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Brand Use Study for RANGE HOODS

Survey Years:
Quality Rating
Awareness & Use
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RANGE HOODS-2006-Quality Rating

Quality Rating

How do you rate the QUALITY of each brand you are familiar with?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
Viking4.34.34.14.54.2
Thermador4.34.54.14.54.1
Bosch4.14.14.14.33.6
Gagganeau4.14.84.24.03.7
Jenn-Air4.14.04.24.14.0
Kenmore (Sears)4.14.04.04.14.1
Dacor4.04.14.04.23.8
GE Appliances4.04.33.94.14.0
Fantech3.94.23.84.23.3
Whirlpool3.94.03.83.93.7
Broan3.83.93.93.83.6
Fisher & Paykel3.84.34.14.12.5
Frigidaire3.83.93.94.03.5
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)3.74.03.64.03.4
Hotpoint3.73.63.73.83.4
NuTone3.73.73.73.63.6
Nautilus3.64.03.83.43.3
Best3.53.63.83.63.3
Magic Chef3.53.23.63.43.5
Rangaire3.53.53.23.53.6
Electrolux3.43.23.93.03.1
Fasco3.43.03.63.63.0
Abbaka3.33.34.03.0
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
Viking3.73.84.14.5
Thermador3.34.24.34.4
Bosch4.04.24.34.0
Gagganeau2.03.73.84.4
Jenn-Air4.04.04.14.2
Kenmore (Sears)4.34.24.04.1
Dacor3.04.53.94.0
GE Appliances4.14.04.04.1
Fantech4.03.03.84.1
Whirlpool3.84.33.83.7
Broan4.03.73.93.7
Fisher & Paykel3.02.04.03.8
Frigidaire4.04.03.93.7
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)4.02.03.73.8
Hotpoint4.53.83.83.5
NuTone4.33.33.73.7
Nautilus3.03.23.64.0
Best3.03.83.03.6
Magic Chef4.04.03.33.4
Rangaire4.03.03.83.4
Electrolux3.53.63.53.2
Fasco4.02.53.43.5
Abbaka3.02.03.73.5
Units Built
1-45-4950+
Viking4.34.24.4
Thermador4.34.34.3
Bosch4.43.94.1
Gagganeau4.13.74.6
Jenn-Air4.04.24.2
Kenmore (Sears)4.34.13.8
Dacor4.14.13.9
GE Appliances4.14.13.9
Fantech4.03.94.0
Whirlpool3.73.93.9
Broan4.03.73.4
Fisher & Paykel3.53.64.4
Frigidaire3.93.93.5
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)4.03.63.7
Hotpoint3.83.73.5
NuTone3.83.63.4
Nautilus3.73.54.0
Best3.73.4
Magic Chef3.33.73.2
Rangaire3.43.53.7
Electrolux3.33.33.6
Fasco3.63.33.0
Abbaka3.33.3
RANGE HOODS-2006-Brand Familiarity
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Brand Familiarity

