A description of the 1987 kitchen cabinet industry in Pennsylvania.

The objective of this study was to analyze the Pennsylvania kitchen cabinet industry in 1987 by determining : 1) the size and distribution of the industry : 2) types and quantities of materials used by the industry; and 3) differences among the various sizes of firms. A total of 411 surveys were mailed. The replies resulted in a 55.2 percent response rate and an estimated 239 firms actively manufacturing kitchen cabinets in Pennsylvania. This estimate was much larger than estimates by the U.S. Bureau of Census.