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Comparison of Data for All 2003–2012 Forums Combined*

2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Number of Attendees 18,812 14,106 11,945 10,453 9,648 12,590 9,188 9,010 8,152
Number of Participating Law Schools 178 183 184 192 190 192 193 190 190
SUMMARY OF ATTENDEES
GENDER
Male 40.8% 40.4% 40.7% 39.8% 39.4% 40.6% 38.9% 39.4% 38.2%
Female 59.2% 59.6% 59.3% 60.2% 58.8% 58.3% 60.2% 59.8% 61.2%
AGE
20 or Less 8.7% 10.6% 10.7% 10.4% 8.1% 7.7% 8.1% 9.2% 8.7%
21–23 Years 40.2% 40.1% 41.3% 40.3% 40.6% 38.9% 38.9% 42.2% 42.2%
24–26 Years 20.7% 19.4% 19.7% 19.5% 21.6% 21.8% 20.3% 19.4% 19.7%
27–33 Years 18.8% 16.0% 15.0% 13.9% 15.5% 16.5% 16.5% 14.6% 14.1%
34–40 Years 6.7% 8.3% 7.8% 7.3% 8.2% 8.7% 9.0% 8.1% 8.2%
Over 40 Years 4.9% 5.6% 5.5% 5.1% 5.6% 6.4% 7.0% 6.6% 7.0%
RACE/ETHNICITY*
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 0.4% 0.9% 1.6% - 1.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander 12.8% 11.6% 11.3% 11.7% 9.0% 10.6% 11.6% 15.7% 14.0%
Black/African American 24.0% 25.9% 25.4% 24.4% 24.8% 25.9% 27.4% 28.5% 25.5%
Caucasian/White 47.6% 46.6% 46.6% 47.0% 43.9% 42.4% 41.1% 47.9% 40.8%
Chicano/Mexican American 2.4% 2.2% 2.4% 2.0% 1.2% 1.1% - - -
Hispanic/Latino 6.9% 7.0% 7.6% 7.5% 9.4% 10.7% 16.0% 17.7% 17.6%
Puerto Rican 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 1.2% 1.1% 1.7% 2.1% 2.4% 2.3%
Canadian Aboriginal 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
Torres Strait Islander/Australian - - - - - - 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Other 4.8% 5.2% 5.2% 5.5% 5.0% 2.2% - - -
Total Minority Attendance 52.5% 53.5% 53.4% 52.9% 50.9% 59.3% 54.6% 52.6% 53.8%
STUDENT STATUS
Full-Time Student 44.7% 47.4% 47.9% 48.4% 38.3% 45.0%td> 38.2% 41.0% 40.6%
Part-Time Student 5.1% 5.1% 4.8% 4.6% 3.4% 4.5% 3.6% 3.1% 3.2%
Not a Student 50.2% 47.5% 47.3% 47.0% 41.3% 50.5% 43.9% 39.9% 40.7%
EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time 51.1% 51.1% 50.3% 49.9% 47.0% 48.7% 42.0% 36.9% 37.7%
Part-Time 26.0% 27.5% 27.3% 28.9% 23.5% 27.5% 24.7% 26.8% 27.0%
Summers Only 9.0% 9.0% 9.7% 9.0% 7.2% 7.4% 6.4% 7.1% 6.7%
Not Employed 13.9% 12.4% 12.8% 12.2% 10.9% 16.4% 16.2% 16.0% 16.3%
INFORMATION SOURCE
City Newspaper 4.0% 3.3% 4.0% 2.2% - - - - -
LSAC Publication 14.5% 13.0% 9.5% 8.4% 4.7% 3.2% 2.9% 2.9% 2.8%
Flier 10.1% 4.5% 4.5% 4.3% 3.3% 2.6% 1.6% 1.4% 1.5%
Friend or Family Member 13.1% 13.4% 12.6% 12.1% 12.0% 11.3% 11.1% 11.0% 11.1%
Advisor 7.8% 10.0% 11.6% 11.9% 9.2% 10.3% 10.9% 11.2% 10.9%
Prelaw Club 4.8% 6.1% 7.7% 7.6% 6.7% 7.2% 6.3% 6.5% 6.9%