Which brands have you HEARD OF?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)341.044.097.0122.077.0
GE Appliances81.0%84.0%74.0%82.0%84.0%
Jenn-Air74.0%80.0%68.0%71.0%81.0%
Kenmore (Sears)69.0%68.0%66.0%76.0%61.0%
NuTone66.0%82.0%68.0%57.0%70.0%
Whirlpool65.0%61.0%60.0%68.0%68.0%
Hotpoint64.0%66.0%56.0%65.0%70.0%
Frigidaire62.0%57.0%62.0%63.0%65.0%
Broan60.0%70.0%58.0%55.0%65.0%
Viking59.0%66.0%54.0%61.0%60.0%
Magic Chef57.0%61.0%56.0%57.0%58.0%
Thermador54.0%59.0%46.0%57.0%55.0%
Bosch51.0%59.0%45.0%54.0%49.0%
Dacor41.0%41.0%39.0%38.0%51.0%
Electrolux30.0%32.0%27.0%30.0%36.0%
Nautilus23.0%18.0%26.0%20.0%25.0%
Rangaire23.0%18.0%13.0%30.0%26.0%
Gagganeau22.0%25.0%22.0%17.0%27.0%
Fisher & Paykel21.0%25.0%18.0%20.0%26.0%
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)17.0%18.0%10.0%20.0%19.0%
Best16.0%23.0%11.0%15.0%18.0%
Fantech15.0%20.0%11.0%14.0%19.0%
Fasco13.0%14.0%10.0%16.0%14.0%
Abbaka12.0%11.0%9.0%11.0%16.0%
none of these1.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%1.0%
indicated at least one94.0%98.0%96.0%92.0%95.0%
no answer5.0%2.0%4.0%7.0%4.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)13.056.0104.0160.0
GE Appliances85.0%79.0%83.0%80.0
Jenn-Air85.0%57.0%71.0%80.0
Kenmore (Sears)92.0%59.0%78.0%64.0
NuTone62.0%50.0%68.0%71.0
Whirlpool62.0%61.0%71.0%63.0
Hotpoint62.0%57.0%70.0%62.0
Frigidaire77.0%54.0%71.0%59.0
Broan46.0%52.0%55.0%68.0
Viking31.0%38.0%60.0%69.0
Magic Chef54.0%50.0%62.0%57.0
Thermador46.0%36.0%46.0%66.0
Bosch54.0%39.0%48.0%57.0
Dacor15.0%25.0%37.0%52.0
Electrolux46.0%23.0%32.0%31.0
Nautilus8.0%23.0%29.0%19.0
Rangaire23.0%14.0%26.0%24.0
Gagganeau15.0%5.0%20.0%29.0
Fisher & Paykel23.0%4.0%21.0%27.0
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)8.0%7.0%20.0%18.0
Best8.0%9.0%16.0%18.0
Fantech15.0%4.0%17.0%18.0
Fasco15.0%7.0%16.0%13.0
Abbaka8.0%5.0%15.0%11.0
none of these0.0%2.0%0.0%1.0
indicated at least one100.0%96.0%90.0%96.0
no answer0.0%2.0%10.0%3.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)125.0153.061.0
GE Appliances82.0%77.0%90.0%
Jenn-Air73.0%72.0%82.0%
Kenmore (Sears)72.0%68.0%67.0%
NuTone70.0%64.0%66.0%
Whirlpool64.0%64.0%69.0%
Hotpoint66.0%65.0%57.0%
Frigidaire64.0%61.0%64.0%
Broan65.0%60.0%51.0%
Viking56.0%61.0%64.0%
Magic Chef57.0%61.0%51.0%
Thermador58.0%50.0%56.0%
Bosch51.0%50.0%57.0%
Dacor42.0%39.0%48.0%
Electrolux34.0%30.0%26.0%
Nautilus23.0%24.0%16.0%
Rangaire21.0%27.0%18.0%
Gagganeau24.0%16.0%33.0%
Fisher & Paykel20.0%22.0%21.0%
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)14.0%21.0%11.0%
Best19.0%17.0%5.0%
Fantech14.0%18.0%10.0%
Fasco12.0%16.0%10.0%
Abbaka10.0%14.0%8.0%
none of these0.0%2.0%0.0%
indicated at least one97.0%92.0%95.0%
no answer3.0%6.0%5.0%

