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Brand Use Study for RANGES/COOKTOPS

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Quality Rating
Awareness & Use
About the Study
RANGES/COOKTOPS-2006-Quality Rating

Quality Rating

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
Wolf Range4.54.54.44.44.5
Viking4.44.54.44.44.4
Thermador4.24.34.14.34.0
Bosch4.14.14.24.23.8
Fisher & Paykel4.14.34.24.03.8
Gagganeau4.14.34.34.13.9
Jenn-Air4.14.14.14.04.0
KitchenAid4.14.14.14.14.0
GE Appliances4.04.03.94.23.9
Kenmore (Sears)4.03.74.04.03.8
Miele4.04.34.33.73.9
Whirlpool4.04.14.14.04.0
Dacor3.93.73.94.04.1
Maytag3.94.13.93.84.0
Frigidaire3.73.93.93.73.5
Amana3.63.24.03.53.3
Electrolux3.64.13.83.62.9
Five Star3.63.83.54.03.3
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)3.42.53.03.73.7
Hotpoint3.43.63.63.53.1
Magic Chef3.33.53.53.22.8
Roper3.12.83.52.93.1
Caloric/Modern Maid3.03.33.43.12.4
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
Wolf Range3.54.34.34.6
Viking3.04.24.54.5
Thermador2.83.94.24.3
Bosch4.23.84.14.2
Fisher & Paykel3.03.04.14.2
Gagganeau4.04.23.94.2
Jenn-Air4.14.04.04.1
KitchenAid4.24.14.04.1
GE Appliances4.64.04.04.0
Kenmore (Sears)4.34.23.83.9
Miele2.54.34.24.1
Whirlpool4.04.34.04.0
Dacor4.03.94.03.9
Maytag3.73.94.13.8
Frigidaire3.83.73.83.7
Amana3.83.83.83.5
Electrolux4.03.13.73.7
Five Star3.03.53.43.9
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)2.01.53.43.8
Hotpoint4.43.63.53.2
Magic Chef4.03.53.13.3
Roper2.73.73.13.0
Caloric/Modern Maid3.71.83.23.1
Units Built
1-45-4950+
Wolf Range4.44.54.6
Viking4.44.44.6
Thermador4.24.24.3
Bosch4.24.14.0
Fisher & Paykel4.13.84.6
Gagganeau4.33.84.6
Jenn-Air3.84.24.1
KitchenAid4.04.24.1
GE Appliances4.14.04.0
Kenmore (Sears)4.04.03.7
Miele4.43.74.1
Whirlpool4.04.14.0
Dacor4.13.83.9
Maytag4.13.93.7
Frigidaire3.83.73.6
Amana3.73.53.6
Electrolux3.73.63.4
Five Star4.03.53.8
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)3.63.33.4
Hotpoint3.43.53.4
Magic Chef3.33.33.1
Roper3.33.13.0
Caloric/Modern Maid3.23.12.4
RANGES/COOKTOPS-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 Appliances91.0%95.0%90.0%90.0%94.0%
Jenn-Air86.0%91.0%84.0%82.0%92.0%
Kenmore (Sears)85.0%86.0%82.0%85.0%87.0%
Whirlpool85.0%89.0%80.0%86.0%87.0%
KitchenAid84.0%89.0%79.0%83.0%91.0%
Maytag84.0%89.0%86.0%83.0%82.0%
Frigidaire82.0%86.0%84.0%79.0%82.0%
Amana79.0%70.0%80.0%78.0%83.0%
Hotpoint78.0%82.0%74.0%76.0%84.0%
Magic Chef75.0%80.0%74.0%71.0%78.0%
Viking72.0%86.0%69.0%68.0%75.0%
Bosch70.0%66.0%66.0%72.0%73.0%
Thermador64.0%75.0%60.0%64.0%64.0%
Roper56.0%48.0%68.0%54.0%49.0%
Electrolux49.0%59.0%47.0%49.0%45.0%
Dacor48.0%48.0%49.0%43.0%56.0%
Wolf Range46.0%59.0%37.0%43.0%57.0%
Miele40.0%55.0%32.0%35.0%49.0%
Caloric/Modern Maid38.0%55.0%36.0%34.0%35.0%
Fisher & Paykel30.0%34.0%32.0%24.0%34.0%
Gagganeau30.0%32.0%30.0%22.0%40.0%
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)21.0%20.0%19.0%20.0%25.0%
Five Star19.0%20.0%19.0%17.0%22.0%
none of these0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
indicated at least one98.0%100.0%99.0%95.0%99.0%
no answer2.0%0.0%1.0%4.0%1.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)13.056.0104.0160.0
