| Number of Attendees |
2047 |
2209 |
2285 |
1904 |
2626 |
2281 |
2142 |
3032 |
2415 |
| Number of Participating Law Schools |
118 |
150 |
149 |
152 |
148 |
154 |
153 |
156 |
162 |
| Summary of Attendees |
| Gender |
|
Male
|
43.7% |
43.9% |
41.6% |
43.8% |
43.7% |
47.0% |
42.0% |
42.7% |
40.8% |
|
Female
|
56.3% |
56.1% |
58.4% |
56.2% |
56.3% |
53.0% |
58.0% |
57.3% |
59.2% |
| Age |
|
23 or Less
|
48.1% |
51.9% |
53.0% |
55.5% |
58.0% |
55.2% |
53.9% |
55.3% |
51.4% |
|
24-40
|
44.3% |
39.8% |
39.6% |
36.9% |
37.1% |
39.9% |
41.1% |
37.6% |
41.4% |
|
Over 40 Years
|
7.6% |
8.3% |
7.4% |
7.6% |
4.9% |
4.9% |
5.0% |
7.0% |
7.2% |
| Ethnicity |
|
Asian American/Pacific Islander
|
8.8% |
8.2% |
9.6% |
11.6% |
9.1% |
11.0% |
10.8% |
11.8% |
10.5% |
|
Black/African American
|
39.9% |
32.6% |
30.2% |
33.7% |
26.8% |
22.7% |
29.3% |
30.0% |
32.6% |
|
Caucasian/White
|
41.2% |
49.0% |
49.6% |
43.7% |
53.6% |
55.0% |
50.0% |
48.4% |
47.0% |
|
Chicano/Mexican American
|
1.0% |
1.0% |
.8% |
.9% |
1.3% |
1.1% |
.8% |
.7% |
.6% |
|
Hispanic
|
2.8% |
3.3% |
4.3% |
4.0% |
3.5% |
4.7% |
3.5% |
4.4% |
4.0% |
|
Native American
|
1.6% |
.7% |
.3% |
.5% |
.8% |
.9% |
.8% |
.4% |
.6% |
|
Puerto Rican
|
.9% |
1.2% |
.8% |
1.3% |
.8% |
.8% |
.4% |
.4% |
.6% |
|
Canadian Aboriginal
|
.1% |
.0% |
.1% |
.2% |
.2% |
.1% |
.0% |
.0% |
.0% |
|
Other
|
3.6% |
4.1% |
4.3% |
4.1% |
3.9% |
3.8% |
4.4% |
4.2% |
4.1% |
|
Total Minority Attendance
|
58.6% |
51.1% |
50.4% |
56.3% |
46.4% |
45.1% |
50.0% |
51.9% |
53.0% |
| Student Status |
| Full-time Student |
45.6% |
46.7% |
45.7% |
46.4% |
46.2% |
45.9%
|
45.6% |
47.0% |
45.0% |
| Part-time Student |
6.4% |
5.9% |
6.1% |
5.1% |
4.2% |
3.3% |
4.7% |
4.8% |
5.0% |
| Undergraduate Student: Senior |
29.3% |
32.2% |
30.2% |
25.6% |
23.8% |
18.6% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Undergraduate Student: Junior |
8.2% |
7.7% |
6.5% |
4.8% |
5.7% |
3.8% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| High School Student |
.4% |
.4% |
.3% |
.4% |
.0% |
.2% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Non-student |
48.0% |
47.4% |
48.2% |
48.5% |
49.5% |
50.7% |
49.8% |
48.2% |
50.0% |
|
Employment
|
| Full-time |
54.1% |
52.2% |
54.6% |
54.4% |
56.3% |
55.1% |
52.3% |
52.1% |
56.6% |
| Part-time |
19.6% |
20.1% |
18.9% |
18.7% |
17.4% |
17.5% |
19.8% |
20.6% |
20.6% |
| Summers Only |
18.1% |
18.6% |
17.9% |
18.4% |
19.6% |
19.8% |
17.1% |
17.7% |
15.2% |
| Not Employed |
8.2% |
9.1% |
8.6% |
8.5% |
6.7% |
7.7% |
10.8% |
9.6% |
7.7% |
|
State of Permanent Residence
|
| California |
4.6% |
3.8% |
3.7% |
2.7% |
3.1% |
2.0% |
3.1% |
3.1% |
2.7% |
| District of Columbia |
9.0% |
9.1% |
8.7% |
7.5% |
7.6% |
5.2% |
9.6% |
9.3% |
10.1% |
| Maryland |
27.0% |
24.6% |
19.6% |
18.0% |
16.3% |
12.2% |
23.1% |
23.85 |
25.5% |
| New Jersey |
2.9% |
3.1% |
2.9% |
2.4% |
1.9% |
1.7%
|
3.0% |
3.4% |
2.4% |
| New York |
4.5% |
4.0% |
4.1% |
4.4% |
3.0% |
2.5% |
4.2% |
3.8% |
4.8% |
| Pennsylvania |
4.7% |
5.4% |
5.6% |
3.8% |
4.5% |
3.0% |
5.1% |
6.1% |
5.3% |
| Virginia |
22.8% |
22.6% |
21.5% |
16.4% |
16.6% |
14.9% |
25.1% |
21.8% |
22.4% |
| Considering a Career Change |
| Yes |
41.9% |
37.8% |
39.4% |
38.1% |
37.3% |
38.1% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| No |
23.8% |
26.7% |
26.7% |
27.9% |
26.7% |
24.0% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Question Not Applicable |
34.2% |
35.5% |
33.9% |
34.0% |
36.0% |
37.9% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Information Source |
| City Newspaper |
19.0% |
16.4% |
11.2% |
8.2% |
7.3% |
5.2% |
6.4% |
6.1% |
5.1% |
| Law Services Info. Book |
27.3% |
29.6% |
35.7% |
29.0% |
16.3% |
14.5% |
22.1% |
9.1% |
9.1% |
| Flier |
10.5% |
12.7% |
13.3% |
8.9% |
5.6% |
4.7% |
7.2% |
9.9% |
4.6% |
| Friend or Family Member |
17.9% |
17.4% |
15.1% |
12.0% |
13.9% |
10.1% |
15.3% |
18.6% |
16.7% |
| Advisor |
4.0% |
4.0% |
3.2% |
3.1% |
2.5% |
2.9% |
3.4% |
3.8% |
5.1% |
| Prelaw Club |
.9% |
1.2% |
.7% |
.8% |
.5% |
.9% |
1.6% |
1.1% |
1.0% |
| Radio Station |
13.3% |
9.2% |
4.6% |
4.7% |
3.2% |
0.0% |
4.4% |
3.7% |
6.1% |
| World Wide Web |
4.8% |
9.0% |
9.0% |
8.6% |
31.9% |
26.9% |
48.1% |
51.5% |
53.0% |
|
If Information Source is World Wide Web, What Was the Source?
