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Brand Use Study for LIGHTING CONTROLS, SWITCHES

Survey Years:
Quality Rating
Awareness & Use
About the Study
LIGHTING CONTROLS, SWITCHES-2003-Quality Rating

Quality Rating

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders
Leviton4.34.44.44.24.3
Square D4.34.4*4.44.24.3
Halo4.24.14.34.24.1
Lutron4.24.3*4.34.24.0*
General Electric4.14.0*4.24.23.9*
Lightolier4.14.24.1*4.33.9*
Johnson Controls4.04.1*3.9*4.2*3.8*
Lite Touch4.04.4*3.8*4.0*4.0*
Pass & Seymour4.04.1*3.9*4.2*3.3*
Thomas4.04.0*4.04.13.6*
Cooper3.93.9*4.1*3.9*3.5*
Intermatic3.93.8*4.1*3.9*3.8*
Orac/Decor3.94.0*3.9*3.9*3.7*
Panasonic3.93.9*3.9*4.0*3.9*
Progress3.94.1*3.8*3.93.6*
Sea Gull3.93.5*4.0*4.13.6*
Carlon3.8*3.5*3.8*4.1*3.0*
Cooper3.83.8*3.8*3.9*3.4*
Eagle Electric3.83.4*3.7*4.03.8*
Outwater3.83.8*3.4*4.3*3.4*
Fasco3.63.0*3.7*3.6*3.3*
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders
Leviton4.1*4.34.44.3
Square D3.9*4.44.34.3
Halo4.0*4.34.34.1
Lutron4.1*4.04.34.4
General Electric4.1*4.34.23.9
Lightolier3.8*4.1*4.24.1
Johnson Controls3.6*4.3*3.9*3.9
Lite Touch3.7*3.0*4.1*4.1
Pass & Seymour3.8*4.0*4.0*4.0
Thomas4.0*4.0*4.13.8
Cooper4.0*4.1*3.8*3.7
Intermatic2.5*4.1*4.0*3.8
Orac/Decor3.0*4.5*4.0*3.9
Panasonic4.4*3.8*4.0*3.8
Progress3.9*3.74.23.7
Sea Gull3.8*3.9*4.1*3.8
Carlon4.0*3.6*3.9*3.6
Cooper4.0*3.6*3.8*3.8
Eagle Electric3.9*4.0*4.1*3.5
Outwater3.0*4.0*3.9*3.7
Fasco3.8*3.8*3.6*3.3
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders
Leviton4.34.34.4*
Square D4.34.34.3*
Halo4.34.24.0*
Lutron4.34.24.1*
General Electric4.14.14.2*
Lightolier4.24.14.1*
Johnson Controls4.0*4.13.9*
Lite Touch4.4*3.8*4.0*
Pass & Seymour4.1*3.9*3.8*
Thomas4.23.93.9*
Cooper3.8*3.9*4.3*
Intermatic4.2*3.93.6*
Orac/Decor4.0*3.8*3.7*
Panasonic4.1*3.93.9*
Progress3.74.04.0*
Sea Gull3.9*3.93.9*
Carlon3.9*3.8*3.4*
Cooper3.8*3.6*4.2*
Eagle Electric3.5*4.03.8*
Outwater3.9*3.8*3.7*
Fasco3.9*3.4*3.7*
LIGHTING CONTROLS, SWITCHES-2003-Brand Familiarity
Select Detail Statistics:

