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RANGES/COOKTOPS-2005-Quality Rating

Quality Rating

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
Viking4.64.74.64.44.6
Wolf Range4.54.84.14.44.7
Jenn-Air4.34.44.54.04.2
Thermador4.34.74.54.34.2
KitchenAid4.23.84.34.14.5
GE Appliances4.14.14.14.14.1
Bosch4.04.63.84.04.0
Dacor4.04.43.54.14.2
Kenmore (Sears)4.03.64.04.14.1
Maytag4.03.74.23.93.8
Whirlpool4.03.94.14.03.8
Gagganeau3.94.32.64.24.4
Miele3.94.03.44.04.2
Amana3.74.33.93.53.6
Frigidaire3.73.93.83.73.6
Garland3.65.02.94.04.0
Hotpoint3.63.53.83.53.5
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)3.54.72.93.63.6
Magic Chef3.53.53.63.63.4
Roper3.53.33.83.62.7
Fisher & Paykel3.44.03.13.23.8
Five Star3.44.52.93.92.5
Tappan3.44.23.73.42.3
White-Westinghouse3.33.33.33.33.2
Electrolux3.23.02.93.43.8
Caloric/Modern Maid3.14.03.13.32.3
Admiral3.03.03.13.03.0
Dynasty2.95.02.22.75.0
other3.03.0
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
Viking5.04.04.54.7
Wolf Range4.73.54.44.6
Jenn-Air4.84.14.44.2
Thermador4.34.04.24.5
KitchenAid4.54.04.54.1
GE Appliances4.63.94.14.1
Bosch5.04.43.84.0
Dacor3.33.54.4
Kenmore (Sears)4.34.04.04.0
Maytag4.33.94.23.8
Whirlpool4.04.04.13.9
Gagganeau3.03.04.5
Miele2.04.13.9
Amana3.54.13.53.7
Frigidaire4.33.93.73.7
Garland3.53.04.4
Hotpoint3.83.73.73.4
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)2.02.34.1
Magic Chef4.03.13.83.4
Roper3.73.33.43.5
Fisher & Paykel2.03.03.7
Five Star2.02.74.6
Tappan3.53.33.23.8
White-Westinghouse3.53.33.43.2
Electrolux4.03.02.94.3
Caloric/Modern Maid2.02.73.03.3
Admiral3.03.72.73.1
Dynasty2.02.35.0
other3.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
Viking4.54.74.4
Wolf Range4.34.73.9
Jenn-Air4.44.24.2
Thermador4.24.54.2
KitchenAid4.34.34.0
GE Appliances4.04.24.0
Bosch4.14.04.1
Dacor4.14.23.1
Kenmore (Sears)4.04.04.0
Maytag4.04.03.8
Whirlpool4.13.93.9
Gagganeau3.84.23.3
Miele3.64.33.6
Amana4.13.73.1
Frigidaire3.83.83.5
Garland3.83.53.3
Hotpoint3.63.73.3
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)3.43.93.3
Magic Chef3.63.73.2
Roper3.53.53.4
Fisher & Paykel3.33.53.2
Five Star3.24.02.7
Tappan3.33.62.9
White-Westinghouse3.13.43.3
Electrolux3.03.63.0
Caloric/Modern Maid3.43.22.4
Admiral3.72.92.8
Dynasty2.34.02.5
other3.0
RANGES/COOKTOPS-2005-Brand Familiarity
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Brand Familiarity

Which brands have you HEARD OF?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)332.043.087.0138.064.0
GE Appliances89.0%81.0%84.0%91.0%94.0%
Jenn-Air81.0%81.0%86.0%78.0%80.0%
Kenmore (Sears)79.0%77.0%80.0%77.0%84.0%
KitchenAid72.0%63.0%78.0%73.0%67.0%
Whirlpool72.0%53.0%78.0%74.0%72.0%
Frigidaire70.0%63.0%75.0%67.0%73.0%
Hotpoint67.0%70.0%71.0%63.0%67.0%
Magic Chef65.0%65.0%64.0%64.0%67.0%
Maytag65.0%56.0%69.0%64.0%69.0%
Amana64.0%53.0%75.0%62.0%63.0%
Viking62.0%65.0%55.0%64.0%66.0%
Thermador56.0%53.0%44.0%61.0%66.0%
Tappan55.0%51.0%57.0%52.0%58.0%
Admiral52.0%47.0%54.0%51.0%55.0%
White-Westinghouse51.0%49.0%53.0%50.0%50.0%
Bosch50.0%40.0%51.0%51.0%55.0%
