LSAC Resources - Data
Comparison of Data for 2003–2012 Los Angeles, CA Forums
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 (February) |
2010 (September) |
2011 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Attendees | 2,386 | 1,761 | 1,495 | 1,436 | 1,501 | 504 | 995 | 748 | 1,348 | 1,170 | 1,121 |
| Number of Participating Law Schools | 136 | 141 | 143 | 142 | 149 | 128 | 139 | 153 | 157 | 166 | 166 |
| SUMMARY OF ATTENDEES | |||||||||||
| GENDER | |||||||||||
| Male | 41.1% | 42.8% | 42.4% | 40.9% | - | 39.6% | 44.2% | 44.5% | 39.1% | 38.2% | 37.7% |
| Female | 58.9% | 57.2% | 57.6% | 59.1% | - | 60.4% | 55.8% | 53.9% | 60.0% | 61.0% | 61.7% |
| AGE | |||||||||||
| 23 or Less | 49.7% | 47.9% | 48.2% | 41.0% | - | 30.5% | 32.4% | 28.0% | 43.6% | 44.1% | 44.3% |
| 24–40 Years | 44.9% | 46.7% | 46.1% | 52.4% | - | 60.1% | 59.0% | 62.5% | 51.2% | 48.5% | 49.8% |
| Over 40 Years | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.7% | 6.6% | - | 9.4% | 8.6% | 9.2% | 5.3% | 7.6% | 6.0% |
| RACE/ETHNICITY* | |||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.1% | - | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 2.4% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 21.1% | 20.1% | 21.8% | 20.7% | - | 17.5% | 17.1% | 19.1% | 19.5% | 19.2% | 17.7% |
| Black/African American | 14.6% | 14.2% | 11.2% | 11.1% | - | 16.6% | 15.0% | 13.1% | 14.1% | 13.1% | 14.3% |
| Caucasian/White | 34.9% | 37.0% | 33.5% | 35.7% | - | 34.5% | 31.3% | 40.4% | 38.9% | 38.4% | 37.8% |
| Chicano/Mexican American | 8.6% | 7.8% | 9.6% | 7.6% | - | 6.7% | 8.9% | - | - | - | - |
| Hispanic/Latino | 11.2% | 10.6% | 13.5% | 13.6% | - | 11.0% | 16.7% | 21.1% | 27.0% | 31.5% | 31.7% |
| Puerto Rican | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.4% | - | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.6% |
| Canadian Aboriginal | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | - | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | - | - |
| Torres Strait Islander/Australian | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0% | 0.0% | - | - |
| Not Indicated** | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.9% | 10.4% | 6.5% | 6.7% |
| Other | 8.4% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.8% | - | 12.3% | 9.3% | - | - | - | - |
| Total Minority Attendance* | 65.1% | 63.0% | 66.5% | 64.3% | - | 65.5% | 68.7% | 54.7% | 58.8% | 59.1% | 59.4% |
| STUDENT STATUS | |||||||||||
| Full-Time Student | 41.5% | 44.2% | 44.4% | 42.3% | - | 37.0% | 44.5% | 31.5% | 27.3% | 28.6% | 29.7% |
| Part-Time Student | 6.1% | 5.5% | 5.2% | 5.9% | - | 5.3% | 6.2% | 5.3% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| Not a Student | 52.4% | 50.3% | 50.4% | 51.8% | - | 57.7% | 49.3% | 46.7% | 50.0% | 51.5% | 49.5% |
| EMPLOYMENT | |||||||||||
| Full-Time | 50.1% | 50.6% | 47.9% | 50.9% | - | 59.8% | 49.4% | 43.8% | 40.6% | 39.0% | 38.8% |
| Part-Time | 30.1% | 31.8% | 32.8% | 31.2% | - | 25.7% | 31.0% | 26.5% | 25.4% | 27.0% | 27.7% |
| Summers Only | 4.2% | 4.7% | 3.4% | 4.2% | - | 2.2% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 3.0% |
| Not Employed | 15.6% | 12.9% | 15.9% | 13.7% | - | 12.4% | 17.0% | 15.3% | 18.3% | 19.1% | 16.9% |
| STATE OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE | |||||||||||
| California | 85.7% | 86.7% | 85.9% | 86.8% | - | 87.6% | 87.8% | 88.8% | 92.0% | 91.9% | 89.2% |
| Arizona | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.6% | - | 2.0% | 2.9% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 1.8% |
| Utah | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | - | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Nevada | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.1% | - | 2.4% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| Texas | 1.7% | 1.0% | 3.0% | 2.4% | - | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| INFORMATION SOURCE | |||||||||||
| LSAC Publication | 14.5% | 12.5% | 9.1% | 6.1% | - | 4.5% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.1% |
| City Newspaper | 3.1% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 1.1% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Advisor | 7.5% | 8.4% | 11.5% | 7.7% | - | 4.3% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 5.8% | 6.0% | 5.5% |