Brand Familiarity

Which brands have you HEARD OF?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders488.073.0128.0193.094.0
Leviton73.0%75.0%71.0%69.0%81.0%
Halo67.0%59.0%74.0%62.0%73.0%
General Electric62.0%59.0%59.0%69.0%54.0%
Square D57.0%52.0%64.0%58.0%52.0%
Lutron50.0%53.0%48.0%47.0%59.0%
Lightolier40.0%68.0%30.0%34.0%45.0%
Thomas39.0%26.0%45.0%44.0%30.0%
Progress38.0%55.0%38.0%43.0%15.0%
Johnson Controls36.0%34.0%45.0%32.0%36.0%
Panasonic27.0%25.0%26.0%28.0%29.0%
Eagle Electric25.0%25.0%23.0%28.0%21.0%
Sea Gull24.0%33.0%22.0%25.0%15.0%
Cooper20.0%22.0%20.0%23.0%13.0%
Intermatic20.0%19.0%23.0%17.0%21.0%
Fasco18.0%12.0%17.0%24.0%12.0%
Lite Touch16.0%21.0%16.0%13.0%21.0%
Cooper15.0%18.0%17.0%16.0%10.0%
Pass & Seymour15.0%21.0%18.0%13.0%10.0%
Orac/Decor13.0%15.0%16.0%11.0%13.0%
Outwater13.0%19.0%9.0%12.0%15.0%
Carlon12.0%16.0%13.0%12.0%6.0%
other4.0%1.0%4.0%3.0%7.0%
other1.0%0.0%2.0%1.0%1.0%
indicated one or more91.0%90.0%89.0%91.0%95.0%
indicated one or more88.0%89.0%88.0%88.0%89.0%
no answer10.0%11.0%9.0%10.0%7.0%
no answer8.0%8.0%10.0%8.0%3.0%
none2.0%0.0%2.0%2.0%3.0%
none1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%2.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders41.0129.0145.0158.0
Leviton71.0%66.0%72.0%80.0
Halo63.0%52.0%72.0%75.0
General Electric61.0%60.0%66.0%61.0
Square D63.0%58.0%59.0%54.0
Lutron44.0%39.0%51.0%62.0
Lightolier32.0%22.0%41.0%56.0
Thomas32.0%35.0%43.0%39.0
Progress41.0%31.0%41.0%39.0
Johnson Controls32.0%28.0%43.0%36.0
Panasonic29.0%25.0%29.0%25.0
Eagle Electric39.0%23.0%23.0%24.0
Sea Gull20.0%19.0%23.0%30.0
Cooper29.0%12.0%22.0%22.0
Intermatic20.0%16.0%19.0%24.0
Fasco29.0%12.0%19.0%18.0
Lite Touch12.0%6.0%19.0%23.0
Cooper20.0%12.0%18.0%15.0
Pass & Seymour22.0%15.0%17.0%11.0
Orac/Decor15.0%6.0%16.0%17.0
Outwater12.0%6.0%17.0%15.0
Carlon15.0%12.0%13.0%9.0
other5.0%2.0%6.0%4.0
other2.0%0.0%0.0%2.0
indicated one or more93.0%89.0%92.0%92.0
indicated one or more85.0%81.0%92.0%92.0
no answer12.0%15.0%7.0%8.0
no answer7.0%10.0%6.0%8.0
none2.0%4.0%1.0%0.0
none0.0%1.0%2.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders169.0246.071.0
Leviton80.0%73.0%54.0%
Halo76.0%63.0%59.0%
General Electric61.0%65.0%56.0%
Square D63.0%56.0%48.0%
Lutron57.0%49.0%41.0%
Lightolier47.0%36.0%38.0%
Thomas40.0%39.0%37.0%
Progress39.0%37.0%39.0%
Johnson Controls36.0%34.0%45.0%
Panasonic28.0%27.0%24.0%
Eagle Electric27.0%25.0%20.0%
Sea Gull25.0%21.0%28.0%
Cooper23.0%20.0%15.0%
Intermatic18.0%21.0%18.0%
Fasco17.0%21.0%11.0%
Lite Touch19.0%17.0%10.0%
Cooper19.0%14.0%11.0%
Pass & Seymour17.0%15.0%10.0%
Orac/Decor14.0%13.0%14.0%
Outwater16.0%11.0%11.0%
Carlon15.0%10.0%10.0%
other5.0%3.0%6.0%
other1.0%1.0%0.0%
indicated one or more94.0%91.0%83.0%
indicated one or more93.0%87.0%82.0%
no answer6.0%11.0%15.0%
no answer5.0%8.0%13.0%
none1.0%3.0%3.0%
none1.0%0.0%4.0%