Roper46.0%42.0%52.0%48.0%38.0%
Wolf Range43.0%44.0%33.0%39.0%63.0%
Dacor42.0%33.0%39.0%44.0%50.0%
Caloric/Modern Maid38.0%30.0%38.0%38.0%41.0%
Miele33.0%37.0%25.0%29.0%52.0%
Gagganeau31.0%37.0%28.0%24.0%47.0%
Electrolux29.0%21.0%34.0%28.0%30.0%
Fisher & Paykel26.0%19.0%30.0%23.0%33.0%
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)20.0%14.0%21.0%20.0%23.0%
Five Star17.0%12.0%21.0%17.0%19.0%
Garland17.0%21.0%22.0%12.0%20.0%
Dynasty14.0%9.0%18.0%14.0%14.0%
other1.0%0.0%1.0%2.0%0.0%
indicated at least one98.0%95.0%98.0%99.0%98.0%
no answer2.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%2.0%
none0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)15.071.0121.0120.0
GE Appliances87.0%89.0%95.0%83.0
Jenn-Air60.0%77.0%84.0%84.0
Kenmore (Sears)87.0%77.0%87.0%73.0
KitchenAid60.0%62.0%76.0%76.0
Whirlpool60.0%77.0%79.0%63.0
Frigidaire67.0%69.0%75.0%65.0
Hotpoint53.0%72.0%74.0%59.0
Magic Chef60.0%66.0%71.0%59.0
Maytag53.0%66.0%74.0%57.0
Amana67.0%65.0%67.0%63.0
Viking40.0%44.0%60.0%78.0
Thermador33.0%34.0%59.0%71.0
Tappan47.0%61.0%60.0%47.0
Admiral47.0%51.0%59.0%48.0
White-Westinghouse40.0%55.0%54.0%46.0
Bosch40.0%34.0%52.0%60.0
Roper47.0%49.0%54.0%36.0
Wolf Range33.0%24.0%41.0%57.0
Dacor13.0%24.0%45.0%56.0
Caloric/Modern Maid40.0%27.0%47.0%34.0
Miele0.0%21.0%39.0%40.0
Gagganeau0.0%11.0%35.0%43.0
Electrolux33.0%32.0%34.0%23.0
Fisher & Paykel7.0%14.0%31.0%31.0
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)7.0%11.0%22.0%24.0
Five Star0.0%11.0%23.0%18.0
Garland0.0%11.0%23.0%18.0
Dynasty7.0%8.0%20.0%13.0
other0.0%0.0%2.0%1.0
indicated at least one93.0%97.0%100.0%98.0
no answer7.0%3.0%0.0%2.0
none0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)111.0169.050.0
GE Appliances86.0%91.0%88.0%
Jenn-Air85.0%82.0%74.0%
Kenmore (Sears)80.0%80.0%76.0%
KitchenAid73.0%73.0%66.0%
Whirlpool70.0%74.0%70.0%
Frigidaire73.0%67.0%70.0%
Hotpoint68.0%67.0%62.0%
Magic Chef70.0%63.0%62.0%
Maytag61.0%67.0%66.0%
Amana68.0%63.0%62.0%
Viking57.0%66.0%64.0%
Thermador54.0%57.0%60.0%
Tappan57.0%54.0%54.0%
Admiral54.0%50.0%56.0%
White-Westinghouse54.0%49.0%50.0%
Bosch46.0%53.0%52.0%
Roper49.0%44.0%48.0%
Wolf Range45.0%41.0%44.0%
Dacor38.0%46.0%42.0%
Caloric/Modern Maid37.0%37.0%42.0%
Miele34.0%30.0%44.0%
Gagganeau32.0%29.0%36.0%
Electrolux31.0%26.0%38.0%
Fisher & Paykel28.0%24.0%30.0%
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)24.0%15.0%26.0%
Five Star16.0%17.0%22.0%
Garland22.0%14.0%22.0%
Dynasty17.0%11.0%20.0%
other2.0%1.0%2.0%
indicated at least one99.0%98.0%96.0%
no answer0.0%2.0%4.0%
none1.0%0.0%0.0%

Bases for Quality Rating

What are the BASES FOR QUALITY RATING?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
GE Appliances199.022.047.090.040.0
Jenn-Air138.018.042.055.023.0
Kenmore (Sears)116.010.033.050.023.0
Viking104.017.027.036.024.0
Whirlpool98.07.035.042.014.0
KitchenAid91.05.027.041.018.0
Frigidaire86.010.030.032.014.0
Thermador79.06.018.036.019.0
Hotpoint67.06.022.029.010.0
Dacor66.07.017.029.013.0
Wolf Range65.08.017.018.022.0
Maytag64.07.023.022.012.0
Amana59.04.021.026.08.0
