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% |