GE Appliances100.0%88.0%92.0%92.0
Jenn-Air100.0%75.0%87.0%88.0
Kenmore (Sears)85.0%79.0%87.0%86.0
Whirlpool85.0%84.0%88.0%84.0
KitchenAid77.0%75.0%87.0%88.0
Maytag85.0%82.0%90.0%81.0
Frigidaire85.0%79.0%88.0%79.0
Amana77.0%73.0%86.0%77.0
Hotpoint85.0%71.0%85.0%76.0
Magic Chef77.0%71.0%77.0%74.0
Viking46.0%52.0%74.0%81.0
Bosch77.0%59.0%71.0%73.0
Thermador69.0%43.0%59.0%76.0
Roper69.0%55.0%56.0%56.0
Electrolux54.0%45.0%55.0%47.0
Dacor38.0%30.0%47.0%57.0
Wolf Range31.0%27.0%40.0%59.0
Miele46.0%25.0%37.0%47.0
Caloric/Modern Maid38.0%30.0%40.0%38.0
Fisher & Paykel46.0%9.0%26.0%38.0
Gagganeau31.0%16.0%27.0%37.0
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)8.0%9.0%25.0%24.0
Five Star8.0%13.0%24.0%19.0
none of these0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0
indicated at least one100.0%96.0%96.0%99.0
no answer0.0%2.0%4.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)125.0153.061.0
GE Appliances94.0%90.0%92.0%
Jenn-Air89.0%82.0%90.0%
Kenmore (Sears)90.0%82.0%82.0%
Whirlpool87.0%84.0%84.0%
KitchenAid89.0%82.0%84.0%
Maytag88.0%84.0%79.0%
Frigidaire83.0%81.0%80.0%
Amana86.0%73.0%82.0%
Hotpoint84.0%76.0%74.0%
Magic Chef78.0%74.0%72.0%
Viking73.0%72.0%72.0%
Bosch74.0%67.0%72.0%
Thermador68.0%63.0%59.0%
Roper58.0%58.0%49.0%
Electrolux56.0%49.0%34.0%
Dacor53.0%49.0%38.0%
Wolf Range49.0%50.0%33.0%
Miele39.0%41.0%39.0%
Caloric/Modern Maid42.0%39.0%26.0%
Fisher & Paykel31.0%29.0%26.0%
Gagganeau34.0%26.0%30.0%
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)22.0%22.0%16.0%
Five Star21.0%21.0%11.0%
none of these0.0%1.0%0.0%
indicated at least one99.0%97.0%97.0%
no answer1.0%3.0%3.0%

Bases for Quality Rating

What are the BASES FOR QUALITY RATING?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
GE Appliances234.033.066.085.050.0
Whirlpool183.021.053.070.039.0
Jenn-Air169.021.052.057.039.0
KitchenAid167.019.046.062.040.0
Maytag152.015.052.053.032.0
Kenmore (Sears)150.015.047.058.030.0
Frigidaire143.015.052.050.026.0
Amana121.013.041.043.024.0
Viking120.017.034.042.027.0
Bosch115.014.034.041.026.0
Hotpoint108.011.034.040.023.0
Thermador92.012.025.033.022.0
Magic Chef89.08.033.030.018.0
Wolf Range84.017.016.026.025.0
Dacor78.09.026.023.020.0
Roper70.06.029.023.012.0
Electrolux57.011.015.020.011.0
Miele54.012.011.015.016.0
Gagganeau44.06.013.011.014.0
Fisher & Paykel43.06.014.012.011.0
Caloric/Modern Maid34.06.011.07.010.0
Five Star22.04.06.06.06.0
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)21.02.06.06.07.0
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
GE Appliances9.041.072.0108.0
Whirlpool8.036.054.081.0
Jenn-Air10.023.047.087.0
KitchenAid6.026.049.084.0
Maytag7.029.048.066.0
Kenmore (Sears)8.031.045.064.0
Frigidaire6.026.046.063.0
Amana6.022.035.056.0
Viking3.014.024.077.0
Bosch6.018.028.062.0
Hotpoint5.021.037.043.0
Thermador4.07.021.059.0
Magic Chef4.015.028.040.0
Wolf Range2.07.013.061.0
Dacor2.09.016.050.0
Roper3.017.018.030.0
Electrolux1.09.019.027.0
Miele2.04.012.035.0
Gagganeau2.05.010.027.0
Fisher & Paykel2.03.09.029.0
Caloric/Modern Maid3.04.09.017.0
Five Star1.02.07.011.0
