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Brand Use Study for FAUCETS

Survey Years:
Quality Rating
Awareness & Use
About the Study
FAUCETS-2003-Quality Rating

Quality Rating

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders
Grohe4.54.6*4.4*4.54.4*
Franke4.24.5*3.7*3.9*4.4*
Hansgrohe4.24.3*4.0*3.9*4.4*
Kohler4.24.34.24.24.3
Delta4.14.04.14.24.0
Moen4.14.14.14.24.3
Jado4.0*3.7*3.5*4.1*4.2*
American Standard3.93.93.93.94.0
KWC3.9*3.5*3.3*4.0*4.3*
Symmons3.9*4.2*2.5*3.8*
Eljer3.83.7*3.6*4.03.8*
Gerber3.83.8*3.6*3.8*4.2*
Artistic Brass3.7*3.5*3.0*3.9*3.8*
Elkay3.73.3*3.8*3.93.9*
Price Pfister3.73.8*3.4*3.83.9
Briggs3.63.0*3.6*3.5*4.2*
Nibco3.6*5.0*2.7*3.5*
Broadway Collection3.5*3.5*3.0*3.8*4.0*
Chicago3.5*3.7*3.3*3.7*3.4*
Peerless3.53.7*3.4*3.73.1*
Universal-Rundle3.53.3*3.4*3.6*3.7*
Barclay3.4*2.7*4.0*4.0*
Sterling3.43.6*3.0*3.5*3.5*
U.S. Brass/Valley3.4*4.0*3.0*3.5*
Brass Craft3.3*3.0*3.8*2.7*
Hansa3.2*4.0*1.0*4.0*3.5*
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders
Grohe5.0*4.5*4.64.3
Franke4.1*4.3*4.2
Hansgrohe4.0*4.5*4.1
Kohler4.2*4.34.34.2
Delta4.2*4.44.04.0
Moen4.3*4.34.23.9
Jado4.3*4.5*3.8
American Standard3.8*4.14.03.7
KWC4.0*4.0*4.0*3.8
Symmons4.0*4.1*3.4
Eljer3.9*4.03.93.6
Gerber4.0*3.6*3.7*3.8
Artistic Brass3.7*3.7*3.6
Elkay4.0*4.0*3.9*3.6
Price Pfister3.8*3.73.83.6
Briggs3.8*3.6*3.9*3.5
Nibco3.5*3.8*3.0*3.5
Broadway Collection4.0*3.5*3.2
Chicago3.0*3.0*4.3*3.3
Peerless3.8*3.63.9*3.2
Universal-Rundle3.8*3.9*3.3*3.3
Barclay4.0*3.0*3.5
Sterling4.0*3.5*3.3*3.0
U.S. Brass/Valley4.0*4.0*3.2*3.4
Brass Craft4.0*4.0*3.0*2.8
Hansa4.0*3.0*3.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders
Grohe4.54.44.5*
Franke4.3*4.3*3.3*
Hansgrohe4.4*4.0*4.0*
Kohler4.44.24.3
Delta4.24.14.2
Moen4.34.04.2
Jado4.3*3.6*4.5*
American Standard4.03.94.0*
KWC4.3*3.7*4.0*
Symmons4.0*3.6*5.0*
Eljer3.93.74.1*
Gerber4.0*3.73.7*
Artistic Brass3.8*3.7*3.3*
Elkay3.9*3.64.1*
Price Pfister3.73.64.3*
Briggs3.8*3.5*3.6*
Nibco3.6*3.4*4.0*
Broadway Collection5.0*3.3*3.5*
Chicago3.7*3.4*4.0*
Peerless3.6*3.53.8*
Universal-Rundle3.5*3.5*3.5*
Barclay4.0*3.3*
Sterling3.4*3.2*3.9*
U.S. Brass/Valley3.5*3.2*4.0*
Brass Craft3.6*2.8*4.0*
Hansa4.0*3.0*3.0*
FAUCETS-2003-Brand Familiarity
Select Detail Statistics:

Brand Familiarity

Which brands have you HEARD OF?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders433.073.0115.0168.077.0
Delta89.0%92.0%89.0%90.0%83.0%
American Standard85.0%92.0%83.0%83.0%84.0%
Kohler82.0%85.0%83.0%80.0%82.0%
Moen81.0%85.0%83.0%82.0%75.0%
Price Pfister70.0%64.0%65.0%72.0%75.0%
Eljer65.0%75.0%68.0%61.0%62.0%
Elkay55.0%63.0%61.0%49.0%51.0%
Peerless53.0%52.0%66.0%51.0%40.0%
Grohe46.0%59.0%42.0%35.0%62.0%
Gerber36.0%48.0%46.0%32.0%22.0%
Sterling30.0%30.0%30.0%36.0%18.0%
Briggs27.0%21.0%27.0%29.0%26.0%
Universal-Rundle25.0%33.0%23.0%28.0%14.0%
Franke21.0%33.0%15.0%16.0%27.0%
Chicago20.0%23.0%26.0%13.0%22.0%
Artistic Brass19.0%16.0%20.0%17.0%27.0%
Hansgrohe18.0%25.0%17.0%11.0%29.0%
Jado15.0%18.0%10.0%15.0%18.0%
Brass Craft13.0%16.0%17.0%10.0%14.0%
Barclay11.0%7.0%12.0%11.0%14.0%
Nibco11.0%10.0%13.0%10.0%9.0%
Symmons10.0%26.0%10.0%7.0%3.0%
U.S. Brass/Valley10.0%5.0%13.0%11.0%9.0%
KWC9.0%11.0%7.0%5.0%16.0%
Broadway Collection8.0%8.0%10.0%7.0%8.0%
Hansa8.0%8.0%7.0%5.0%16.0%
other1.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%3.0%
indicated one or more99.0%100.0%97.0%99.0%99.0%
no answer1.0%0.0%3.0%1.0%1.0%
none0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders40.0112.0135.0140.0
Delta93.0%88.0%91.0%87.0
American Standard93.0%79.0%87.0%83.0
Kohler78.0%76.0%85.0%85.0
Moen75.0%78.0%83.0%84.0
Price Pfister73.0%65.0%70.0%72.0
Eljer57.0%63.0%65.0%69.0
Elkay45.0%40.0%56.0%68.0
Peerless63.0%53.0%54.0%49.0
Grohe23.0%23.0%49.0%68.0
Gerber38.0%29.0%39.0%41.0
Sterling25.0%35.0%30.0%28.0
Briggs38.0%22.0%24.0%29.0
Universal-Rundle30.0%26.0%20.0%27.0
Franke10.0%12.0%16.0%36.0
Chicago18.0%14.0%24.0%21.0
Artistic Brass8.0%12.0%20.0%29.0
Hansgrohe5.0%6.0%16.0%33.0
Jado8.0%6.0%11.0%28.0
Brass Craft15.0%11.0%16.0%13.0
Barclay5.0%7.0%13.0%15.0
Nibco10.0%9.0%9.0%14.0
Symmons5.0%6.0%12.0%14.0
U.S. Brass/Valley13.0%6.0%11.0%12.0
KWC5.0%5.0%5.0%14.0
Broadway Collection5.0%6.0%8.0%11.0
Hansa3.0%5.0%7.0%12.0
other0.0%0.0%0.0%4.0
indicated one or more100.0%98.0%99.0%98.0
no answer0.0%2.0%1.0%2.0
none0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders143.0226.062.0
Delta86.0%91.0%90.0%
American Standard83.0%85.0%84.0%
Kohler80.0%84.0%81.0%
Moen80.0%84.0%76.0%
Price Pfister67.0%73.0%63.0%
Eljer62.0%68.0%63.0%
Elkay52.0%56.0%58.0%
Peerless50.0%55.0%56.0%
Grohe44.0%48.0%44.0%
Gerber28.0%40.0%45.0%
Sterling22.0%32.0%42.0%
Briggs20.0%28.0%35.0%
Universal-Rundle24.0%25.0%29.0%
Franke20.0%22.0%19.0%
Chicago19.0%20.0%21.0%
Artistic Brass18.0%19.0%23.0%
Hansgrohe17.0%18.0%21.0%
Jado17.0%14.0%13.0%
Brass Craft15.0%11.0%21.0%
Barclay12.0%10.0%15.0%
Nibco11.0%11.0%8.0%
Symmons12.0%10.0%8.0%
U.S. Brass/Valley13.0%9.0%11.0%
KWC8.0%8.0%13.0%
Broadway Collection6.0%8.0%13.0%
Hansa8.0%7.0%13.0%
other2.0%1.0%0.0%
indicated one or more98.0%99.0%98.0%
no answer2.0%1.0%2.0%
none0.0%0.0%0.0%