Brand Innovation

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders488.073.0128.0193.094.0
Leviton11.0%8.0%12.0%11.0%11.0%
Halo10.0%8.0%16.0%6.0%13.0%
Lutron8.0%12.0%9.0%7.0%7.0%
General Electric6.0%3.0%5.0%9.0%4.0%
Lightolier5.0%16.0%5.0%3.0%2.0%
Square D5.0%5.0%7.0%5.0%1.0%
Progress4.0%8.0%3.0%5.0%0.0%
Thomas4.0%0.0%3.0%7.0%1.0%
Panasonic2.0%3.0%2.0%3.0%1.0%
Sea Gull2.0%1.0%2.0%2.0%2.0%
Carlon1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Cooper1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Eagle Electric1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Johnson Controls1.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%1.0%
Lite Touch1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%
Orac/Decor1.0%1.0%2.0%0.0%2.0%
Outwater1.0%0.0%1.0%2.0%0.0%
Cooper0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Fasco0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Intermatic0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Pass & Seymour0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%
other0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
other0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%
no answer68.0%60.0%63.0%70.0%76.0%
no answer63.0%64.0%60.0%61.0%71.0%
answered multiple3.0%3.0%1.0%4.0%3.0%
answered multiple1.0%1.0%1.0%2.0%2.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders41.0129.0145.0158.0
Leviton20.0%12.0%10.0%8.0
Halo10.0%11.0%10.0%11.0
Lutron10.0%5.0%8.0%12.0
General Electric7.0%9.0%6.0%4.0
Lightolier2.0%4.0%3.0%9.0
Square D0.0%9.0%5.0%3.0
Progress12.0%5.0%3.0%3.0
Thomas5.0%5.0%6.0%1.0
Panasonic7.0%2.0%2.0%2.0
Sea Gull2.0%2.0%3.0%2.0
Carlon2.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
Cooper5.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Eagle Electric2.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Johnson Controls0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
Lite Touch0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Orac/Decor2.0%1.0%1.0%2.0
Outwater0.0%1.0%2.0%0.0
Cooper2.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Fasco0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Intermatic0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Pass & Seymour0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0
other0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
other0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
no answer54.0%70.0%69.0%68.0
no answer56.0%62.0%63.0%65.0
answered multiple0.0%1.0%4.0%4.0
answered multiple0.0%2.0%1.0%2.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders169.0246.071.0
Leviton9.0%13.0%7.0%
Halo15.0%10.0%3.0%
Lutron8.0%10.0%6.0%
General Electric7.0%7.0%6.0%
Lightolier5.0%5.0%4.0%
Square D7.0%4.0%3.0%
Progress4.0%4.0%6.0%
Thomas4.0%5.0%0.0%
Panasonic2.0%2.0%4.0%
Sea Gull1.0%2.0%4.0%
Carlon1.0%0.0%1.0%
Cooper1.0%0.0%1.0%
Eagle Electric1.0%1.0%0.0%
Johnson Controls1.0%0.0%1.0%
Lite Touch1.0%1.0%0.0%
Orac/Decor2.0%1.0%0.0%
Outwater1.0%1.0%0.0%
Cooper1.0%0.0%0.0%
Fasco0.0%0.0%0.0%
Intermatic0.0%0.0%0.0%
Pass & Seymour1.0%0.0%0.0%
other0.0%0.0%0.0%
other0.0%1.0%0.0%
no answer64.0%68.0%76.0%
no answer61.0%61.0%76.0%
answered multiple4.0%3.0%0.0%
answered multiple2.0%1.0%1.0%

