Schlage survey points to keyless era

Schlage, a brand of Allegion plc, launched Schlage Touch, an electronlc lock innovation. 

In doing so, the company released results of a consumer survey of 2,000 adults that found the majority of Americans would consider a keless electronic lock if they could more easily access their home without compromising security.

“In today’s fast-paced world, Schlage believes that keyless is more; more convenient, more secure and more in keeping with the needs of our modern on-the-go lifestyles,” said Steve Down, Allegion Residential Leader. “Keyless locks give people more control of their home security and at the same time, make life a little simpler.”

Schlage Touch joins the brand’s suite of keyless electronic products. Formerly the Schlage Touchscreen Deadbolt, Schlage Connect puts homeowners in control by allowing them to be constantly connected to their front door from anywhere in the world via Z-Wave compatible home automation systems, the company said.



A survey commissioned by Schlage and conducted online by Harris Poll in September among over 2,000 U.S. adults, found:



• A majority of Americans (65 percent) would consider a keyless electronic lock if they could more easily access their home without compromising security, while over half of Americans (53 percent) believe having a keyless lock on their door would save them time.

62 percent of Americans believe that eventually we will be living in a keyless society; not surprisingly, younger Americans (ages 18 – 34) are more likely than older Americans age 35+ to think this is inevitable (75 percent vs. 57 percent, respectively). 

• Four out of five Americans (81 percent) believe there would be benefits to having a keyless electronic lock on their home’s door.

• Women are more likely than men to consider being able to lock and unlock the door when their hands are full a benefit to keyless electronic locks (60 percent vs. 53 percent, respectively).

• Nearly one quarter of Americans (24 percent) spend three or more minutes looking for those elusive keys every day – that’s over 18 hours a year.

• Two-thirds of Americans (65 percent) admit they’ve been locked out of their home because they’ve misplaced, lost or forgotten their keys.