Bosch55.07.016.022.010.0
Magic Chef51.06.013.020.012.0
Roper41.03.013.018.07.0
Tappan39.05.012.015.07.0
White-Westinghouse36.03.012.016.05.0
Gagganeau33.06.07.011.09.0
Admiral32.01.011.016.04.0
Miele32.04.08.010.010.0
Caloric/Modern Maid31.02.010.012.07.0
Fisher & Paykel23.03.011.05.04.0
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)22.03.07.07.05.0
Electrolux21.01.08.08.04.0
Five Star19.02.08.07.02.0
Garland14.02.07.03.02.0
Dynasty10.01.05.03.01.0
other1.00.00.01.00.0
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
GE Appliances11.038.085.063.0
Jenn-Air4.021.057.054.0
Kenmore (Sears)10.024.046.033.0
Viking3.04.036.059.0
Whirlpool4.023.037.032.0
KitchenAid4.013.031.041.0
Frigidaire4.020.036.024.0
Thermador3.04.029.041.0
Hotpoint5.015.027.018.0
Dacor0.03.022.040.0
Wolf Range3.02.023.036.0
Maytag3.013.026.020.0
Amana2.014.022.020.0
Bosch2.05.017.030.0
Magic Chef3.07.021.018.0
Roper3.06.017.013.0
Tappan2.08.013.014.0
White-Westinghouse2.09.09.014.0
Gagganeau0.02.09.020.0
Admiral1.06.014.010.0
Miele0.01.014.016.0
Caloric/Modern Maid1.03.013.012.0
Fisher & Paykel0.01.09.011.0
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)0.01.06.014.0
Electrolux2.05.010.03.0
Five Star0.01.010.07.0
Garland0.02.06.05.0
Dynasty0.01.06.02.0
other0.00.01.00.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
GE Appliances58.0110.031.0
Jenn-Air42.078.018.0
Kenmore (Sears)35.065.015.0
Viking29.057.018.0
Whirlpool32.048.018.0
KitchenAid30.045.016.0
Frigidaire29.043.014.0
Thermador21.040.018.0
Hotpoint22.033.012.0
Dacor18.038.010.0
Wolf Range18.038.09.0
Maytag18.033.013.0
Amana16.033.010.0
Bosch14.028.013.0
Magic Chef12.027.012.0
Roper12.019.010.0
Tappan12.020.07.0
White-Westinghouse10.018.08.0
Gagganeau8.018.06.0
Admiral6.017.09.0
Miele9.016.07.0
Caloric/Modern Maid8.016.07.0
Fisher & Paykel7.010.06.0
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)8.07.07.0
Electrolux5.09.07.0
Five Star5.08.06.0
Garland6.04.04.0
Dynasty3.03.04.0
other0.00.01.0

Brands Used the Most

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)332.043.087.0138.064.0
GE Appliances34.0%37.0%28.0%38.0%31.0%
did not indicate used most28.0%30.0%29.0%27.0%27.0%
Jenn-Air11.0%16.0%13.0%8.0%9.0%
Kenmore (Sears)11.0%5.0%11.0%12.0%14.0%
Whirlpool11.0%5.0%16.0%12.0%8.0%
Viking9.0%19.0%7.0%7.0%13.0%
KitchenAid8.0%5.0%7.0%8.0%13.0%
Frigidaire7.0%19.0%7.0%5.0%5.0%
Thermador6.0%7.0%3.0%7.0%9.0%
Wolf Range6.0%12.0%2.0%4.0%13.0%
Dacor5.0%7.0%1.0%4.0%8.0%
Maytag5.0%5.0%6.0%3.0%6.0%
Hotpoint3.0%7.0%3.0%1.0%3.0%
Amana2.0%5.0%3.0%1.0%0.0%
Bosch2.0%5.0%3.0%1.0%2.0%
Caloric/Modern Maid2.0%2.0%1.0%1.0%2.0%
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)2.0%5.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%
Gagganeau2.0%2.0%0.0%1.0%8.0%
Magic Chef2.0%5.0%1.0%1.0%3.0%
Admiral1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Fisher & Paykel1.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%2.0%
Five Star1.0%2.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Garland1.0%2.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Miele1.0%2.0%0.0%1.0%2.0%