Brands Used the Most

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

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders488.073.0128.0193.094.0
Leviton33.0%36.0%38.0%26.0%36.0%
Halo22.0%18.0%30.0%16.0%27.0%
Progress16.0%30.0%10.0%20.0%2.0%
General Electric14.0%15.0%11.0%16.0%11.0%
Square D14.0%15.0%16.0%13.0%14.0%
Lutron11.0%16.0%12.0%8.0%10.0%
Lightolier9.0%25.0%4.0%7.0%9.0%
Thomas9.0%3.0%12.0%10.0%11.0%
Eagle Electric5.0%4.0%2.0%7.0%4.0%
Sea Gull5.0%7.0%4.0%7.0%3.0%
Johnson Controls3.0%3.0%5.0%3.0%1.0%
Panasonic3.0%4.0%1.0%3.0%3.0%
Pass & Seymour3.0%4.0%2.0%4.0%2.0%
Cooper2.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%1.0%
Intermatic2.0%1.0%4.0%2.0%2.0%
Carlon1.0%3.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Cooper1.0%0.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
Fasco1.0%0.0%1.0%2.0%0.0%
Orac/Decor1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%
Outwater1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Lite Touch0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%
other2.0%1.0%3.0%1.0%4.0%
other0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
indicated one or more62.0%62.0%66.0%62.0%56.0%
indicated one or more55.0%64.0%57.0%52.0%50.0%
did not indicate33.0%25.0%29.0%35.0%39.0%
did not indicate28.0%27.0%22.0%28.0%38.0%
no answer9.0%10.0%8.0%9.0%7.0%
no answer7.0%8.0%9.0%7.0%3.0%
none4.0%1.0%6.0%4.0%3.0%
none3.0%3.0%3.0%3.0%2.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders41.0129.0145.0158.0
Leviton41.0%33.0%38.0%29.0
Halo27.0%19.0%21.0%25.0
Progress12.0%17.0%19.0%12.0
General Electric15.0%16.0%17.0%8.0
Square D20.0%19.0%15.0%8.0
Lutron12.0%7.0%10.0%15.0
Lightolier7.0%8.0%7.0%13.0
Thomas10.0%12.0%14.0%4.0
Eagle Electric12.0%7.0%3.0%3.0
Sea Gull2.0%6.0%6.0%5.0
Johnson Controls2.0%5.0%3.0%1.0
Panasonic10.0%2.0%3.0%1.0
Pass & Seymour7.0%4.0%3.0%1.0
Cooper5.0%2.0%1.0%2.0
Intermatic0.0%4.0%1.0%3.0
Carlon2.0%1.0%2.0%0.0
Cooper2.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
Fasco0.0%2.0%1.0%1.0
Orac/Decor0.0%1.0%0.0%3.0
Outwater0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
Lite Touch0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
other2.0%1.0%3.0%3.0
other0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
indicated one or more73.0%67.0%66.0%52.0
indicated one or more63.0%53.0%59.0%52.0
did not indicate22.0%28.0%32.0%39.0
did not indicate17.0%22.0%24.0%39.0
no answer7.0%14.0%6.0%8.0
no answer5.0%9.0%6.0%8.0
none7.0%5.0%3.0%1.0
none5.0%2.0%4.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders169.0246.071.0
Leviton37.0%34.0%20.0%
Halo32.0%19.0%10.0%
Progress12.0%16.0%23.0%
General Electric14.0%13.0%14.0%
Square D17.0%11.0%20.0%
Lutron14.0%10.0%6.0%
Lightolier12.0%8.0%6.0%
Thomas7.0%12.0%8.0%
Eagle Electric3.0%7.0%3.0%
Sea Gull3.0%5.0%13.0%
Johnson Controls4.0%3.0%1.0%
Panasonic3.0%2.0%3.0%
Pass & Seymour4.0%3.0%0.0%
Cooper2.0%2.0%1.0%
Intermatic2.0%3.0%1.0%
Carlon2.0%0.0%1.0%
Cooper1.0%1.0%1.0%
Fasco1.0%1.0%0.0%
Orac/Decor1.0%1.0%0.0%
Outwater1.0%0.0%0.0%
Lite Touch0.0%0.0%1.0%
other2.0%2.0%3.0%
other0.0%0.0%0.0%
indicated one or more63.0%64.0%51.0%
indicated one or more55.0%55.0%54.0%
did not indicate37.0%31.0%27.0%
did not indicate31.0%26.0%31.0%
no answer5.0%10.0%14.0%
no answer5.0%8.0%10.0%
none3.0%4.0%6.0%
none1.0%2.0%8.0%