|
| LSAC Website |
- |
- |
- |
- |
90.0% |
94.4% |
94.6% |
93.8% |
91.4% |
| Law School Site |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2.9% |
4.1% |
1.5% |
6.2% |
5.6% |
| Internet Search Engine |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3.8% |
1.8% |
2.6% |
2.8% |
2.2% |
| Website Banner Advertisement |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.2% |
.6% |
.7% |
.4% |
.4% |
| Other Website |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2.0% |
1.5% |
1.8% |
1.1% |
2.9% |
|
Distance Traveled
|
| 0-20 Miles |
68.8% |
65.3% |
61.4% |
60.2% |
66.5% |
62.2% |
56.4% |
59.0% |
55.0% |
| 21-50 Miles |
14.0% |
14.8% |
14.2% |
16.0% |
13.2% |
13.5% |
16.4% |
14.7% |
16.9% |
| 51-100 Miles |
5.6% |
6.2% |
8.4% |
7.2% |
7.2% |
7.3% |
7.7% |
6.2% |
7.6% |
| More Than 100 Miles |
11.6% |
13.6% |
16.0% |
16.6% |
13.1% |
16.9% |
19.3% |
20.1% |
20.6% |
|
Questionnaire Results (14% return currently)
|
|
Time Spent at Forum
|
| Less Than One Hour |
17.5% |
16.6% |
16.8% |
8.6% |
16.3% |
7.6% |
9.9% |
8.05 |
7.2% |
| 1-2 Hours |
48.5% |
51.6% |
51.4% |
50.8% |
47.4% |
40.1% |
43.7% |
35.3% |
38.0% |
| 2-3 Hours |
22.8% |
16.2% |
17.8% |
23.2% |
18.8% |
26.1% |
19.2% |
20.0% |
24.9% |
| 3 or More Hours |
11.2% |
15.6% |
14.0% |
17.4% |
17.5% |
26.1% |
27.2% |
36.8% |
29.9% |
|
Number of Tables Visited
|
| None |
.5% |
.4% |
.2% |
.3% |
.0% |
.3% |
.4% |
.3% |
.0% |
| 1-5 |
16.4% |
15.8% |
14.2% |
12.7% |
15.4% |
17.4% |
14.1% |
14.5% |
10.9% |
| 6-10 |
37.9% |
34.5% |
39.0% |
46.4% |
40.9% |
38.4% |
35.4% |
30.5% |
32.3% |
| 11-15 |
30.2% |
29.5% |
29.1% |
26.7% |
31.7% |
26.1% |
31.4% |
32.3% |
29.7% |
| 16 or More |
15.1% |
19.9% |
17.6% |
13.9% |
12.0% |
17.7% |
18.6% |
22.4% |
27.2% |
|
Describe Forum
|
| Very Informative |
30.8% |
38.7% |
39.3% |
40.5% |
31.8% |
40.0% |
43.3% |
40.4% |
37.4% |
| Informative |
62.6% |
58.2% |
57.0% |
57.3% |
62.6% |
55.4% |
54.6% |
55.3% |
59.4% |
| Not Very Informative |
6.4% |
2.7% |
3.0% |
2.2% |
4.7% |
4.6% |
2.1% |
4.3% |
3.2% |
|
Information Received From Law Schools
|
| Very Informative |
24.8% |
29.0% |
29.8% |
34.1% |
25.4% |
28.3% |
29.9% |
28.9% |
31.0% |
| Informative |
64.5% |
65.7% |
62.5% |
60.4% |
58.9% |
63.2% |
63.4% |
62.9% |
62.6% |
| Not Very Informative |
9.0% |
4.9% |
6.5% |
5.0% |
14.4% |
7.5% |
6.2% |
8.0% |
6.4% |
|
Considering Schools Not Previously Considered as a Result of the Forum
|
| Yes |
68.3% |
71.3% |
69.7% |
72.5% |
66.9% |
72.8% |
71.3% |
77.3% |
72.4% |
| No |
31.7% |
28.7% |
30.3% |
27.5% |
33.1% |
27.2% |
28.7% |
22.7% |
27.6% |
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