Bases for Quality Rating

What are the BASES FOR QUALITY RATING?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
GE Appliances183.022.054.069.038.0
Jenn-Air127.017.038.040.032.0
Broan119.016.037.036.030.0
Kenmore (Sears)117.010.035.050.022.0
NuTone107.016.034.031.026.0
Whirlpool103.08.031.043.021.0
Viking102.016.026.036.024.0
Frigidaire92.08.031.034.019.0
Thermador83.011.019.033.020.0
Bosch80.010.022.029.019.0
Hotpoint79.07.023.033.016.0
Dacor70.08.020.023.019.0
Magic Chef56.05.019.022.010.0
Electrolux30.05.010.07.08.0
Nautilus29.03.014.08.04.0
Rangaire29.02.05.013.09.0
Fisher & Paykel27.04.09.08.06.0
Gagganeau27.04.011.06.06.0
Best23.05.04.07.07.0
Fantech20.05.05.06.04.0
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)19.01.05.06.07.0
Fasco16.02.05.05.04.0
Abbaka9.00.03.02.04.0
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
GE Appliances9.033.056.083.0
Jenn-Air8.015.034.069.0
Broan4.019.034.062.0
Kenmore (Sears)9.021.042.044.0
NuTone4.013.039.050.0
Whirlpool4.018.038.042.0
Viking3.06.025.067.0
Frigidaire6.016.030.039.0
Thermador3.05.019.055.0
Bosch4.010.022.044.0
Hotpoint4.016.026.032.0
Dacor1.08.015.046.0
Magic Chef4.08.021.022.0
Electrolux2.05.08.014.0
Nautilus1.06.011.011.0
Rangaire2.05.09.013.0
Fisher & Paykel1.01.08.017.0
Gagganeau1.03.05.018.0
Best1.05.04.013.0
Fantech2.02.06.010.0
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)1.01.06.011.0
Fasco2.02.05.06.0
Abbaka1.01.03.04.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
GE Appliances62.080.041.0
Jenn-Air41.056.030.0
Broan44.061.014.0
Kenmore (Sears)40.057.020.0
NuTone37.051.019.0
Whirlpool29.050.023.0
Viking30.050.022.0
Frigidaire33.041.018.0
Thermador28.036.019.0
Bosch23.037.020.0
Hotpoint28.036.015.0
Dacor21.028.021.0
Magic Chef17.027.012.0
Electrolux9.016.05.0
Nautilus12.015.02.0
Rangaire7.019.03.0
Fisher & Paykel6.014.07.0
Gagganeau8.010.09.0
Best10.013.00.0
Fantech5.014.01.0
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)5.011.03.0
Fasco5.09.01.0
Abbaka3.06.00.0

