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Comparison of Data for 2003–2012 Atlanta Forums

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Number of Attendees 2,316 1,978 1,639 1,526 1,446 1,439 1,682 1,158 1,081 834
Number of Participating Law Schools 159 168 171 176 - 179 183 185 186 187
SUMMARY OF ATTENDEES
GENDER
Male 39.1% 38.5% 36.3% 36.7% - 38.9% 39.2% 39.7% 40.5% 37.5%
Female 60.9% 61.5% 63.7% 63.3% - 61.1% 60.0% 59.3% 58.9% 61.9%
AGE
23 or Less 64.4% 56.0% 61.4% 58.2% - 57.4% 50.6% 54.5% 57.9% 57.1%
24–40 Years 32.4% 39.2% 34.6% 35.0% - 37.7% 42.0% 38.4% 37.0% 36.0%
Over 40 Years 3.2% 4.8% 4.0% 4.9% - 4.9% 7.4% 7.3% 5.1% 6.8%
RACE/ETHNICITY*
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.6% 0.4% 0.4% 0.6% - 0.3% 1.2% 2.1% 1.6% 2.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander 5.9% 4.8% 4.4% 5.1% - 6.0% 4.9% 4.8% 4.0% 6.2%
Black/African American 47.2% 54.4% 52.9% 56.5% - 52.1% 53.0% 54.2% 58.9% 56.6%
Caucasian/White 40.6% 34.9% 35.2% 31.4% - 35.2% 33.4% 31.9% 28.0% 29.5%
Chicano/Mexican American 0.4% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% - 0.3% - - - -
Hispanic/Latino 2.5% 2.2% 2.6% 3.0% - 2.4% 4.0% 3.8% 5.7% 5.3%
Puerto Rican 0.3% 0.6% 0.8% 0.7% - 0.4% 1.1% 0.4% 1.0% 1.0%
Canadian Aboriginal 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% - 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Torres Strait Islander/Australian - - - - - - - 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Not Indicated** - - - - - - - 8.3% 7.5% 6.2%
Other 2.6% 2.7% 3.5% 2.6% - 3.4% - - - -
Total Minority Attendance 59.4% 65.1% 64.8% 68.6% - 64.8% 68.2% 63.1% 66.5% 64.3%
STUDENT STATUS
Full-Time Student 58.2% 59.8% 62.9% 64.2% - 57.3% 52.1% 51.8% 53.7% 54.2%
Part-Time Student 4.8% 4.3% 3.7% 3.1% - 3.1% 3.8% 2.8% 2.4% 2.3%
Not a Student 37.0% 35.9% 33.4% 32.7% - 39.6% 44.1% 34.1% 31.2% 31.2%
EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time 41.7% 43.4% 38.1% 39.6% - 42.5% 42.6% 35.0% 32.0% 30.8%
Part-Time 29.8% 29.5% 31.3% 32.7% - 29.9% 27.8% 26.6% 29.1% 31.2%
Summers Only 10.4% 9.7% 12.1% 9.5% - 10.1% 7.9% 8.6% 7.4% 5.4%
Not Employed 18.1% 17.4% 18.4% 18.2% - 17.5% 21.8% 20.9% 20.1% 22.3%
STATE OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE
Georgia 49.3% 45.9% 45.8% 46.1% - 50.7% 51.1% 49.5% 45.3% 53.5%
Florida 9.0% 8.7% 11.0% 11.1% - 7.2% 7.3% 12.5% 11.5% 8.9%
Tennessee 5.1% 5.0% 4.9% 3.7% - 4.1% 4.8% 3.8% 5.4% 3.7%
Alabama 6.4% 6.0% 6.3% 4.6% - 6.0% 6.8% 5.8% 6.5% 7.1%
South Carolina 5.4% 3.7% 4.0% 2.8% - 5.1% 4.5% 4.3% 5.0% 3.5%
North Carolina 4.4% 4.5% 5.7% 5.8% - 3.8% 4.9% 6.2% 5.3% 6.5%
New York 1.6% 2.3% 1.7% 1.4% - 1.1% 1.7% 1.0% 1.0% 1.1%
INFORMATION SOURCE
City Newspaper 2.4% 1.6% 1.0% 1.0% - - - - - -
LSAC Publication 13.5% 12.4% 7.8% 7.9% - 4.2% 2.3% 2.3% 1.2% 2.6%
Flier 9.5% 5.6% 4.0% 3.9% - 4.4% 2.5% 2.9% 3.1% 2.9%
Friend or Family Member 12.9% 12.2% 10.8% 10.9% - 9.5% 11.0% 12.4% 8.3% 11.2%