| Flier | 6.8% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 3.7% | - | 3.2% | 4.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
| Friend or Family Member | 12.7% | 13.8% | 13.2% | 10.0% | - | 14.0% | 14.6% | 11.6% | 10.8% | 14.2% | 13.3% |
| College Newspaper | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.8% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Prelaw Club | 4.7% | 5.3% | 6.2% | 5.9% | - | 3.0% | 7.9% | 7.6% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 7.2% |
| Radio Station | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 1.2% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World Wide Web | 54.3% | 51.1% | 55.5% | 63.9% | - | 64.6% | 56.4% | 54.8% | 55.8% | 59.0% | 55.2% |
| E-mail from LSAC | - | - | - | - | - | 22.9% | 19.7% | 21.1% | 28.5% | 22.2% | 26.0% |
| IF WWW, SOURCE? | |||||||||||
| LSAC Website | 92.3% | 92.6% | 92.7% | 92.6% | - | 83.2% | 83.9% | 88.4% | 87.2% | 87.8% | 86.5% |
| Law School Site | 7.7% | 7.6% | 8.5% | 7.8% | - | 9.7% | 7.8% | 6.3% | 8.1% | 7.7% | 9.3% |
| Internet Search Engine | 2.5% | 2.9% | 2.0% | 1.9% | - | 5.8% | 5.7% | 4.4% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 3.0% |
| Internet Search Engine Sponsored Link | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | - | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Facebook/Myspace | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.6% |
| Other Website | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 1.5% | - | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| DISTANCE TRAVELED | |||||||||||
| 0–20 Miles | 40.6% | 41.8% | 40.1% | 38.9% | - | 39.5% | 38.4% | 32.6% | 33.6% | 33.3% | 33.1% |
| 21–50 Miles | 32.5% | 35.4% | 33.3% | 31.6% | - | 30.1% | 30.6% | 25.7% | 23.3% | 24.8% | 23.4% |
| 51–100 Miles | 13.7% | 12.0% | 14.2% | 14.0% | - | 14.0% | 15.0% | 10.8% | 9.0% | 10.4% | 9.1% |
| More Than 100 Miles | 13.2% | 10.8% | 12.3% | 15.4% | - | 16.4% | 16.0% | 11.3% | 11.6% | 12.5% | 11.0% |
| TIME SPENT AT FORUM | |||||||||||
| Less Than One Hour | 12.2% | 14.2% | 7.0% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 2.2% | 1.1% | 2.2% |
| 1–2 Hours | 36.6% | 44.0% | 30.0% | 25.9% | 17.4% | 22.3% | 23.5% | 19.6% | 16.7% | 15.6% | 17.2% |
| 2–3 Hours | 22.7% | 25.1% | 34.1% | 36.5% | 31.0% | 23.1% | 26.3% | 24.1% | 25.8% | 25.1% | 29.1% |
| 3 or More Hours | 28.5% | 16.6% | 28.9% | 36.5% | 49.6% | 53.1% | 47.5% | 52.6% | 55.4% | 58.1% | 51.1% |
| NUMBER OF TABLES VISITED | |||||||||||
| None | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| 1–5 Tables | 11.8% | 12.0% | 10.0% | 11.3% | 10.1% | 14.5% | 12.3% | 16.0% | 18.8% | 11.7% | 14.9% |
| 6–10 Tables | 39.8% | 38.0% | 30.6% | 36.0% | 39.9% | 38.2% | 40.2% | 48.2% | 41.9% | 34.1% | 36.6% |
| 11–15 Tables | 30.5% | 35.2% | 39.9% | 38.7% | 31.8% | 34.4% | 31.3% | 25.8% | 28.5% | 33.5% | 29.1% |
| 16 or More Tables | 17.5% | 14.6% | 19.6% | 14.0% | 17.8% | 11.3% | 15.1% | 9.3% | 10.2% | 20.1% | 19.4% |
| DESCRIBE FORUM | |||||||||||
| Very Informative | 43.8% | 42.0% | 34.5% | 40.1% | 44.9% | 52.0% | 50.8% | 44.6% | 33.3% | 48.0% | 41.2% |
| Informative | 51.5% | 54.9% | 56.6% | 54.1% | 51.6% | 43.9% | 44.7% | 50.8% | 60.8% | 44.7% | 49.6% |
| Not Very Informative | 4.5% | 2.4% | 8.2% | 5.5% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 3.4% | 4.4% | 5.4% | 6.7% | 8.4% |
| INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM LAW SCHOOLS | |||||||||||
| Very Informative | 34.9% | 34.4% | 28.9% | 31.8% | 36.6% | 52.8% | 36.7% | 40.5% | 28.7% | 38.2% | 34.6% |
| Informative | 57.3% | 60.2% | 60.0% | 60.3% | 57.1% | 40.2% | 57.6% | 50.4% | 61.1% | 53.4% | 56.4% |
| Not Very Informative | 7.5% | 4.7% | 10.4% | 7.2% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 5.1% | 9.0% | 10.3% | 7.9% | 8.3% |
| CONSIDERING SCHOOLS NOT PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED AS A RESULT OF THE FORUM | |||||||||||
| Yes | 76.0% | 73.6% | - | 53.6% | 80.5% | 86.7% | 85.1% | 80.0% | 75.4% | 80.4% | 74.2% |
| No | 24.0% | 26.4% | - | 46.4% | 19.5% | 13.3% | 14.9% | 20.0% | 24.6% | 19.6% | 25.8% |
*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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