According to its 2002 annual report, the FOI Advisory Council fielded 1,011 inquiries from Dec. 1, 2001, to Nov. 30, 2002. That number includes inquiries made by phone and e-mail, as well as requests for written opinions.

There were 21 requests for written opinions

• citizens 12
• local government 7
• media 2

There were 990 phone and e-mail requests

• local and state government 427
  (266 and 161, respectively)
• citizens 339
• media 165
• law enforcement 38
• out-of-state 21