Home Automation and Control

2010 US Consumer Survey Results

Survey

Home automation is an established, albeit niche, market that is reaching an inflection point as new types of systems, such as those incorporating standards-based "no-new-wires" technologies and managed services offered by broadband service providers, join the established custom-designed and installed luxury home automation market. As this evolution progresses, there are many pressing questions about consumer preferences and activities with respect to home automation technologies and services.

Such questions include: what percentage of consumers currently have a home automation system deployed? Of those who don’t have a home automation system deployed, what percentage plan to do so within the next year? Next three years? How do consumers prefer to acquire home automation technology? How much are consumers willing to pay for home automation technology? How are consumers most interested in interfacing with their home automation systems? How interested are consumers in "no-new-wires" technologies? What home automation sub-applications are consumers most interested in using?

This presentation offers the consumer survey results and accompanying analysis of ABI Research’s 2010 US Consumer Survey, with respect to consumer attitudes and activities in the area of home automation. Survey participants were adults of at least 18 years of age and were either the sole decision-maker or shared decision-making for home automation for their home.

Table of Contents

  • Methodology
  • Summary: Current Home Automation Use
  • Familiarity with Home Automation
  • Source of Home Automation System
  • Home Automation System Uses
  • Home Automation System Interfaces
  • Initial Price of Home Automation System Equipment and Installation
  • Monthly Charge for Professional Monitoring
  • Cost of Monthly Monitoring of Home Automation System
  • Satisfaction with Home Automation System
  • Interest in “No-New-Wire” Technologies (among Current Home Automation System Owners). Interest in "No-New-Wire" Technologies (among Current Home Automation System Owners)
  • Summary: Prospective Home Automation Users
  • Plans to Get a Home Automation System
  • Reasons Not Planning to Get a Home Automation System
  • Summary: Future Home Automation Use
  • Preferred Method of Obtaining Home Automation System (among Purchase Intenders)
  • Expected Functions of Home Automation System (among Purchase Intenders)
  • Expected Interface with Home Automation System
  • Price Willing to Pay for Home Automation System
  • Importance of “No-New-Wire” Technology (among Purchase Intenders). Importance of "No-New-Wire" Technology (among Purchase Intenders)
  • Demographics
  • Age
  • Role in Decision Making for Energy/Security Services
  • Gender
  • Home Ownership
  • Marital Status
  • People in Household
  • Education
  • Income
  • Ethnicity

Charts

  1. Level of Knowledge/Experience with Home Automation
  2. Source of Home Automation System
  3. Functions of Home Automation System
  4. Home Automation System Interface
  5. Price of Home Automation System Equipment and Installation
  6. Do You Pay a Monthly Charge to Have Your Home Automation System Professionally Monitored?
  7. Cost of Monthly Monitoring of Home Automation System
  8. Satisfaction with Home Automation System
  9. Interest in "No-New-Wire" Technologies
  10. Plans to Get a Home Automation System
  11. Reasons Not to Get a Home Automation System
  12. Preferred Method of Obtaining Home Automation System
  13. Expected Functions of Home Automation System
  14. Expected Interface with Home Automation System
  15. Price Willing to Pay for Home Automation System
  16. Importance of Home Automation System with "No-New-Wire" Technology
  17. Age
  18. Role in Decision Making for Energy/Security Services
  19. Gender
  20. Rent or Own Home
  21. Marital Status
  22. People in Household
  23. Education
  24. Income
  25. Ethnicity