%	48.6%	48.5%	47.6%	45.1%	45.6%
Employment
Full-time	41.6%	40.2%	44.9%	46.5%	45.8%	51.1%	49.7%	47.4%	46.1%	47.5%
Part-time	35.7%	37.8%	34.7%	32.8%	31.9%	28.3%	28.4%	30.4%	31.0%	31.7%
Summers Only	11.8%	11.5%	9.7%	10.8%	11.7%	10.1%	10.3%	10.0%	9.6%	10.0%
Not Employed	10.9%	10.5%	10.7%	9.9%	10.5%	10.5%	11.5%	12.1%	13.4%	10.9%
State of Permanent Residence
Illinois	55.0%	52.1%	46.9%	53.8%	41.6%	49.6%	52.3%	57.5%	55.9%	59.5%
Indiana	5.9%	6.0%	6.1%	5.9%	4.8%	6.3%	5.3%	6.2%	5.9%	6.2%
Wisconsin	5.9%	6.9%	6.6%	7.7%	7.3%	6.3%	6.7%	6.0%	6.8%	5.7%
Michigan	7.1%	8.8%	5.5%	6.9%	6.6%	5.5%	6.5%	8.1%	8.2%	7.5%
Missouri	2.1%	1.9%	1.9%	2.1%	1.9%	1.1%	2.1%	1.8%	2.1%	2.0%
Ohio	3.9%	3.7%	2.9%	3.1%	2.2%	2.3%	2.6%	3.3%	3.7%	2.2%
Considering a Career Change
Yes	36.1%	34.1%	33.5%	36.1%	33.7%	40.2%	39.0%	-	-	-
No	27.4%	27.7%	26.3%	25.0%	26.2%	25.1%	23.3%	-	-	-
Question Not Applicable	36.5%	38.2%	40.3%	38.9%	40.1%	34.7%	37.7%	-	-	-
Information Source
City Newspaper	5.5%	6.7%	5.6%	4.9%	5.9%	8.7%	2.3%	5.1%	2.6%	3.6%
Law Services Info. Book	37.6%	38.7%	34.7%	40.3%	33.0%	29.0%	28.8%	30.3%	13.3%	11.0%
Flier	15.8%	14.1%	15.2%	13.9%	9.5%	6.7%	8.5%	11.7%	13.6%	4.5%
Friend or Family Member	14.1%	12.7%	10.9%	12.2%	9.0%	9.4%	11.1%	10.6%	12.7%	12.4%
Advisor	13.7%	16.9%	12.3%	13.6%	10.8%	5.9%	12.4%	9.6%	9.4%	10.2%
Prelaw Club	11.4%	10.2%	7.9%	9.1%	7.8%	3.3%	5.8%	6.3%	6.1%	5.5%
Radio	6.4%	5.4%	2.4%	4.0%	2.3%	3.1%	1.4%	3.8%	3.0%	3.7%
World Wide Web	-	3.6%	5.5%	6.8%	7.4%	32.8%	37.2%	37.1%	47.7%	51.2%
If Information Source is World Wide Web, What Was the Source?
LSAC Website	-	-	-	-	-	93.0%	95.0%	93.7%	94.2%	90.6%
Law School Site	-	-	-	-	-	3.3%	2.8%	4.3%	7.3%	9.3%
Internet Search Engine	-	-	-	-	-	2.5%	2.6%	2.2%	2.1%	1.9%
Website Banner Advertisement	-	-	-	-	-	.5%	.5%	.1%	.3%	.1%
Other Website	-	-	-	-	-	2.2%	.5%	2.6%	.9%	2.4%
Distance Traveled
0-20 Miles	45.0%	44.4%	44.7%	42.8%	41.9%	45.1%	47.7%	47.2%	42.0%	46.8%
21-50 Miles	13.0%	14.7%	14.6%	15.4%	13.3%	16.9%	12.8%	14.4%	15.5%	16.8%
51-100 Miles	10.6%	11.2%	11.9%	13.6%	14.5%	12.6%	11.7%	10.4%	9.9%	10.4%
More Than 100 Miles	31.3%	29.7%	28.8%	28.3%	30.3%	25.4%	27.8%	28.0%	32.5%	26.1%
Questionnaire Results (42% return currently)
Time Spent at Forum
Less Than One Hour	16.9%	17.6%	22.1%	15.5%	13.6%	14.4%	9.2%	11.1%	10.7%	12.9%
1-2 Hours	53.8%	45.8%	51.2%	52.1%	51.9%	48.1%	42.9%	45.7%	44.3%	43.4%
2-3 Hours	18.6%	20.6%	14.7%	17.9%	21.3%	20.8%	28.2%	18.4%	24.6%	25.4%
3 or More Hours	10.6%	16.0%	12.0%	14.5%	13.2%	16.7%	19.7%	24.7%	20.3%	18.3%
Number of Tables Visited
None	.2%	.3%	.4%	.1%	.0%	.2%	.2%	.0%	.1%	.1%
1-5	18.3%	17.9%	22.4%	23.5%	25.3%	25.0%	22.1%	17.6%	15.5%	14.9%
6-10	39.2%	38.2%	41.0%	43.0%	37.4%	38.5%	41.2%	42.6%	37.2%	40.2%
11-15	27.1%	28.9%	24.1%	22.2%	24.5%	24.4%	23.4%	27.7%	31.1%	29.5%
16 or More	15.3%	14.8%	12.1%	11.2%	12.8%	11.8%	13.0%	12.1%	16.1%	15.2%
Describe Forum
Very Informative	44.7%	39.9%	38.6%	43.3%	38.0%	39.7%	41.1%	44.5%	38.2%	45.4%
Informative	52.9%	57.3%	56.7%	53.6%	60.0%	58.3%	56.5%	51.2%	58.2%	52.7%
Not Very Informative	2.3%	2.7%	4.0%	2.8%	2.0%	1.7%	2.4%	4.1%	3.2%	1.8%
Information Received From Law Schools
Very Informative	36.3%	32.2%	35.8%	39.3%	35.4%	36.6%	32.3%	35.5%	31.0%	39.6%
Informative	59.9%	60.6%	57.9%	55.8%	61.5%	58.0%	62.4%	58.9%	61.5%	55.9%
Not Very Informative	3.6%	6.7%	5.6%	4.2%	3.1%	4.8%	4.9%	5.3%	7.0%	4.4%
Considering Schools Not Previously Considered as a Result of the Forum
Yes	70.4%	72.8%	70.3%	69.8%	67.8%	69.8%	65.9%	72.7%	73.8%	73.8%
No	29.6%	27.2%	29.7%	30.2%	32.2%	30.2%	34.1%	27.3%	26.2%	26.2%

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