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Comparison of Data for 2003–2012 Bay Area, CA Forums

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Number of Attendees 1,095 787 744 697 734 285 424 415 550 512
Number of Participating Law Schools 123 125 129 127 129 118 119 139 136 140
SUMMARY OF ATTENDEES
GENDER
Male 40.5% 40.6% 39.9% 42.1% - 42.3% 42.2% 36.1% 40.9% 36.6%
Female 59.5% 59.4% 60.1% 57.9% - 57.7% 57.7% 62.2% 57.8% 62.6%
AGE
23 or Less 44.2% 40.3% 38.0% 30.4% - 26.9% 25.8% 29.2% 44.4% 45.3%
24–40 Years 50.2% 54.3% 54.7% 59.3% - 62.0% 63.7% 60.2% 48.1% 46.7%
Over 40 Years 5.7% 5.7% 7.3% 6.7% - 11.1% 10.5% 9.9% 7.6% 8.0%
RACE/ETHNICITY*
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.1% 1.4% 1.1% 0.9% - 1.1% 1.0% 3.1% 2.2% 2.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander 23.2% 22.0% 20.2% 21.4% - 27.0% 22.1% 24.8% 27.7% 24.9%
Black/African American 10.8% 11.5% 12.3% 6.9% - 9.9% 13.3% 16.9% 12.7% 14.5%
Caucasian/White 44.0% 41.7% 45.2% 47.6% - 33.9% 42.1% 39.0% 33.5% 41.1%
Chicano/Mexican American 4.9% 3.5% 3.9% 4.8% - 3.6% 4.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic/Latino 8.0% 9.8% 9.6% 8.3% - 12.4% 8.8% 18.3% 22.3% 21.3%
Puerto Rican 0.7% 0.5% 0.4% 0.8% - 1.1% 0.5% 0.5% 0.7% 0.6%
Canadian Aboriginal 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% - 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
Torres Strait Islander/Australian - - - - - - - 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Not Indicated** - - - - - - - 10.8% 12.3% 8.4%
Other 7.2% 9.5% 7.2% 9.3% - 10.9% 7.8% - - -
Total Minority Attendance 55.9% 58.3% 54.8% 52.4% - 66.1% 58.0% 58.8% 62.0% 55.0%
STUDENT STATUS
Full-Time Student 28.6% 29.4% 28.6% 23.8% - 30.7% 34.4% 30.1% 39.9% 34.4%
Part-Time Student 5.3% 4.2% 7.6% 6.9% - 5.5% 5.4% 6.3% 2.5% 4.5%
Not a Student 66.1% 66.5% 63.7% 69.3% - 63.9% 60.3% 49.9% 40.4% 42.1%
EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time 56.1% 57.5% 61.3% 66.5% - 56.3% 53.4% 41.9% 37.0% 38.6%
Part-Time 24.5% 26.4% 24.4% 22.9% - 25.2% 25.1% 25.8% 21.9% 24.7%
Summers Only 3.0% 3.4% 3.4% 1.0% - 2.0% 4.4% 2.2% 7.2% 5.3%
Not Employed 16.5% 12.7% 10.9% 9.7% - 16.5% 17.2% 19.5% 19.0% 16.2%
STATE OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE
California 89.3% 87.8% 87.2% 92.1% - 91.3% 86.4% 93.3% 91.5% 90.0%
Arizona 0.3% 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% - 0.7% 1.2% 0.5% 0.5% 0.8%
Oregon 0.2% 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% - 0.3% 1.4% 0.2% 1.6% 0.2%
Nevada 0.5% 1.9% 1.6% 0.4% - 0.7% 0.9% 1.0% 1.8% 1.6%
Washington 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% - 1.4% 0.9% 0.5% 0.4% 0.8%
INFORMATION SOURCE
LSAC Publication 16.3% 12.6% 7.3% 6.5% - 2.8% 3.3% 3.1% 1.8% 2.7%
City Newspaper 2.2% 2.9% 2.4% 1.4% - - - - - -
Advisor 4.7% 4.7% 5.4% 2.7% - 4.2% 6.6% 7.2% 11.4% 7.4%
Flier 5.2% 3.7% 3.6% 4.6% - 0.7% 3.5% 1.2% 2.5% 0.2%
Friend or Family Member 8.9% 11.2% 8.2% 9.9% - 8.4% 8.7% 9.9% 12.0% 9.2%
College Newspaper 0.6% 0.4% 0.1% 0.3% - - - - - -
Prelaw Club 2.6% 2.4% 2.7% 1.1% - 8.4% 4.4% 7.2% 3.1% 3.1%
Radio Station 3.6% 3.7% 3.6% 2.6% - - - - - -
World Wide Web 60.5% 57.2% 65.9% 68.3% - 57.9% 60.9% 51.1% 51.1% 51.5%
E-mail from LSAC - - - - - 25.2% 24.8% 24.6% 20.8% 26.6%
IF WWW, SOURCE?