Brands Used the Most

Which brand(s) does your firm USE THE MOST?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)341.044.097.0122.077.0
did not indicate used most30.0%30.0%26.0%26.0%40.0%
GE Appliances29.0%34.0%26.0%36.0%21.0%
Broan15.0%23.0%16.0%11.0%14.0%
Kenmore (Sears)14.0%11.0%13.0%19.0%8.0%
Jenn-Air10.0%16.0%12.0%6.0%10.0%
Whirlpool10.0%9.0%11.0%12.0%4.0%
NuTone9.0%20.0%12.0%3.0%9.0%
Viking7.0%18.0%5.0%6.0%4.0%
Frigidaire6.0%7.0%5.0%7.0%5.0%
Hotpoint6.0%5.0%9.0%3.0%5.0%
none of these5.0%7.0%4.0%6.0%4.0%
Dacor4.0%9.0%7.0%2.0%1.0%
Thermador4.0%7.0%4.0%4.0%3.0%
Bosch3.0%5.0%4.0%2.0%3.0%
Magic Chef2.0%2.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
Electrolux1.0%5.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Fantech1.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%
Fisher & Paykel1.0%5.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Gagganeau1.0%5.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Nautilus1.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%3.0%
Rangaire1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%
Abbaka0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Best0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Fasco0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
indicated at least one62.0%64.0%69.0%63.0%52.0%
no answer3.0%0.0%1.0%5.0%4.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)13.056.0104.0160.0
did not indicate used most38.0%14.0%28.0%36.0
GE Appliances31.0%39.0%32.0%24.0
Broan8.0%14.0%16.0%14.0
Kenmore (Sears)15.0%29.0%13.0%8.0
Jenn-Air15.0%7.0%8.0%12.0
Whirlpool0.0%16.0%11.0%7.0
NuTone0.0%4.0%13.0%9.0
Viking0.0%2.0%2.0%12.0
Frigidaire15.0%7.0%8.0%4.0
Hotpoint0.0%9.0%7.0%4.0
none of these15.0%2.0%7.0%4.0
Dacor0.0%4.0%2.0%7.0
Thermador0.0%2.0%1.0%8.0
Bosch0.0%2.0%4.0%3.0
Magic Chef0.0%0.0%3.0%1.0
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Electrolux0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Fantech0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Fisher & Paykel0.0%0.0%0.0%2.0
Gagganeau0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Nautilus0.0%2.0%0.0%1.0
Rangaire0.0%2.0%1.0%1.0
Abbaka0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Best0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0
Fasco0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
indicated at least one46.0%82.0%59.0%59.0
no answer0.0%2.0%7.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)125.0153.061.0
did not indicate used most37.0%26.0%23.0%
GE Appliances25.0%27.0%46.0%
Broan18.0%15.0%8.0%
Kenmore (Sears)12.0%18.0%7.0%
Jenn-Air10.0%9.0%11.0%
Whirlpool4.0%10.0%21.0%
NuTone12.0%7.0%10.0%
Viking3.0%10.0%5.0%
Frigidaire6.0%8.0%3.0%
Hotpoint5.0%7.0%5.0%
none of these5.0%6.0%3.0%
Dacor4.0%3.0%8.0%
Thermador5.0%5.0%2.0%
Bosch2.0%3.0%3.0%
Magic Chef2.0%3.0%0.0%
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)1.0%1.0%0.0%
Electrolux1.0%1.0%0.0%
Fantech1.0%1.0%0.0%
Fisher & Paykel1.0%1.0%2.0%
Gagganeau0.0%1.0%2.0%
Nautilus2.0%1.0%0.0%
Rangaire0.0%1.0%2.0%
Abbaka0.0%0.0%0.0%
Best0.0%1.0%0.0%
Fasco0.0%0.0%0.0%
indicated at least one57.0%63.0%72.0%
no answer2.0%5.0%2.0%