Official Guide 1.2% 1.8% 1.7% 1.6% - - - - -
College Newspaper 0.7% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% - - - - -
Magazine/Journal 0.5% 0.7% 0.5% 0.3% - - - - -
Radio Station 2.2% 2.8% 2.6% 1.6% - - - - -
World Wide Web 50.2% 50.7% 52.7% 55.7% 59.8% 57.8% 58.0% 56.7% 53.8%
E-mail from LSAC - - - - 22.7% 23.9% 20.6% 21.5% 24.2%
IF WWW, SOURCE?
LSAC Website 93.1% 91.6% 92.6% 92.6% 84.6% 86.5% 86.0% 85.3% 84.1%
Law School Site 6.9% 8.3% 8.3% 7.9% 8.6% 8.1% 8.5% 9.2% 10.4%
Internet Search Engine 2.5% 2.1% 1.7% 1.6% 5.1% 4.0% 3.4% 3.7% 3.6%
Internet Search Engine Sponsored Link 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.2%
Facebook/Myspace - - - - - - 0.8% 0.7% 1.0%
Other Website 1.4% 2.0% 1.8% 1.8% 1.3% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8%
DISTANCE TRAVELED
0–20 Miles 49.3% 47.6% 47.5% 48.0% 43.3% 47.6% 37.5% 38.0% 34.9%
21–50 Miles 18.0% 20.1% 18.6% 18.4% 14.7% 17.7% 15.2% 17.2% 15.4%
51–100 Miles 10.2% 9.9% 10.0% 10.3% 8.1% 9.6% 7.6% 8.9% 7.6%
More Than 100 Miles 22.6% 22.4% 23.8% 23.2% 20.8% 25.1% 18.9% 20.5% 18.0%
TIME SPENT AT FORUM
Less Than One Hour 10.7% 11.0% 4.6% 3.7% 2.8% 4.1% 3.0% 2.7% 2.3%
1–2 Hours 40.1% 42.2% 31.2% 30.7% 25.5% 23.5% 20.8% 18.6% 20.1%
2–3 Hours 22.4% 25.7% 33.7% 29.3% 29.5% 29.1% 28.2% 28.9% 27.2%
3 or More Hours 26.8% 21.1% 30.4% 36.4% 42.2% 43.3% 47.9% 49.8% 50.4%
NUMBER OF TABLES VISITED
None 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7%
1–5 Tables 13.6% 12.9% 11.2% 12.2% 14.6% 15.0% 15.2% 15.0% 16.4%
6–10 Tables 36.3% 38.3% 35.9% 38.6% 35.3% 37.6% 39.0% 37.0% 39.6%
11–15 Tables 32.0% 31.5% 35.9% 34.7% 34.6% 31.5% 30.9% 30.5% 28.4%
16 or More Tables 17.8% 17.0% 16.7% 14.4% 15.0% 15.5% 14.3% 16.8% 14.9%
DESCRIBE FORUM
Very Informative 41.7% 43.9% 37.1% 40.1% 42.4% 39.6% 44.7% 49.9% 49.4%
Informative 54.3% 53.4% 55.6% 54.5% 55.6% 52.5% 51.2% 43.8% 45.8%
Not Very Informative 3.6% 2.5% 7.5% 5.1% 4.5% 7.0% 3.9% 5.1% 4.4%
Uninformative - - - - - 0.9% 0.3% 1.2% 0.4%
INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM LAW SCHOOLS
Very Informative 34.5% 36.9% 29.8% 34.0% 34.8% 33.1% 38.4% 41.5% 43.1%
Informative 58.6% 58.3% 61.9% 57.7% 58.2% 56.0% 54.7% 51.6% 50.5%
Not Very Informative 6.2% 4.5% 7.5% 6.4% 6.5% 9.7% 6.6% 6.2% 5.8%
Uninformative - - - - - 0.7% 0.4% 0.6% 0.6%
CONSIDERING SCHOOLS NOT PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED AS A RESULT OF THE FORUM
Yes 76.5% 74.9% - 55.9% 80.3% 76.4% 79.7% 77.9% 77.6%
No 23.5% 25.1% - 44.1% 19.7% 23.3% 20.3% 22.1% 22.4%

*Please contact us at foruminfo@LSAC.org for data on the 2007 forum season.

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