Roper1.0%2.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Tappan1.0%0.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
Dynasty0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%
Electrolux0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
White-Westinghouse0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
other0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
indicated at least one70.0%65.0%69.0%72.0%70.0%
no answer2.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%2.0%
none1.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)15.071.0121.0120.0
GE Appliances33.0%28.0%42.0%29.0
did not indicate used most20.0%32.0%27.0%26.0
Jenn-Air0.0%8.0%12.0%13.0
Kenmore (Sears)27.0%15.0%12.0%5.0
Whirlpool0.0%17.0%13.0%7.0
Viking0.0%0.0%3.0%23.0
KitchenAid0.0%3.0%7.0%13.0
Frigidaire0.0%10.0%9.0%5.0
Thermador0.0%0.0%5.0%13.0
Wolf Range0.0%0.0%3.0%14.0
Dacor0.0%0.0%1.0%12.0
Maytag0.0%6.0%6.0%3.0
Hotpoint7.0%4.0%2.0%3.0
Amana0.0%3.0%2.0%2.0
Bosch0.0%4.0%2.0%3.0
Caloric/Modern Maid0.0%0.0%1.0%3.0
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)0.0%1.0%0.0%3.0
Gagganeau0.0%0.0%0.0%6.0
Magic Chef0.0%1.0%3.0%1.0
Admiral0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
Fisher & Paykel0.0%0.0%0.0%3.0
Five Star0.0%0.0%0.0%2.0
Garland0.0%0.0%0.0%2.0
Miele0.0%0.0%0.0%3.0
Roper0.0%3.0%0.0%1.0
Tappan0.0%3.0%0.0%2.0
Dynasty0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Electrolux0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
White-Westinghouse0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
other0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
indicated at least one67.0%65.0%73.0%72.0
no answer7.0%3.0%0.0%2.0
none7.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)111.0169.050.0
GE Appliances23.0%37.0%48.0%
did not indicate used most39.0%23.0%18.0%
Jenn-Air8.0%11.0%14.0%
Kenmore (Sears)12.0%11.0%10.0%
Whirlpool10.0%9.0%24.0%
Viking11.0%9.0%8.0%
KitchenAid13.0%6.0%6.0%
Frigidaire10.0%7.0%4.0%
Thermador6.0%5.0%12.0%
Wolf Range5.0%8.0%4.0%
Dacor5.0%5.0%2.0%
Maytag6.0%4.0%4.0%
Hotpoint5.0%2.0%4.0%
Amana2.0%2.0%2.0%
Bosch2.0%2.0%4.0%
Caloric/Modern Maid2.0%1.0%2.0%
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)1.0%1.0%4.0%
Gagganeau1.0%2.0%4.0%
Magic Chef2.0%1.0%4.0%
Admiral1.0%1.0%0.0%
Fisher & Paykel1.0%1.0%2.0%
Five Star0.0%1.0%2.0%
Garland0.0%1.0%2.0%
Miele1.0%1.0%2.0%
Roper1.0%1.0%2.0%
Tappan1.0%2.0%0.0%
Dynasty0.0%1.0%0.0%
Electrolux0.0%0.0%0.0%
White-Westinghouse0.0%0.0%2.0%
other0.0%0.0%0.0%
indicated at least one59.0%75.0%78.0%
no answer0.0%2.0%4.0%
none2.0%0.0%0.0%

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)332.043.087.0138.064.0
GE Appliances60.0%53.0%49.0%67.0%61.0%
Jenn-Air38.0%47.0%39.0%37.0%31.0%
Kenmore (Sears)30.0%21.0%31.0%31.0%31.0%
KitchenAid26.0%19.0%26.0%25.0%33.0%
Whirlpool26.0%12.0%38.0%26.0%20.0%
Viking25.0%37.0%20.0%22.0%33.0%
Frigidaire20.0%23.0%26.0%17.0%16.0%
Thermador20.0%14.0%13.0%21.0%33.0%
Wolf Range16.0%21.0%9.0%12.0%28.0%
Dacor15.0%12.0%10.0%16.0%22.0%
