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Brand Use Study for LIGHTING CONTROLS, SWITCHES

Survey Years:
Quality Rating
Awareness & Use
About the Study
LIGHTING CONTROLS, SWITCHES-2002-Quality Rating

Quality Rating

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders
Leviton4.34.34.34.34.4
Square D4.34.1*4.34.34.1*
Halo4.24.2*4.34.04.2
Lightolier4.24.0*4.3*4.34.1*
Lite Touch4.2*4.0*4.6*3.9*4.0*
Lutron4.24.2*4.44.24.2*
Carlon4.1*4.5*4.0*3.9*4.5*
Johnson Controls4.13.9*4.2*4.0*4.1*
Cooper4.0*3.7*4.1*4.2*4.3*
Orac/Decor4.0*3.3*4.6*4.1*3.9*
Pass & Seymour4.04.4*4.0*3.9*3.8*
Cooper3.93.9*3.8*4.0*4.0*
General Electric3.94.0*3.84.03.9*
Intermatic3.9*3.8*3.9*3.9*4.2*
Progress3.93.73.94.04.0*
Thomas3.93.6*3.83.94.1*
Eagle Electric3.83.6*4.3*3.8*3.6*
Fasco3.8*4.0*3.4*3.8*4.3*
Sea Gull3.73.6*3.9*3.54.1*
Outwater3.6*3.0*3.5*4.0*3.8*
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders
Leviton4.2*4.24.34.4
Square D4.3*4.24.34.3
Halo4.1*4.14.24.2
Lightolier4.0*4.3*4.0*4.3
Lite Touch4.0*4.3*3.8*4.2
Lutron3.8*4.24.14.4
Carlon5.0*4.2*4.3*3.9
Johnson Controls4.0*3.9*4.2*4.1
Cooper3.5*4.7*4.0*3.8
Orac/Decor4.5*4.0*3.8*3.9
Pass & Seymour5.0*4.1*3.8*3.8
Cooper3.0*4.3*3.8*3.8
General Electric3.9*4.03.93.7
Intermatic5.0*4.2*3.6*3.9
Progress4.4*3.84.03.8
Thomas3.6*4.03.93.8
Eagle Electric4.5*3.8*4.0*3.5
Fasco4.0*3.9*3.8*3.6
Sea Gull3.4*3.7*3.8*3.8
Outwater3.8*3.4*3.7
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders
Leviton4.34.34.4
Square D4.24.44.1*
Halo4.24.24.1*
Lightolier4.14.34.1*
Lite Touch4.3*4.1*4.0*
Lutron4.14.34.2*
Carlon4.0*4.2*
Johnson Controls4.0*4.04.2*
Cooper4.0*4.1*4.0*
Orac/Decor3.8*4.1*4.3*
Pass & Seymour3.9*4.1*3.5*
Cooper3.9*3.9*4.0*
General Electric3.94.03.7*
Intermatic4.1*3.8*3.5*
Progress3.93.93.9
Thomas4.03.93.6*
Eagle Electric3.7*3.9*4.0*
Fasco4.0*3.7*3.5*
Sea Gull3.8*3.73.6*
Outwater3.6*3.7*
LIGHTING CONTROLS, SWITCHES-2002-Brand Familiarity
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Brand Familiarity

Which brands have you HEARD OF?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders493.070.0146.0175.0102.0
Leviton72.0%81.0%70.0%70.0%73.0%
Halo67.0%67.0%72.0%60.0%72.0%
Square D57.0%54.0%58.0%66.0%44.0%
General Electric55.0%54.0%51.0%59.0%57.0%
Progress44.0%64.0%39.0%55.0%18.0%
Lutron43.0%53.0%36.0%41.0%49.0%
Thomas40.0%29.0%51.0%41.0%33.0%
Lightolier38.0%56.0%28.0%41.0%35.0%
Johnson Controls31.0%27.0%34.0%34.0%27.0%
Sea Gull23.0%31.0%21.0%25.0%17.0%
Cooper22.0%19.0%25.0%20.0%21.0%
Eagle Electric21.0%23.0%18.0%24.0%18.0%
Fasco16.0%17.0%14.0%19.0%11.0%
Cooper13.0%19.0%16.0%10.0%10.0%
Intermatic13.0%16.0%10.0%13.0%17.0%
Lite Touch13.0%16.0%13.0%13.0%14.0%
