State Data Summary: NORTH CAROLINA  April 2001    Responses 479   Economic Impact of Crafts from Craftspeople 1999-2000 Craftspeople affiliated with a craft organization 79.4% 4,850 Craftspeople not affiliated   20.6% 1,258 Total estimated craftspeople   6,108 Average Gross sales/revenue per craftsperson   $59,963 Initial economic Impact   $366,272,733 Addition of retail markup to wholesale sales   171,968,055 Final Economic Impact   $538,240,788     SALES/REVENUE (before expenses) and   INCOME (after expenses) BY CRAFT MEDIUM TYPE OF MATERIAL SALES/REVENUE INCOME RESPONSE Clay $37,729 $25,492 24.7% Enamel $62,000 $62,000 0.2% Fiber/Textile $60,514 $16,022 13.0% Glass $115,333 $36,756 10.1% Leather $35,000 $17,500 0.5% Metal $72,243 $36,483 19.6% Mixed Media $68,758 $24,766 7.4% Organic Materials $16,284 $21,140 2.5% Paper $38,489 $27,308 3.2% Plastics $16,675 $15,450 2.5% Wood $41,510 $23,600 12.4% Other $57,983 $19,750 4.0% Overall $57,897 $26,905 100.0% Income, Work Environment, and Demographics
INCOME OF CRAFTSPEOPLE $51,959- Total Annual Household Income $25,975- (54.9%) Annual Household Income Derived from                                 Craft-Related Activities 28.02% - Percent of Craftspeople Whose Household                  Income is only from Craft-Related Activities GROSS ANNUAL SALES/REVENUE BY DISTRIBUTION 29.0% - $45,999– Wholesale – within United States 0.6% - $15,345- Wholesale – Export/International 13.7% - $6,969- Consignment to Galleries 49.5% - $31,631- Retail 7.2% - $4,594- Other 100.00% - $59,963- Total Sales/Revenue SOURCES OF RETAIL SALES 30.6% - $10,998- From Studio 48.0% - $10,485- From Crafts Fairs 16.8% - $4,394- From Commissions 4.6% - $613 - Other LOCATION OF ANNUAL GROSS SALES/REVENUE 66.6% - Within the State 33.4% - Outside the State PERCENT OF CRAFTSPEOPLE WITH EMPLOYEES, PAYROLL & SUB-CONTRACT EXPENSES 10.4% - At Least One Full-time Employee 17.1% - At Least one Part-time Employee 16.5% - Some Payroll Expense 15.9% - Some Sub-contract Expense CRAFTSPEOPLE WITH EMPLOYEES, PAYROLL AND SUB-CONTRACT 3.98- Number of Full-time Paid Employees 2.35- Number of Part-time Paid Employees 2.90- Full-time equivalent (FTE) Employees $41,279- Total Gross Annual Payroll of Employees $15,018- Annual Payroll per FTE Employee $9,631- Total Gross Annual Sub-Contract Expense	CRAFTSPEOPLE & STUDIO 62.0% - Work Alone in a Studio 23.0% - Work in Studio with Partner of Family 12.5% - Owner/Partner of a Studio with Paid Employees 1.7% - Employee for Craftsperson or Studio 0.8% - Contract Worker STUDIO LOCATED IN ORON THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY 80.7% MEMBER OF CRAFT ORGANIZATION(S) 79.4%   AGE GROUP 1.5% - Below 25 10.4% - 25-35 23.2% - 36-45 41.1% - 46-55 15.4% - 56-65 8.4% - Over 65 Mean age = 49.2056 GENDER 59.8% - Female 40.2% - Male RACE OF RESPONDENTS 0.6% - African-American 0.0% - Asian/Pacific Islander 95.7% - Caucasian 1.1% - Hispanic 1.7% - Native American 0.9% - Other DISABLED/HANDICAPPED 5.5% AMERICAN VETERAN 10.3%
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