Brands Used in Past 2 Years

Which brands has your firm USED IN THE PAST 2 YEARS in the homes you've built (including brands you subcontracted with others to install)?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)341.044.097.0122.077.0
GE Appliances50.0%55.0%46.0%53.0%45.0%
Broan31.0%41.0%37.0%22.0%34.0%
Jenn-Air29.0%36.0%29.0%26.0%30.0%
Kenmore (Sears)26.0%23.0%26.0%30.0%23.0%
Whirlpool25.0%23.0%27.0%28.0%19.0%
NuTone24.0%39.0%26.0%13.0%30.0%
Viking18.0%30.0%14.0%17.0%19.0%
Frigidaire17.0%14.0%16.0%19.0%18.0%
Thermador16.0%20.0%13.0%16.0%17.0%
Dacor14.0%25.0%11.0%10.0%18.0%
Bosch13.0%25.0%9.0%14.0%10.0%
Hotpoint13.0%11.0%14.0%13.0%12.0%
Magic Chef8.0%11.0%6.0%7.0%8.0%
did not indicate past use7.0%9.0%6.0%5.0%9.0%
Nautilus6.0%5.0%11.0%4.0%4.0%
Best4.0%11.0%3.0%2.0%6.0%
Fantech4.0%9.0%3.0%3.0%3.0%
Fisher & Paykel4.0%7.0%2.0%4.0%3.0%
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)3.0%2.0%2.0%2.0%6.0%
Electrolux3.0%7.0%3.0%2.0%4.0%
Gagganeau3.0%9.0%0.0%2.0%6.0%
none of these3.0%2.0%2.0%3.0%4.0%
Rangaire3.0%5.0%1.0%2.0%5.0%
Fasco2.0%2.0%1.0%2.0%1.0%
Abbaka1.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%3.0%
indicated at least one86.0%86.0%89.0%85.0%83.0%
no answer4.0%2.0%3.0%7.0%4.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)13.056.0104.0160.0
GE Appliances62.0%55.0%51.0%46.0
Broan23.0%30.0%30.0%34.0
Jenn-Air46.0%23.0%24.0%33.0
Kenmore (Sears)46.0%34.0%33.0%18.0
Whirlpool15.0%29.0%30.0%21.0
NuTone15.0%20.0%35.0%19.0
Viking8.0%5.0%9.0%31.0
Frigidaire31.0%18.0%20.0%14.0
Thermador8.0%4.0%8.0%26.0
Dacor0.0%9.0%8.0%21.0
Bosch15.0%11.0%11.0%16.0
Hotpoint23.0%23.0%14.0%8.0
Magic Chef8.0%11.0%9.0%5.0
did not indicate past use15.0%5.0%6.0%8.0
Nautilus0.0%7.0%11.0%4.0
Best0.0%5.0%2.0%6.0
Fantech0.0%2.0%3.0%5.0
Fisher & Paykel0.0%0.0%1.0%7.0
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)0.0%0.0%3.0%5.0
Electrolux8.0%2.0%3.0%3.0
Gagganeau8.0%0.0%1.0%6.0
none of these8.0%2.0%4.0%3.0
Rangaire0.0%4.0%4.0%2.0
Fasco8.0%0.0%2.0%1.0
Abbaka0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
indicated at least one77.0%91.0%82.0%88.0
no answer0.0%2.0%9.0%3.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)125.0153.061.0
GE Appliances43.0%50.0%64.0%
Broan33.0%34.0%23.0%
Jenn-Air26.0%32.0%30.0%
Kenmore (Sears)26.0%31.0%16.0%
Whirlpool15.0%27.0%39.0%
NuTone24.0%26.0%18.0%
Viking11.0%24.0%21.0%
Frigidaire19.0%18.0%11.0%
Thermador13.0%18.0%16.0%
Dacor12.0%14.0%18.0%
Bosch12.0%15.0%11.0%
Hotpoint14.0%15.0%8.0%
Magic Chef6.0%11.0%2.0%
did not indicate past use8.0%5.0%8.0%
Nautilus6.0%8.0%2.0%
Best6.0%5.0%0.0%
Fantech2.0%6.0%2.0%
Fisher & Paykel2.0%4.0%7.0%
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)2.0%5.0%2.0%
Electrolux3.0%5.0%0.0%
Gagganeau1.0%4.0%7.0%
none of these3.0%4.0%0.0%
Rangaire1.0%5.0%3.0%
Fasco2.0%2.0%0.0%
Abbaka1.0%1.0%0.0%
indicated at least one86.0%85.0%87.0%
no answer2.0%6.0%5.0%
Purpose

The findings cited in this report are based on a survey sponsored by Hanley-Wood, LLC, on behalf of their publication, BUILDER.

The purpose of this research project was to provide the editors and advertisers with a profile of the brands used by builders in the BUILDER audience. Specific areas of inquiry included:

  • The number and average sale price of residential units built by respondents' firms in 2004.
  • Respondents' familiarity with, use of, and opinions about brands in 69 product categories.
  • The one brand within each category respondents feel is best at communicating with them.
Method

The survey sample of 6,250 was selected in systematic fashion by Palm Coast Data, Inc., and Readex from BUILDER's domestic, qualified "builder" circulation of approximately 125,000 recipients at the time of sample selection.

Five versions of an 8-page questionnaire were designed jointly by BUILDER and Readex. Each version contained two questions common to all versions, with the remaining brand-specific questions unique to each.

Data was collected via mail survey from October 18 to December 11, 2000. To ensure the value of this brand use data to manufacturers, the findings cited in this report are based on the 2,247 respondents who indicated their firms built residential units in 2000 (36% of the survey sample).

The margin of error for percentages based on all 2,247 usable responses is ±2.0% at the 95% confidence level. The margin of error for percentages based on smaller sample sizes—census regions, for example— will be larger.