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 builders488.073.0128.0193.094.0
Leviton58.0%60.0%59.0%53.0%67.0%
Halo48.0%42.0%54.0%41.0%57.0%
Square D35.0%30.0%39.0%33.0%37.0%
General Electric32.0%36.0%26.0%38.0%26.0%
Lutron30.0%34.0%28.0%27.0%36.0%
Progress29.0%42.0%27.0%35.0%11.0%
Lightolier25.0%51.0%18.0%19.0%29.0%
Thomas23.0%7.0%30.0%26.0%20.0%
Eagle Electric15.0%12.0%10.0%20.0%14.0%
Sea Gull15.0%16.0%12.0%17.0%13.0%
Johnson Controls13.0%14.0%14.0%12.0%11.0%
Cooper9.0%7.0%12.0%10.0%7.0%
Panasonic9.0%10.0%7.0%9.0%11.0%
Pass & Seymour9.0%12.0%10.0%9.0%3.0%
Intermatic8.0%5.0%11.0%7.0%10.0%
Fasco6.0%3.0%4.0%11.0%1.0%
Carlon5.0%5.0%5.0%5.0%2.0%
Cooper5.0%4.0%5.0%7.0%3.0%
Lite Touch5.0%4.0%4.0%5.0%7.0%
Orac/Decor5.0%4.0%4.0%5.0%5.0%
Outwater4.0%5.0%4.0%5.0%3.0%
other3.0%1.0%4.0%2.0%6.0%
other0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
indicated one or more81.0%79.0%79.0%83.0%82.0%
indicated one or more77.0%79.0%75.0%75.0%82.0%
did not indicate11.0%10.0%13.0%12.0%7.0%
did not indicate9.0%10.0%9.0%7.0%13.0%
no answer9.0%11.0%9.0%10.0%7.0%
no answer8.0%8.0%10.0%8.0%3.0%
none3.0%0.0%4.0%3.0%3.0%
none2.0%3.0%2.0%2.0%2.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders41.0129.0145.0158.0
Leviton56.0%51.0%61.0%65.0
Halo51.0%36.0%50.0%56.0
Square D41.0%45.0%30.0%29.0
General Electric34.0%31.0%39.0%27.0
Lutron29.0%19.0%28.0%44.0
Progress29.0%26.0%32.0%29.0
Lightolier17.0%13.0%24.0%38.0
Thomas24.0%24.0%26.0%20.0
Eagle Electric24.0%16.0%13.0%14.0
Sea Gull10.0%11.0%17.0%17.0
Johnson Controls12.0%14.0%12.0%11.0
Cooper15.0%5.0%10.0%11.0
Panasonic15.0%9.0%9.0%8.0
Pass & Seymour12.0%9.0%8.0%7.0
Intermatic5.0%10.0%8.0%9.0
Fasco12.0%7.0%6.0%5.0
Carlon7.0%4.0%7.0%3.0
Cooper10.0%4.0%4.0%6.0
Lite Touch0.0%1.0%4.0%10.0
Orac/Decor5.0%2.0%4.0%8.0
Outwater0.0%1.0%8.0%5.0
other2.0%2.0%5.0%4.0
other0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
indicated one or more80.0%81.0%83.0%80.0
indicated one or more83.0%69.0%83.0%78.0
did not indicate2.0%12.0%8.0%14.0
did not indicate10.0%8.0%7.0%11.0
no answer12.0%15.0%6.0%8.0
no answer7.0%10.0%6.0%8.0
none2.0%4.0%3.0%1.0
none2.0%1.0%3.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders169.0246.071.0
Leviton66.0%61.0%30.0%
Halo62.0%44.0%28.0%
Square D40.0%31.0%37.0%
General Electric30.0%35.0%27.0%
Lutron37.0%30.0%18.0%
Progress28.0%29.0%31.0%
Lightolier32.0%23.0%17.0%
Thomas21.0%27.0%15.0%
Eagle Electric14.0%16.0%11.0%
Sea Gull15.0%13.0%17.0%
Johnson Controls12.0%12.0%14.0%
Cooper12.0%9.0%4.0%
Panasonic10.0%9.0%6.0%
Pass & Seymour12.0%8.0%4.0%
Intermatic8.0%9.0%6.0%
Fasco7.0%7.0%4.0%
Carlon7.0%4.0%1.0%
Cooper5.0%5.0%7.0%
Lite Touch8.0%3.0%4.0%
Orac/Decor5.0%5.0%3.0%
Outwater5.0%4.0%1.0%
other4.0%2.0%4.0%
other0.0%0.0%0.0%
indicated one or more88.0%82.0%62.0%
indicated one or more83.0%76.0%66.0%
did not indicate11.0%11.0%14.0%
did not indicate7.0%8.0%20.0%
no answer6.0%10.0%15.0%
no answer5.0%8.0%13.0%
none1.0%4.0%4.0%
none1.0%2.0%6.0%
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.