State Data Summary: VIRGINIA April 2001    Responses 242   Economic Impact of Crafts from Craftspeople 1999-2000 Craftspeople affiliated with a craft organization * 87.3% 2,564 Craftspeople not affiliated   * * 16.3% 499 Total estimated craftspeople   3,063 Average Gross sales/revenue per craftsperson   $56,525 Initial economic Impact   $173,154,241 Addition of retail markup to wholesale sales   53,072,043 Final Economic Impact   226,226,284     SALES/REVENUE (before expenses) and   INCOME (after expenses) BY CRAFT MEDIUM TYPE OF MATERIAL SALES/REVENUE INCOME RESPONSE Clay $50,240 $30,736 25.1% Enamel $0 $0 0.0% Fiber/Textile $46,011 $21,209 18.3% Glass $49,968 $23,167 7.2% Leather $220,000 $215,000 0.9% Metal $60,755 $28,820 15.3% Mixed Media $52,388 $27,679 7.25 Organic Materials $10,000 $5,333 1.3% Paper $28,443 $18,375 3.4% Plastics $27,333 $26,333 2.6% Wood $92,357 $29,400 14.0% Other $61,047 $20,549 4.7% Overall $57,237 $28,186 100.0%   Income, Work Environment, and Demographics
INCOME OF CRAFTSPEOPLE $62,630 - Total Annual Household Income $29,206 - (47.9%) Annual Household Income Derived                                   from Craft-Related Activities 24.07% - Percent of Craftspeople Whose Household                  Income is only from Craft-Related Activities   GROSS ANNUAL SALES/REVENUE BY DISTRIBUTION 20.9% - $32,725– Wholesale – within United States 0.2% - $4,500 - Wholesale – Export/International 8.9% - $4,473 - Consignment to Galleries 58.9% - $37.121 - Retail 11.1% - $8,117 - Other 100.00% - $56,525 - Total Sales/Revenue SOURCES OF RETAIL SALES 25.6% - $6,900 - From Studio 52.1% - $16,615 - From Crafts Fairs 14.0% - $10,184 - From Commissions 8.3% - $2,504 - Other LOCATION OF ANNUAL GROSS SALES/REVENUE 59.3% - Within the State 40.7% - Outside the State PERCENT OF CRAFTSPEOPLE WITH EMPLOYEES, PAYROLL & SUB-CONTRACT EXPENSES 13.4% - At Least One Full-time Employee 22.8% - At Least one Part-time Employee 22.8% - Some Payroll Expense 17.9% - Some Sub-contract Expense CRAFTSPEOPLE WITH EMPLOYEES, PAYROLL AND SUB-CONTRACT 2.85 - Number of Full-time Paid Employees 2.04 - Number of Part-time Paid Employees 2.19 - Full-time equivalent (FTE) Employees $41,470 - Total Gross Annual Payroll of Employees $14,263 - Annual Payroll per FTE Employee $10,171 - Total Gross Annual Sub-Contract Expense	CRAFTSPEOPLE & STUDIO 64.5% - Work Alone in a Studio 19.2% - Work in Studio with Partner of Family 15.9% - Owner/Partner of a Studio with Paid Employees 0.4% - Employee for Craftsperson or Studio 0.0% - Contract Worker STUDIO LOCATED IN OR ON THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY 82.0% MEMBER OF CRAFT ORGANIZATION(S) 83.7%   AGE GROUP 0.8% - Below 25 4.6% - 25-35 25.2% - 36-45 42.0% - 46-55 22.7% - 56-65 4.6% - Over 65 Mean age = 50.1 GENDER 69.8% - Female 30.2% - Male RACE OF RESPONDENTS 1.2% - African-American 0.0% - Asian/Pacific Islander 94.6% - Caucasian 0.4% - Hispanic 0.8% - Native American 2.9% - Other DISABLED/HANDICAPPED 3.8% AMERICAN VETERAN 11.0%
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