Page: Power-Tool Brand Buying
| 1. Please indicate if you buy power tools primarily for |
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| | answered question | 310 |
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| skipped question | 0 |
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| | Response
Percent | Response
Count |
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| Your own use | | 75.8% | 235 |
| Use by employees | | 24.2% | 75 |
| 2. What is the size of your crew that uses the power tools you buy? |
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| | answered question | 310 |
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| skipped question | 0 |
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| | Response
Percent | Response
Count |
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| 1-2 | | 59.4% | 184 |
| 3-5 | | 28.4% | 88 |
| 5-10 | | 8.4% | 26 |
| 10-20 | | 1.0% | 3 |
| 20+ | | 2.9% | 9 |
| 3. Do you buy any lower-line brand power tools for use in on your jobs? |
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| | answered question | 310 |
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| skipped question | 0 |
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| | Response
Percent | Response
Count |
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| Yes | | 47.4% | 147 |
| No | | 52.6% | 163 |
| 4. Do you buy better quality power tools for your own use on the job versus for employee-only use? |
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| | answered question | 310 |
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| skipped question | 0 |
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| | Response
Percent | Response
Count |
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| Yes | | 41.3% | 128 |
| No | | 58.7% | 182 |
| 5. Would you like to see more lower-line brand power tools in our Tool Tests? |
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| | answered question | 310 |
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| skipped question | 0 |
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| | Response
Percent | Response
Count |
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| Yes | | 46.1% | 143 |
| No | | 53.9% | 167 |
| 6. If you buy lower-line brand power tools, what are your reasons? (Rank all that apply in order of importance, with 1 being the most important) |
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| | answered question | 227 |
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| skipped question | 83 |
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| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rating
Average | Rating
Count |
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| Good enough for the application used in | 48.8% (105) | 20.9% (45) | 15.8% (34) | 3.3% (7) | 3.3% (7) | 7.9% (17) | 2.15 | 215 |
| Rarely needed tool | 51.8% (116) | 21.0% (47) | 9.8% (22) | 3.6% (8) | 5.8% (13) | 8.0% (18) | 2.15 | 224 |
| Application makes tool life very short | 23.4% (48) | 13.2% (27) | 25.4% (52) | 12.2% (25) | 9.3% (19) | 16.6% (34) | 3.20 | 205 |
| Tool abused by employees | 18.7% (38) | 13.3% (27) | 16.7% (34) | 15.3% (31) | 12.8% (26) | 23.2% (47) | 3.60 | 203 |
| To reduce loss if stolen | 14.6% (30) | 14.1% (29) | 13.7% (28) | 14.1% (29) | 17.6% (36) | 25.9% (53) | 3.83 | 205 |
| To reduce likelihood of being stolen | 12.4% (25) | 10.9% (22) | 18.4% (37) | 9.0% (18) | 12.9% (26) | 36.3% (73) | 4.08 | 201 |
| 7. When buying premium-brand power tools, if there are similar tools within a single brand that are at different feature/price levels, do you typically buy the tool of the: |
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| | answered question | 310 |
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| skipped question | 0 |
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| | Response
Percent | Response
Count |
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| Lower level | | 2.6% | 8 |
| Mid level | | 43.9% | 136 |
| Higher Level | | 53.5% | 166 |