Advisor 12.1% 16.8% 16.2% 19.4% - 9.0% 12.7% 16.9% 18.9% 13.2%
Radio Station 1.5% 2.4% 2.0% 0.6% - - - - - -
Prelaw Club 9.9% 15.3% 17.8% 17.4% - 9.9% 10.4% 13.6% 20.0% 10.9%
World Wide Web 46.6% 44.6% 47.7% 47.6% - 46.8% 59.3% 57.0% 50.9% 52.9%
E-mail from LSAC - - - - - 16.2% 19.1% 14.6% 15.8% 19.7%
IF WWW, SOURCE?
LSAC Website 92.7% 91.7% 93.0% 90.8% - 83.7% 87.0% 85.5% 87.6% 85.0%
Law School Site 6.8% 9.2% 8.7% 10.8% - 9.0% 8.4% 9.3% 4.3% 10.9%
Internet Search Engine 2.7% 2.6% 0.9% 1.3% - 5.2% 3.7% 2.5% 1.3% 2.9%
Internet Search Engine Sponsored Link 0.0% 0.1% 0.8% 0.9% - - 0.3% 0.4% 0.2% 0.2%
Facebook/Myspace - - - - - - - 1.5% 0.7% 0.2%
Other Website 1.7% 1.3% 1.3% 3.0% - 2.1% 0.5% 0.7% 0.2% 0.2%
DISTANCE TRAVELED
0–20 Miles 41.2% 35.9% 35.4% 33.2% - 39.2% 34.4% 29.2% 24.0% 29.0%
21–50 Miles 12.3% 11.3% 11.1% 11.3% - 13.2% 15.2% 11.7% 8.5% 13.1%
51–100 Miles 9.7% 8.5% 7.6% 10.5% - 10.3% 8.6% 6.5% 7.0% 6.6%
More Than 100 Miles 36.7% 44.3% 45.9% 45.2% - 37.4% 41.8% 37.1% 37.3% 30.3%
TIME SPENT AT FORUM
Less Than One Hour 12.2% 6.9% 1.9% 3.8% 2.9% 3.1% 2.3% 3.3% 2.2% 0.0%
1–2 Hours 39.8% 37.9% 23.9% 25.6% 18.0% 20.7% 16.9% 14.5% 9.7% 13.7%
2–3 Hours 22.6% 29.0% 35.5% 26.6% 27.8% 29.7% 27.1% 27.0% 25.4% 24.5%
3 or More Hours 25.3% 26.3% 38.7% 44.0% 51.4% 46.5% 53.7% 55.3% 62.7% 61.8%
NUMBER OF TABLES VISITED
None 0.3% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7% 0.7% 2.9%
1–5 Tables 13.9% 13.9% 10.5% 13.3% 19.2% 13.4% 10.9% 13.8% 17.9% 14.7%
6–10 Tables 35.3% 39.5% 34.9% 38.0% 35.5% 38.3% 30.6% 32.2% 29.9% 36.3%
11–15 Tables 32.4% 29.8% 35.8% 31.0% 31.8% 33.1% 34.6% 40.1% 32.1% 28.4%
16 or More Tables 18.2% 16.0% 18.8% 17.7% 13.5% 15.1% 24.0% 13.2% 19.4% 17.7%
DESCRIBE FORUM
Very Informative 50.7% 59.3% 43.5% 56.2% 46.9% 52.4% 54.0% 50.7% 68.7% 74.5%
Informative 45.9% 39.8% 52.4% 42.2% 46.9% 45.5% 42.6% 45.4% 29.9% 24.5%
Not Very Informative 3.0% 0.9% 3.5% 1.6% 4.9% 1.7% 2.6% 4.0% 1.5% 1.0%
INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM LAW SCHOOLS
Very Informative 45.6% 49.1% 35.5% 50.0% 44.9% 43.1% 44.6% 47.7% 57.1% 68.7%
Informative 49.3% 48.2% 58.9% 45.9% 47.8% 53.8% 49.4% 47.7% 38.3% 27.3%
Not Very Informative 4.4% 2.7% 5.6% 4.1% 6.9% 3.1% 6.0% 4.6% 4.5% 4.0%
CONSIDERING SCHOOLS NOT PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED AS A RESULT OF THE FORUM
Yes 79.2% 80.0% - 57.7% 79.1% 81.9% 82.4% 92.0% 79.1% 81.0%
No 20.8% 20.0% - 42.3% 20.9% 18.0% 17.7% 8.1% 20.9% 19.0%

*Beginning with the 2010 February Houston forum, attendees were offered racial/ethnic options more consistent with the new Department of Education guidelines. Attendees who selected more than one category are represented in each of the categories selected.

**Race/Ethnicity information may be missing for attendees who registered prior to 7/09 if they did not update the information in their LSAC accounts.

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