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)1.02.05.013.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
GE Appliances81.0105.047.0
Whirlpool58.088.035.0
Jenn-Air57.076.036.0
KitchenAid59.077.031.0
Maytag55.071.026.0
Kenmore (Sears)53.074.023.0
Frigidaire49.069.025.0
Amana44.053.024.0
Viking42.053.025.0
Bosch39.051.025.0
Hotpoint45.041.022.0
Thermador33.042.017.0
Magic Chef29.039.021.0
Wolf Range34.040.010.0
Dacor28.036.014.0
Roper19.034.017.0
Electrolux22.027.08.0
Miele18.024.012.0
Gagganeau17.018.09.0
Fisher & Paykel13.019.011.0
Caloric/Modern Maid12.017.05.0
Five Star5.013.04.0
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)5.011.05.0

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
GE Appliances37.0%55.0%34.0%39.0%29.0%
did not indicate used most20.0%18.0%16.0%19.0%29.0%
Whirlpool19.0%18.0%20.0%21.0%14.0%
Kenmore (Sears)16.0%9.0%16.0%20.0%10.0%
KitchenAid16.0%16.0%18.0%14.0%16.0%
Jenn-Air14.0%20.0%13.0%14.0%13.0%
Maytag13.0%16.0%20.0%8.0%10.0%
Frigidaire11.0%18.0%11.0%11.0%8.0%
Viking8.0%11.0%8.0%6.0%10.0%
Bosch5.0%11.0%1.0%5.0%5.0%
Thermador5.0%9.0%6.0%4.0%4.0%
Wolf Range5.0%14.0%6.0%2.0%4.0%
Amana4.0%5.0%10.0%2.0%0.0%
Dacor4.0%2.0%5.0%2.0%5.0%
Hotpoint4.0%5.0%5.0%4.0%4.0%
none of these3.0%5.0%2.0%2.0%3.0%
Electrolux2.0%9.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
Fisher & Paykel2.0%2.0%1.0%1.0%4.0%
Magic Chef2.0%5.0%2.0%3.0%0.0%
Caloric/Modern Maid1.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
Gagganeau1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.0%
Miele1.0%2.0%0.0%2.0%3.0%
Roper1.0%0.0%2.0%1.0%1.0%
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Five Star0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
indicated at least one76.0%77.0%81.0%75.0%68.0%
no answer1.0%0.0%0.0%3.0%1.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)13.056.0104.0160.0
GE Appliances38.0%46.0%38.0%32.0
did not indicate used most23.0%5.0%22.0%25.0
Whirlpool15.0%32.0%20.0%13.0
Kenmore (Sears)8.0%32.0%12.0%13.0
KitchenAid0.0%18.0%13.0%18.0
Jenn-Air15.0%11.0%13.0%17.0
Maytag0.0%20.0%15.0%9.0
Frigidaire15.0%14.0%14.0%8.0
Viking0.0%5.0%3.0%13.0
Bosch8.0%0.0%3.0%7.0
Thermador0.0%4.0%1.0%9.0
Wolf Range0.0%4.0%0.0%9.0
Amana8.0%5.0%6.0%3.0
Dacor0.0%4.0%1.0%6.0
Hotpoint8.0%11.0%6.0%1.0
none of these15.0%2.0%4.0%1.0
Electrolux0.0%2.0%2.0%1.0
Fisher & Paykel0.0%0.0%1.0%3.0
Magic Chef0.0%4.0%3.0%1.0
Caloric/Modern Maid0.0%0.0%4.0%0.0
Gagganeau0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Miele0.0%0.0%0.0%3.0
Roper8.0%4.0%0.0%1.0
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Five Star0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
indicated at least one62.0%91.0%71.0%74.0
no answer0.0%2.0%3.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)125.0153.061.0
GE Appliances30.0%38.0%48.0%
did not indicate used most25.0%20.0%13.0%
Whirlpool13.0%20.0%26.0%
Kenmore (Sears)13.0%21.0%8.0%
KitchenAid13.0%19.0%13.0%
Jenn-Air13.0%14.0%18.0%
Maytag11.0%14.0%13.0%
Frigidaire7.0%16.0%8.0%
Viking8.0%9.0%7.0%
Bosch6.0%3.0%7.0%
Thermador6.0%5.0%7.0%
Wolf Range8.0%5.0%0.0%
Amana4.0%5.0%3.0%
Dacor6.0%1.0%5.0%
Hotpoint2.0%7.0%3.0%