LSAC Website 93.5% 92.6% 93.9% 94.2% - 86.7% 78.5% 87.3% 86.9% 83.7%
Law School Site 6.2% 10.9% 8.9% 6.7% - 8.4% 11.2% 7.5% 7.1% 7.6%
Internet Search Engine 2.6% 1.5% 1.5% 0.9% - 4.2% 6.9% 1.4% 4.6% 5.7%
Internet Search Engine Sponsored Link 0.0% 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% - - 1.1% 1.4% 0.0% 0.4%
Facebook/Myspace - - - - - - 1.5% 1.9% 1.1% 1.9%
Other Website 1.7% 0.9% 0.8% 0.4% - 0.6% 0.8% 0.5% 0.4% 0.8%
DISTANCE TRAVELED
0–20 Miles 52.1% 50.6% 46.7% 52.4% - 45.2% 44.7% 32.8% 31.3% 27.8%
21–50 Miles 24.2% 27.2% 29.0% 26.4% - 25.3% 27.0% 26.5% 21.0% 19.4%
51–100 Miles 14.0% 11.0% 13.5% 13.8% - 17.2% 13.8% 15.7% 12.5% 13.3%
More Than 100 Miles 9.7% 11.2% 10.7% 7.4% - 12.3% 14.5% 7.2% 13.4% 13.7%
TIME SPENT AT FORUM
Less Than One Hour 8.0% 17.7% 10.3% 8.9% 5.5% 8.2% 4.4% - 1.3% 0.0%
1–2 Hours 41.3% 36.7% 42.4% 41.1% 29.7% 24.7% 26.3% 35.5% 7.8% 20.7%
2–3 Hours 25.9% 20.3% 26.7% 27.4% 32.8% 20.6% 28.1% 30.3% 29.9% 20.7%
3 or More Hours 24.9% 25.3% 20.6% 22.6% 32.0% 46.6% 41.2% 34.2% 61.0% 58.5%
NUMBER OF TABLES VISITED
1–5 Tables 13.6% 27.5% 9.1% 20.3% 20.1% 26.0% 18.4% 17.1% 9.1% 17.1%
6–10 Tables 38.9% 46.3% 44.8% 44.7% 44.4% 31.5% 44.7% 42.1% 44.2% 41.5%
11–15 Tables 31.8% 25.0% 31.5% 26.0% 23.3% 30.1% 24.6% 30.3% 32.5% 26.8%
16 or More Tables 15.7% 1.3% 13.9% 8.9% 12.3% 11.0% 12.3% 10.5% 13.0% 13.4%
DESCRIBE FORUM
Very Informative 29.3% 33.8% 28.5% 27.6% 35.5% 42.4% 40.4% 42.1% 51.9% 47.6%
Informative 64.9% 59.7% 62.4% 57.7% 57.0% 50.7% 56.1% 55.3% 40.3% 51.2%
Not Very Informative 5.3% 6.5% 8.5% 12.2% 7.4% 6.9% 3.5% 2.6% 5.2% 1.2%
INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM LAW SCHOOLS
Very Informative 23.2% 32.5% 21.3% 22.8% 31.7% 37.5% 36.8% 42.1% 40.0% 40.7%
Informative 69.7% 62.5% 67.1% 63.4% 58.5% 54.2% 55.3% 52.6% 49.3% 53.1%
Not Very Informative 6.6% 3.8% 11.0% 12.2% 9.8% 8.3% 7.9% 5.3% 10.7% 6.2%
CONSIDERING SCHOOLS NOT PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED AS A RESULT OF THE FORUM
Yes 78.1% 70.8% - 49.6% 71.4% 80.6% 73.2% 73.9% 77.8% 86.8%
No 21.9% 29.2% - 50.4% 28.6% 19.4% 26.8% 26.0% 22.2% 13.2%

*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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