Brand Innovation

Which ONE brand is leading this category in the area of INNOVATION?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders433.073.0115.0168.077.0
Kohler7.0%7.0%7.0%7.0%5.0%
Moen7.0%11.0%4.0%8.0%6.0%
Delta6.0%3.0%8.0%7.0%3.0%
Grohe4.0%3.0%4.0%4.0%5.0%
American Standard1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Price Pfister1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
Artistic Brass0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Barclay0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Brass Craft0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
Briggs0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Broadway Collection0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Chicago0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Eljer0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Elkay0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Franke0.0%3.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Gerber0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Hansa0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Hansgrohe0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Jado0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
KWC0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Nibco0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Peerless0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Sterling0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
Symmons0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
U.S. Brass/Valley0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Universal-Rundle0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
other0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
no answer65.0%63.0%64.0%64.0%70.0%
answered multiple9.0%8.0%11.0%8.0%6.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders40.0112.0135.0140.0
Kohler8.0%5.0%7.0%7.0
Moen5.0%10.0%10.0%4.0
Delta13.0%3.0%6.0%6.0
Grohe3.0%3.0%4.0%5.0
American Standard3.0%2.0%1.0%0.0
Price Pfister3.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Artistic Brass0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Barclay0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Brass Craft0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Briggs0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Broadway Collection0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Chicago0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Eljer0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Elkay0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Franke0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Gerber0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Hansa0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Hansgrohe0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Jado0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
KWC0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Nibco0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Peerless0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
Sterling3.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Symmons0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
U.S. Brass/Valley0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Universal-Rundle0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
other0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
no answer60.0%69.0%64.0%64.0
answered multiple5.0%8.0%7.0%11.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders143.0226.062.0
Kohler5.0%6.0%13.0%
Moen9.0%5.0%11.0%
Delta6.0%6.0%3.0%
Grohe4.0%4.0%3.0%
American Standard1.0%1.0%0.0%
Price Pfister1.0%0.0%0.0%
Artistic Brass0.0%0.0%0.0%
Barclay0.0%0.0%0.0%
Brass Craft0.0%0.0%0.0%
Briggs0.0%0.0%0.0%
Broadway Collection0.0%0.0%0.0%
Chicago0.0%0.0%0.0%
Eljer0.0%0.0%0.0%
Elkay0.0%0.0%0.0%
Franke1.0%0.0%0.0%
Gerber0.0%0.0%0.0%
Hansa0.0%0.0%0.0%
Hansgrohe0.0%0.0%0.0%
Jado0.0%0.0%0.0%
KWC0.0%0.0%0.0%
Nibco0.0%0.0%0.0%
Peerless0.0%0.0%0.0%
Sterling0.0%0.0%2.0%
Symmons0.0%0.0%0.0%
U.S. Brass/Valley0.0%0.0%0.0%
Universal-Rundle0.0%0.0%0.0%
other0.0%0.0%0.0%
no answer61.0%68.0%63.0%
answered multiple11.0%8.0%5.0%