Orac/Decor12.0%14.0%12.0%9.0%17.0%
Outwater12.0%21.0%10.0%9.0%12.0%
Pass & Seymour12.0%11.0%12.0%13.0%9.0%
Carlon10.0%10.0%10.0%10.0%9.0%
other4.0%4.0%5.0%2.0%6.0%
other2.0%1.0%2.0%2.0%2.0%
indicated one or more90.0%91.0%88.0%91.0%91.0%
indicated one or more88.0%93.0%88.0%86.0%87.0%
no answer12.0%7.0%11.0%13.0%13.0%
no answer9.0%9.0%10.0%9.0%9.0%
none1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
none1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders32.0139.0165.0147.0
Leviton56.0%70.0%73.0%76.0
Halo34.0%62.0%71.0%74.0
Square D50.0%62.0%58.0%54.0
General Electric56.0%56.0%59.0%50.0
Progress38.0%47.0%40.0%48.0
Lutron22.0%37.0%41.0%54.0
Thomas34.0%42.0%41.0%41.0
Lightolier22.0%37.0%30.0%52.0
Johnson Controls34.0%40.0%31.0%24.0
Sea Gull19.0%26.0%21.0%22.0
Cooper13.0%17.0%25.0%25.0
Eagle Electric22.0%21.0%19.0%21.0
Fasco25.0%19.0%15.0%12.0
Cooper13.0%12.0%15.0%14.0
Intermatic6.0%14.0%11.0%16.0
Lite Touch9.0%14.0%12.0%15.0
Orac/Decor9.0%8.0%12.0%18.0
Outwater0.0%11.0%8.0%19.0
Pass & Seymour9.0%14.0%12.0%10.0
Carlon13.0%12.0%7.0%10.0
other6.0%6.0%3.0%3.0
other6.0%1.0%1.0%2.0
indicated one or more84.0%91.0%88.0%93.0
indicated one or more78.0%84.0%88.0%92.0
no answer22.0%14.0%10.0%8.0
no answer16.0%8.0%10.0%7.0
none0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
none0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders195.0220.073.0
Leviton77.0%70.0%66.0%
Halo72.0%67.0%52.0%
Square D58.0%59.0%48.0%
General Electric59.0%52.0%55.0%
Progress37.0%46.0%55.0%
Lutron43.0%46.0%30.0%
Thomas38.0%42.0%42.0%
Lightolier38.0%39.0%33.0%
Johnson Controls31.0%31.0%34.0%
Sea Gull16.0%24.0%34.0%
Cooper22.0%22.0%19.0%
Eagle Electric25.0%20.0%11.0%
Fasco15.0%17.0%11.0%
Cooper14.0%14.0%10.0%
Intermatic17.0%12.0%5.0%
Lite Touch13.0%14.0%12.0%
Orac/Decor15.0%11.0%8.0%
Outwater16.0%11.0%1.0%
Pass & Seymour15.0%11.0%4.0%
Carlon10.0%12.0%3.0%
other3.0%3.0%11.0%
other2.0%1.0%4.0%
indicated one or more92.0%90.0%86.0%
indicated one or more86.0%88.0%93.0%
no answer13.0%12.0%7.0%
no answer8.0%9.0%14.0%
none1.0%1.0%0.0%
none2.0%0.0%0.0%

Brands Used the Most

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders493.070.0146.0175.0102.0
Leviton37.0%43.0%36.0%32.0%42.0%
Halo23.0%19.0%27.0%19.0%27.0%
Progress18.0%34.0%11.0%24.0%6.0%
Square D18.0%21.0%19.0%21.0%9.0%
Lutron12.0%17.0%12.0%7.0%16.0%
General Electric11.0%11.0%7.0%12.0%13.0%
Lightolier10.0%24.0%5.0%9.0%7.0%
Thomas10.0%3.0%16.0%11.0%5.0%
Eagle Electric6.0%7.0%5.0%8.0%3.0%
Johnson Controls4.0%6.0%5.0%4.0%3.0%
Sea Gull4.0%7.0%5.0%3.0%1.0%
Pass & Seymour3.0%3.0%3.0%2.0%3.0%
Carlon2.0%6.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%
Cooper2.0%3.0%1.0%2.0%1.0%
Intermatic2.0%4.0%1.0%2.0%4.0%
