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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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