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We&#39;re nearly done surveying professionals in our annual banking survey so we thought we&#39;d give you another sneak peek at the results as the time to chime in expires. The below figures focus on (but are not limited to) communicating &lt;i&gt;who&lt;/i&gt; has taken our survey. The figures should also give you a pretty good sense of the general type of person who works in banking today. Enjoy.&lt;p&gt;Percentage of respondents who are white/Caucasian: &lt;b&gt;75&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;Percentage who are married: &lt;b&gt;38&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;Percentage who are female: &lt;b&gt;26&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;Percentage who are Asian: &lt;b&gt;13&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;Percentage who are Hispanic/Latino: &lt;b&gt;4&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;Percentage who are African American/black: &lt;b&gt;3&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;Percentage who are gay, lesbian or bisexual: &lt;b&gt;1&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;Percentage of respondents who say firm culture was the single most important factor in deciding to accept their firm&#39;s offer over others: &lt;b&gt;39&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;Percentage who say prestige was the most important factor: &lt;b&gt;15&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;Percentage who say compensation was the most important: &lt;b&gt;7&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;Percentage who say their firm offers free dinners: &lt;b&gt;76&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;Percentage who say their firm offers free parking: &lt;b&gt;15&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;Percentage who received their MBAs: &lt;b&gt;27&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;Percentage who received their MBAs from NYU&#39;s Stern School: &lt;b&gt;11&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;Percentage who received their MBAs from Chicago&#39;s Booth School: &lt;b&gt;8&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;Percentage who received their MBAs from Harvard: &lt;b&gt;6&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;Percentage who worked as a summer intern in banking: &lt;b&gt;29&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;Percentage who work in New York: &lt;b&gt;50&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;Percentage who work in Atlanta (the second most popular behind NYC): &lt;b&gt;7&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;Percentage who work in Toronto: &lt;b&gt;5&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;Percentage who work in Chicago: &lt;b&gt;4&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;Percentage of respondents who rate their firm&#39;s business outlook a 10 (on a scale 1 to 10 where 1 is &quot;in a precarious position&quot; and 10 is &quot;well positioned to thrive&quot;): &lt;b&gt;35&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;Percentage who rate their firm&#39;s business outlook less than a 5: &lt;b&gt;3&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;Percentage who say that, knowing what they know now, they would make the same decision about which firm to join: &lt;b&gt;91&lt;/b&gt;

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