Hotpoint14.0%14.0%20.0%12.0%13.0%
Maytag12.0%14.0%17.0%8.0%14.0%
Amana11.0%9.0%16.0%9.0%11.0%
Bosch11.0%19.0%11.0%7.0%13.0%
Magic Chef7.0%14.0%7.0%4.0%8.0%
Gagganeau6.0%12.0%1.0%4.0%13.0%
Miele6.0%9.0%2.0%4.0%11.0%
did not indicate used in past 2 years5.0%2.0%6.0%6.0%6.0%
Fisher & Paykel5.0%5.0%8.0%2.0%5.0%
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)4.0%7.0%2.0%4.0%6.0%
Tappan4.0%9.0%5.0%3.0%3.0%
White-Westinghouse4.0%9.0%6.0%1.0%2.0%
Caloric/Modern Maid3.0%5.0%3.0%3.0%2.0%
Roper3.0%5.0%3.0%3.0%2.0%
Admiral2.0%0.0%2.0%3.0%2.0%
Five Star2.0%5.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Garland2.0%7.0%0.0%1.0%2.0%
Dynasty1.0%5.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%
Electrolux1.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%2.0%
other0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
indicated at least one93.0%93.0%92.0%93.0%92.0%
no answer2.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%2.0%
none0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)15.071.0121.0120.0
GE Appliances67.0%56.0%68.0%53.0
Jenn-Air7.0%25.0%48.0%40.0
Kenmore (Sears)53.0%32.0%37.0%18.0
KitchenAid7.0%15.0%31.0%30.0
Whirlpool13.0%32.0%31.0%18.0
Viking7.0%3.0%21.0%47.0
Frigidaire7.0%24.0%26.0%14.0
Thermador7.0%1.0%18.0%36.0
Wolf Range13.0%0.0%10.0%32.0
Dacor0.0%4.0%11.0%28.0
Hotpoint13.0%21.0%18.0%7.0
Maytag0.0%15.0%18.0%7.0
Amana0.0%17.0%11.0%10.0
Bosch0.0%7.0%7.0%18.0
Magic Chef0.0%6.0%9.0%6.0
Gagganeau0.0%1.0%4.0%11.0
Miele0.0%0.0%4.0%12.0
did not indicate used in past 2 years0.0%8.0%5.0%4.0
Fisher & Paykel0.0%1.0%3.0%8.0
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)0.0%1.0%0.0%11.0
Tappan0.0%6.0%5.0%3.0
White-Westinghouse0.0%7.0%3.0%3.0
Caloric/Modern Maid0.0%1.0%3.0%4.0
Roper7.0%4.0%3.0%2.0
Admiral0.0%4.0%2.0%2.0
Five Star0.0%0.0%2.0%3.0
Garland0.0%0.0%1.0%3.0
Dynasty0.0%0.0%0.0%3.0
Electrolux0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
other0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
indicated at least one93.0%89.0%95.0%93.0
no answer7.0%3.0%0.0%2.0
none0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders (multiple answers)111.0169.050.0
GE Appliances48.0%69.0%58.0%
Jenn-Air30.0%44.0%34.0%
Kenmore (Sears)26.0%35.0%20.0%
KitchenAid25.0%27.0%26.0%
Whirlpool23.0%27.0%32.0%
Viking23.0%28.0%22.0%
Frigidaire20.0%21.0%18.0%
Thermador17.0%21.0%26.0%
Wolf Range12.0%20.0%12.0%
Dacor12.0%20.0%6.0%
Hotpoint14.0%14.0%14.0%
Maytag10.0%12.0%18.0%
Amana10.0%12.0%12.0%
Bosch7.0%12.0%14.0%
Magic Chef3.0%8.0%10.0%
Gagganeau5.0%6.0%8.0%
Miele5.0%5.0%10.0%
did not indicate used in past 2 years6.0%4.0%8.0%
Fisher & Paykel5.0%4.0%6.0%
Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS)5.0%4.0%6.0%
Tappan4.0%5.0%4.0%
White-Westinghouse3.0%3.0%8.0%
Caloric/Modern Maid3.0%3.0%4.0%
Roper3.0%4.0%2.0%
Admiral1.0%2.0%4.0%
Five Star0.0%2.0%2.0%
Garland1.0%2.0%2.0%
Dynasty0.0%1.0%2.0%
Electrolux1.0%1.0%0.0%
other0.0%1.0%0.0%
indicated at least one93.0%95.0%88.0%
no answer0.0%2.0%4.0%
none1.0%0.0%0.0%
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.