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Express Test

Express Test is a cheap, fast, and efficient way to get the research you want when you need it.

For as low as $75 per completed survey, with a minumum of six completed surveys ($450 total cost), you can reach qualified respondents with a short targeted Express Test survey and have results in 24-48 hours in most cases.

If you need a quick snap-shot of the building materials, home improvement, or home building industries without the cost of a full-blown research project, then you need Express Test.

How to get to $75 per completed interview:
• You write the questionnaire
• We collect the data
• We provide a data file (in Excel or SPSS format) and a frequency report


What is a Standard Express Test Questionnaire?
• All questions are closed-ended questions
• Questionnaire may be a maximum of eight questions long - without additional charge

To view a sample Express Test questionnaire, click here. (PDF Format)
Need assistance developing your Express Test questionnaire? We can assist you for the nominal fee of $250.

To view a sample Express Test report, click here. (PDF Format)

For more information please call Matt Brown Toll-Free at 800-795-3056 or e-mail him at Matt.Brown@mraonline.com.


Express Test covers the following classes of trade and more:

• Acoustical Contractors – Commercial

• Appliance Retailers

• Arborists

• Architects – Commercial

• Architects – Landscape – Commercial

• Architects – Landscape - Residential

• Architects – Residential

• Builders - Deck

• Builders – Multi-Family

• Builders – Single Family Home – Custom

• Builders – Single Family Home – Production

• Building Inspectors – Residential - US

• Cabinetry Shops

• Concrete / Masonry Contractors – Commercial

• Concrete / Masonry Contractors - Residential

• Contractor Supply Yards (Pro-Dealers / Lumberyards)

• Co-Op Members (Ace / TruServ, etc.)

• Dealers – Heavy Retail Lumberyards & Home Centers

• Designers – Bath (CBD)

• Designers – Interior (ASID)

• Designers – Kitchen (CKD)

• Distributors – Building Materials

• Distributors – Cabinetry

• Distributors – Commercial Doors

• Distributors - Plumbing

• Distributors – Residential Doors

• Distributors – Residential Windows

• Distributors – Roofing & Siding

• DIYers – Have purchased from Home Depot, Lowes & Menards in last 12 months

• Drywall Contractors – Commercial

• Drywall Contractors - Residential

• Electricians – Commercial

• Electricians – Residential

• Engineers – Structural – Commercial

• Engineers – Structural – Residential

• Fabricators – Door

• Fabricators – Truss

• Farmers – Crop

• Farmers – Livestock

• Fence Builders – Wood, Chain Link and other materials

• Flooring Contractors – Carpet

• Flooring Contractors – Wood / Solid Surface

• Framing Contractors

• General Contractors – High Rise

• General Contractors – Low Rise

• Golf Course Superintendents

• Growers – Wholesale to Garden Centers - Retail

• Handyman Services

• HVAC Contractors – Commercial

• HVAC Contractors - Residential

• Insulation Contractors - Commercial

• Insulation Contractors – Residential

• Landscaping Contractors

• Lawn & Garden Centers – Retail

• Lawn & Garden Centers - Wholesale

• Lawn Maintenance Contractors

• Painters – Commercial (Interior / Exterior)

• Painters – Residential (Interior / Exterior)

• Parks & Recreation Superintendents

• Plumbers - Commercial

• Plumbers – Residential

• Remodeling Contractors – Shopping at Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Menards in the last 12 months.

• Remodeling Contractors - Basements

• Remodeling Contractors – Design Build – Additions

• Remodeling Contractors – Garage Builders

• Remodeling Contractors – Window Replacement

• Roofing Contractors – Commercial

• Roofing Contractors – Residential

• Siding Contractors – Commercial

• Siding Contractors - Residential

• Showrooms – Kitchen & Bath

• Showrooms – Windows & Doors

• Treaters – Pressure Treated Wood

• Trim & Finish Carpenters