Brands Used the Most

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders433.073.0115.0168.077.0
Delta32.0%26.0%32.0%40.0%22.0%
Moen26.0%34.0%23.0%23.0%27.0%
Kohler19.0%33.0%16.0%16.0%18.0%
American Standard12.0%16.0%13.0%8.0%16.0%
Grohe7.0%11.0%8.0%2.0%10.0%
Eljer4.0%5.0%3.0%5.0%0.0%
Price Pfister4.0%3.0%1.0%7.0%4.0%
Elkay3.0%4.0%3.0%4.0%1.0%
Franke2.0%4.0%3.0%0.0%1.0%
Gerber2.0%3.0%3.0%1.0%0.0%
Peerless2.0%0.0%3.0%3.0%1.0%
Sterling2.0%0.0%2.0%2.0%3.0%
Brass Craft1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Briggs1.0%1.0%3.0%0.0%1.0%
Hansgrohe1.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%3.0%
Symmons1.0%5.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Universal-Rundle1.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%1.0%
Artistic Brass0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Barclay0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Broadway Collection0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Chicago0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Hansa0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Jado0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
KWC0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
Nibco0.0%3.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
U.S. Brass/Valley0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
other0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
indicated one or more72.0%85.0%67.0%71.0%70.0%
did not indicate26.0%15.0%30.0%27.0%29.0%
no answer1.0%0.0%2.0%1.0%1.0%
none0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders40.0112.0135.0140.0
Delta38.0%34.0%31.0%31.0
Moen23.0%25.0%30.0%22.0
Kohler13.0%13.0%15.0%30.0
American Standard13.0%12.0%13.0%11.0
Grohe3.0%0.0%4.0%16.0
Eljer5.0%4.0%4.0%2.0
Price Pfister5.0%4.0%4.0%4.0
Elkay5.0%0.0%4.0%4.0
Franke0.0%0.0%1.0%4.0
Gerber3.0%1.0%1.0%3.0
Peerless5.0%3.0%2.0%1.0
Sterling5.0%4.0%0.0%1.0
Brass Craft0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
Briggs0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
Hansgrohe0.0%0.0%1.0%2.0
Symmons0.0%0.0%2.0%1.0
Universal-Rundle5.0%2.0%0.0%1.0
Artistic Brass0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Barclay0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Broadway Collection0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Chicago0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Hansa0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Jado0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
KWC0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Nibco0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
U.S. Brass/Valley0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
other0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
indicated one or more68.0%69.0%75.0%75.0
did not indicate33.0%29.0%24.0%23.0
no answer0.0%1.0%1.0%2.0
none0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders143.0226.062.0
Delta35.0%33.0%26.0%
Moen24.0%25.0%32.0%
Kohler17.0%20.0%21.0%
American Standard17.0%10.0%5.0%
Grohe8.0%7.0%3.0%
Eljer6.0%2.0%2.0%
Price Pfister4.0%4.0%3.0%
Elkay4.0%2.0%3.0%
Franke2.0%1.0%2.0%
Gerber3.0%1.0%0.0%
Peerless3.0%2.0%2.0%
Sterling1.0%1.0%5.0%
Brass Craft1.0%0.0%2.0%
Briggs1.0%1.0%2.0%
Hansgrohe1.0%1.0%0.0%
Symmons1.0%1.0%0.0%
Universal-Rundle2.0%1.0%0.0%
Artistic Brass0.0%0.0%0.0%
Barclay0.0%0.0%0.0%