none of these2.0%3.0%2.0%
Electrolux2.0%2.0%0.0%
Fisher & Paykel2.0%1.0%3.0%
Magic Chef2.0%3.0%3.0%
Caloric/Modern Maid1.0%1.0%2.0%
Gagganeau1.0%0.0%2.0%
Miele0.0%1.0%5.0%
Roper0.0%2.0%2.0%
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)0.0%1.0%0.0%
Five Star0.0%0.0%2.0%
indicated at least one73.0%75.0%84.0%
no answer0.0%3.0%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 Appliances68.0%77.0%68.0%70.0%60.0%
Whirlpool45.0%41.0%46.0%50.0%39.0%
KitchenAid43.0%41.0%44.0%38.0%49.0%
Jenn-Air42.0%45.0%45.0%39.0%42.0%
Maytag37.0%36.0%44.0%33.0%32.0%
Kenmore (Sears)36.0%32.0%38.0%39.0%30.0%
Frigidaire33.0%36.0%39.0%33.0%26.0%
Viking28.0%39.0%30.0%22.0%29.0%
Bosch23.0%27.0%21.0%20.0%27.0%
Amana22.0%18.0%27.0%18.0%23.0%
Hotpoint21.0%20.0%23.0%20.0%21.0%
Thermador19.0%25.0%20.0%17.0%18.0%
Wolf Range19.0%34.0%15.0%12.0%27.0%
Dacor15.0%14.0%14.0%11.0%25.0%
Magic Chef11.0%14.0%13.0%11.0%6.0%
Electrolux8.0%20.0%7.0%6.0%5.0%
Fisher & Paykel8.0%14.0%9.0%3.0%12.0%
Miele8.0%20.0%4.0%4.0%12.0%
Roper8.0%5.0%13.0%4.0%6.0%
Gagganeau6.0%18.0%2.0%2.0%12.0%
Caloric/Modern Maid3.0%7.0%4.0%1.0%4.0%
did not indicate past use3.0%5.0%2.0%3.0%3.0%
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)3.0%0.0%2.0%3.0%4.0%
Five Star3.0%7.0%1.0%2.0%4.0%
none of these2.0%2.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%
indicated at least one94.0%93.0%97.0%91.0%94.0%
no answer2.0%0.0%0.0%4.0%1.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)13.056.0104.0160.0
GE Appliances62.0%75.0%68.0%66.0
Whirlpool46.0%54.0%49.0%40.0
KitchenAid23.0%36.0%42.0%47.0
Jenn-Air54.0%36.0%34.0%49.0
Maytag38.0%41.0%41.0%31.0
Kenmore (Sears)46.0%46.0%38.0%29.0
Frigidaire38.0%34.0%38.0%29.0
Viking8.0%11.0%16.0%44.0
Bosch15.0%16.0%17.0%29.0
Amana23.0%23.0%24.0%20.0
Hotpoint23.0%32.0%26.0%14.0
Thermador8.0%4.0%13.0%31.0
Wolf Range8.0%7.0%7.0%33.0
Dacor0.0%5.0%11.0%24.0
Magic Chef15.0%14.0%12.0%8.0
Electrolux0.0%9.0%9.0%8.0
Fisher & Paykel0.0%2.0%4.0%14.0
Miele0.0%0.0%3.0%15.0
Roper15.0%21.0%7.0%2.0
Gagganeau0.0%4.0%4.0%10.0
Caloric/Modern Maid0.0%2.0%6.0%3.0
did not indicate past use15.0%0.0%2.0%4.0
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)0.0%0.0%1.0%5.0
Five Star0.0%0.0%1.0%4.0
none of these8.0%2.0%3.0%1.0
indicated at least one77.0%96.0%92.0%95.0
no answer0.0%2.0%3.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)125.0153.061.0
GE Appliances62.0%72.0%72.0%
Whirlpool34.0%52.0%49.0%
KitchenAid42.0%48.0%34.0%
Jenn-Air39.0%46.0%39.0%
Maytag38.0%37.0%34.0%
Kenmore (Sears)34.0%44.0%23.0%
Frigidaire30.0%39.0%28.0%
Viking24.0%31.0%28.0%
Bosch25.0%22.0%21.0%
Amana23.0%20.0%25.0%
Hotpoint24.0%21.0%18.0%
Thermador18.0%22.0%15.0%
Wolf Range23.0%20.0%8.0%
Dacor15.0%17.0%11.0%
Magic Chef8.0%15.0%8.0%
Electrolux8.0%10.0%3.0%
Fisher & Paykel8.0%8.0%8.0%
Miele5.0%9.0%11.0%
Roper6.0%9.0%8.0%
Gagganeau6.0%7.0%5.0%
Caloric/Modern Maid3.0%4.0%2.0%
did not indicate past use2.0%3.0%3.0%
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)2.0%3.0%2.0%
Five Star0.0%5.0%3.0%
none of these2.0%2.0%0.0%
indicated at least one95.0%92.0%93.0%
no answer0.0%3.0%3.0%
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.