Table 1
Lottery Play, by Income Level, Virginia, 1997
| Income Class |
Average Incomea |
% of All Adultsb |
No. of Adults in VA (000s)d |
% of all Scratch Expendituresb |
Amount of Scratch Sales* ($M)c |
%of all Pick 3,4 Expendituresb |
Amount of Pick 3,4 Sales* ($M)c |
% of All Lotto/Cash5** Expendituresb |
Amount of Lotto/Cash5** Sales* ($M)c |
| LT $15,000 |
$7,515 |
15.0 |
779 |
18.0 |
47.57 |
23.0 |
71.51 |
16.0 |
37.64 |
| $15-25,000 |
$19,927 |
16.0 |
831 |
18.0 |
47.57 |
21.0 |
65.29 |
15.0 |
35.28 |
| $25-50,000 |
$36,160 |
40.0 |
2,078 |
45.0 |
118.92 |
36.0 |
111.93 |
39.0 |
91.74 |
| Over $50,000 |
$104,266 |
30.0 |
1,558 |
19.0 |
50.21 |
20.0 |
62.18 |
30.0 |
70.57 |
Notes: * Sales Totals multiplied by .88 to account for estimated 12% out-of-state sales.
** Totals also include Big Game multi-state lotto.
a. Hollenbeck, Scott and Maureen Keenan Kahr. (1999). "Individual Income Tax Returns, 1997: Early Tax Estimates", SOI Bulletin Winter 1998-99, Table 2, P. 140; author's calculations.
b. Virginia Lottery. (1997) Who Plays the Lottery, Richmond, VA: Virginia Lottery, p.3.
c. International Gaming & Wagering Business. (1998). "Worldwide Lottery Sales," June, 1998, p.49.
d. U.S. Bureau of the Census (2000). 1990 to 1999 Annual Time Series of State Population Estimates By Single Year of Age and Sex. Downloaded from www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/st-99-10.html April 27, 2000.
Table 2
Percent of Average Income Used to Play Lottery - Virginia 1997
| Income Class |
Average Incomea |
Scratch Sales, as % of Average Incomeb |
Pick 3,4 Sales, as % of Average Incomeb |
Lotto/Cash5* Sales, as % of Average Incomeb |
| LT $15,000 |
$7,515 |
0.81 |
1.22 |
0.64 |
| $15-25,000 |
$19,927 |
0.29 |
0.39 |
0.21 |
| $25-50,000 |
$36,160 |
0.16 |
0.15 |
0.12 |
| Over $50,000 |
$104,266 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
Notes:* Calculations also include Big Game multi-state lotto sales.
a. Hollenbeck, Scott and Maureen Keenan Kahr. (1999). "Individual Income Tax Returns, 1997: Early Tax Estimates", SOI Bulletin Winter 1998-99, Table 2, p.140.
b. Calculations using sources a-d, Table 1. Amount of sales divided by number of adults, all as a percentage of average income.
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