Broadway Collection0.0%0.0%0.0%
Chicago1.0%0.0%0.0%
Hansa0.0%0.0%0.0%
Jado1.0%0.0%0.0%
KWC0.0%0.0%0.0%
Nibco1.0%0.0%0.0%
U.S. Brass/Valley1.0%0.0%0.0%
other1.0%0.0%0.0%
indicated one or more73.0%73.0%69.0%
did not indicate25.0%27.0%29.0%
no answer2.0%0.0%2.0%
none0.0%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 builders433.073.0115.0168.077.0
Delta69.0%68.0%64.0%76.0%58.0%
Moen63.0%70.0%63.0%59.0%65.0%
Kohler61.0%64.0%64.0%58.0%61.0%
American Standard45.0%49.0%36.0%46.0%49.0%
Price Pfister29.0%19.0%18.0%35.0%43.0%
Eljer27.0%29.0%22.0%27.0%31.0%
Grohe25.0%38.0%18.0%20.0%32.0%
Elkay19.0%15.0%21.0%18.0%22.0%
Peerless17.0%14.0%17.0%20.0%12.0%
Gerber11.0%18.0%14.0%9.0%5.0%
Sterling11.0%12.0%6.0%14.0%8.0%
Franke9.0%19.0%5.0%7.0%12.0%
Briggs7.0%4.0%4.0%10.0%6.0%
Hansgrohe6.0%7.0%7.0%4.0%10.0%
Universal-Rundle6.0%10.0%3.0%8.0%4.0%
Artistic Brass5.0%5.0%2.0%4.0%12.0%
Chicago5.0%10.0%3.0%2.0%6.0%
Jado4.0%8.0%0.0%4.0%8.0%
Symmons4.0%16.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
Brass Craft3.0%3.0%1.0%5.0%4.0%
KWC3.0%5.0%2.0%2.0%5.0%
U.S. Brass/Valley2.0%0.0%1.0%4.0%0.0%
Barclay1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%
Broadway Collection1.0%3.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%
Hansa1.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%4.0%
Nibco1.0%3.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
other0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
indicated one or more96.0%100.0%93.0%97.0%96.0%
did not indicate2.0%0.0%4.0%2.0%3.0%
no answer1.0%0.0%3.0%1.0%1.0%
none0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders40.0112.0135.0140.0
Delta68.0%68.0%71.0%68.0
Moen45.0%63.0%67.0%64.0
Kohler43.0%50.0%67.0%72.0
American Standard43.0%46.0%43.0%45.0
Price Pfister35.0%32.0%24.0%31.0
Eljer23.0%26.0%24.0%31.0
Grohe3.0%5.0%24.0%49.0
Elkay15.0%10.0%19.0%29.0
Peerless20.0%21.0%16.0%15.0
Gerber13.0%6.0%15.0%11.0
Sterling15.0%15.0%6.0%11.0
Franke0.0%4.0%5.0%20.0
Briggs13.0%4.0%6.0%9.0
Hansgrohe0.0%1.0%4.0%16.0
Universal-Rundle10.0%6.0%3.0%9.0
Artistic Brass0.0%2.0%4.0%10.0
Chicago3.0%0.0%5.0%9.0
Jado0.0%1.0%1.0%11.0
Symmons0.0%2.0%5.0%5.0
Brass Craft3.0%4.0%1.0%5.0
KWC3.0%1.0%0.0%8.0
U.S. Brass/Valley3.0%1.0%1.0%3.0
Barclay0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Broadway Collection0.0%1.0%1.0%3.0
Hansa0.0%0.0%1.0%2.0
Nibco0.0%1.0%2.0%1.0
other0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
indicated one or more93.0%94.0%99.0%98.0
did not indicate8.0%4.0%1.0%0.0
no answer0.0%2.0%1.0%2.0
none0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders143.0226.062.0
Delta67.0%74.0%55.0%
Moen57.0%66.0%63.0%
Kohler53.0%68.0%56.0%
American Standard45.0%47.0%32.0%
Price Pfister28.0%33.0%19.0%
Eljer24.0%31.0%15.0%
Grohe22.0%28.0%19.0%
Elkay17.0%21.0%18.0%
Peerless15.0%19.0%13.0%
Gerber8.0%14.0%8.0%
Sterling7.0%12.0%13.0%
Franke10.0%10.0%5.0%
Briggs4.0%8.0%8.0%
Hansgrohe8.0%7.0%3.0%
Universal-Rundle6.0%7.0%3.0%
Artistic Brass8.0%4.0%3.0%
Chicago4.0%5.0%5.0%
Jado6.0%4.0%2.0%
Symmons3.0%5.0%2.0%
Brass Craft5.0%2.0%5.0%
KWC3.0%4.0%2.0%
U.S. Brass/Valley3.0%0.0%3.0%
Barclay0.0%1.0%0.0%
Broadway Collection0.0%2.0%2.0%
Hansa0.0%1.0%2.0%
Nibco1.0%2.0%0.0%
other1.0%0.0%0.0%
indicated one or more96.0%98.0%92.0%
did not indicate2.0%1.0%6.0%
no answer2.0%1.0%2.0%
none0.0%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.