Orac/Decor2.0%4.0%1.0%1.0%3.0%
Cooper1.0%3.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%
Fasco1.0%1.0%1.0%2.0%0.0%
Lite Touch1.0%0.0%3.0%0.0%1.0%
Outwater1.0%4.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
other2.0%1.0%3.0%2.0%3.0%
other1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
indicated one or more57.0%63.0%55.0%54.0%58.0%
indicated one or more51.0%64.0%47.0%52.0%45.0%
did not indicate36.0%27.0%40.0%33.0%42.0%
did not indicate33.0%27.0%32.0%35.0%32.0%
no answer11.0%7.0%10.0%13.0%13.0%
no answer9.0%9.0%9.0%9.0%9.0%
none2.0%1.0%3.0%2.0%1.0%
none2.0%1.0%3.0%3.0%0.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders32.0139.0165.0147.0
Leviton22.0%30.0%41.0%41.0
Halo6.0%17.0%28.0%27.0
Progress25.0%22.0%18.0%13.0
Square D25.0%22.0%17.0%14.0
Lutron0.0%9.0%12.0%18.0
General Electric3.0%12.0%10.0%10.0
Lightolier9.0%7.0%8.0%14.0
Thomas9.0%7.0%15.0%7.0
Eagle Electric13.0%5.0%6.0%5.0
Johnson Controls3.0%3.0%4.0%6.0
Sea Gull3.0%6.0%5.0%1.0
Pass & Seymour3.0%4.0%2.0%2.0
Carlon3.0%2.0%1.0%1.0
Cooper0.0%1.0%2.0%2.0
Intermatic3.0%1.0%3.0%3.0
Orac/Decor3.0%1.0%2.0%3.0
Cooper0.0%1.0%1.0%2.0
Fasco3.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
Lite Touch0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
Outwater0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
other6.0%3.0%2.0%1.0
other6.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
indicated one or more47.0%54.0%61.0%57.0
indicated one or more50.0%47.0%56.0%48.0
did not indicate28.0%36.0%30.0%44.0
did not indicate38.0%35.0%27.0%35.0
no answer22.0%14.0%10.0%7.0
no answer16.0%8.0%10.0%7.0
none0.0%3.0%2.0%1.0
none0.0%2.0%4.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders195.0220.073.0
Leviton38.0%37.0%32.0%
Halo27.0%25.0%8.0%
Progress13.0%18.0%33.0%
Square D17.0%20.0%16.0%
Lutron11.0%13.0%12.0%
General Electric10.0%10.0%11.0%
Lightolier10.0%11.0%5.0%
Thomas8.0%10.0%14.0%
Eagle Electric5.0%7.0%5.0%
Johnson Controls6.0%3.0%5.0%
Sea Gull1.0%5.0%11.0%
Pass & Seymour3.0%4.0%0.0%
Carlon2.0%2.0%0.0%
Cooper2.0%3.0%0.0%
Intermatic5.0%1.0%0.0%
Orac/Decor3.0%1.0%1.0%
Cooper1.0%1.0%1.0%
Fasco1.0%1.0%0.0%
Lite Touch2.0%0.0%1.0%
Outwater1.0%1.0%0.0%
other2.0%1.0%5.0%
other1.0%0.0%1.0%
indicated one or more55.0%59.0%56.0%
indicated one or more46.0%50.0%66.0%
did not indicate38.0%37.0%27.0%
did not indicate36.0%30.0%30.0%
no answer13.0%11.0%7.0%
no answer7.0%8.0%14.0%
none2.0%3.0%0.0%
none3.0%2.0%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 builders493.070.0146.0175.0102.0
Leviton57.0%59.0%54.0%54.0%64.0%
Halo48.0%47.0%53.0%41.0%53.0%
Square D38.0%36.0%42.0%40.0%28.0%
Progress33.0%50.0%27.0%44.0%11.0%
General Electric28.0%26.0%24.0%30.0%29.0%
Lutron28.0%34.0%25.0%25.0%32.0%
Lightolier24.0%40.0%16.0%28.0%19.0%
Thomas23.0%10.0%32.0%26.0%14.0%
Sea Gull14.0%17.0%16.0%14.0%9.0%
Eagle Electric12.0%13.0%10.0%14.0%10.0%
Johnson Controls11.0%10.0%10.0%11.0%12.0%
Cooper9.0%9.0%12.0%7.0%6.0%
Pass & Seymour7.0%7.0%8.0%6.0%6.0%
Intermatic6.0%7.0%6.0%6.0%8.0%
Orac/Decor6.0%9.0%5.0%5.0%8.0%
Outwater5.0%9.0%5.0%3.0%5.0%
Fasco4.0%4.0%3.0%6.0%1.0%
Lite Touch4.0%4.0%5.0%4.0%4.0%
Carlon3.0%6.0%2.0%3.0%2.0%
Cooper3.0%7.0%5.0%1.0%1.0%
other3.0%3.0%3.0%2.0%3.0%
other1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
indicated one or more78.0%79.0%79.0%75.0%80.0%
indicated one or more77.0%86.0%77.0%75.0%73.0%
did not indicate12.0%11.0%9.0%15.0%10.0%
no answer12.0%7.0%11.0%13.0%13.0%
did not indicate10.0%6.0%10.0%9.0%15.0%
no answer9.0%9.0%10.0%9.0%9.0%
none2.0%1.0%2.0%2.0%0.0%
none1.0%1.0%2.0%1.0%1.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders32.0139.0165.0147.0
Leviton44.0%48.0%55.0%69.0
Halo22.0%37.0%50.0%62.0
Square D44.0%41.0%35.0%35.0
Progress25.0%37.0%28.0%37.0
General Electric25.0%32.0%27.0%22.0
Lutron9.0%18.0%26.0%44.0
Lightolier19.0%18.0%16.0%40.0
Thomas19.0%22.0%27.0%21.0
Sea Gull13.0%15.0%14.0%12.0
Eagle Electric19.0%12.0%9.0%12.0
Johnson Controls9.0%12.0%11.0%10.0
Cooper3.0%6.0%11.0%10.0
Pass & Seymour6.0%9.0%5.0%7.0
Intermatic3.0%6.0%6.0%7.0
Orac/Decor6.0%5.0%2.0%12.0
Outwater0.0%4.0%4.0%8.0
Fasco9.0%5.0%3.0%3.0
Lite Touch0.0%3.0%2.0%8.0
Carlon3.0%4.0%2.0%3.0
Cooper3.0%3.0%2.0%5.0
other6.0%4.0%2.0%1.0
other6.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
indicated one or more69.0%72.0%77.0%86.0
indicated one or more66.0%70.0%78.0%85.0
did not indicate16.0%18.0%11.0%6.0
no answer22.0%14.0%10.0%8.0
did not indicate13.0%14.0%9.0%7.0
no answer16.0%8.0%10.0%7.0
none0.0%2.0%3.0%0.0
none0.0%2.0%2.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders195.0220.073.0
Leviton63.0%58.0%37.0%
Halo52.0%52.0%25.0%
Square D37.0%40.0%30.0%
Progress28.0%35.0%44.0%
General Electric30.0%28.0%19.0%
Lutron27.0%33.0%15.0%
Lightolier26.0%27.0%10.0%
Thomas21.0%25.0%23.0%
Sea Gull8.0%16.0%19.0%
Eagle Electric13.0%12.0%7.0%
Johnson Controls11.0%11.0%10.0%
Cooper11.0%10.0%0.0%
Pass & Seymour8.0%7.0%1.0%
Intermatic9.0%5.0%1.0%
Orac/Decor6.0%7.0%4.0%
Outwater5.0%6.0%0.0%
Fasco3.0%5.0%1.0%
Lite Touch3.0%5.0%3.0%
Carlon3.0%4.0%0.0%
Cooper3.0%4.0%1.0%
other3.0%2.0%5.0%
other1.0%1.0%1.0%
indicated one or more79.0%80.0%67.0%
indicated one or more73.0%78.0%81.0%
did not indicate11.0%10.0%19.0%
no answer13.0%12.0%7.0%
did not indicate11.0%9.0%12.0%
no answer8.0%9.0%14.0%
none3.0%1.0%0.0%
none2.0%2.0%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.