U.S. Census Bureau
 Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS)




Annual Statistics: 2005


Table B-1.  Standard Errors of Vacancy Rates by Area:  2005
                   (Range of 68 chances out of 100)


                                                                            90-Percent
    Rental                          Rate                                Confidence Interval (+/-)\1
                                    for      Year-to-year      of 2005          of
                                    year      difference        rate        difference

United States...................        9.8            -0.4           0.3             0.4
  Inside Metropolitan Areas.....        9.7            -0.5           0.4             0.4
    In central cities...........       10.0            -0.8           0.5             0.5
    Not in central cities.......        9.4            -0.1           0.5             0.6
  Outside Metropolitan Areas....       10.5             0.3           1.2             1.2
  Northeast.....................        6.5            -0.7           0.5             0.5
  Midwest.......................       12.6             0.4           0.7             0.7
  South.........................       11.8            -0.8           0.7             0.7
  West..........................        7.3            -0.2           0.6             0.7

        For-rent as a percent of all housing units

United States...................        3.0           -0.1             0.1           0.1
  Inside Metropolitan Areas.....        3.2           -0.2             0.1           0.1
  Outside Metropolitan Areas....        2.3            0.1             0.3           0.3
  Northeast.....................        2.2           -0.3             0.2           0.2
  Midwest.......................        3.5            0.2             0.2           0.2
  South.........................        3.4           -0.2             0.2           0.3
  West..........................        2.5           -0.1             0.2           0.2


                                                                                90-Percent
Homeowner                           Rate                                   Confidence Interval (+/-)\1
                                    for      Year-to-year      of 2005             of
                                    year      difference        rate           difference

United States...................        1.9             0.2           0.1             0.1
  Inside Metropolitan Areas.....        1.9             0.2           0.1             0.1
    In central cities...........        2.4             0.1           0.2             0.2
    Not in central cities.......        1.7             0.2           0.1             0.1
  Outside Metropolitan Areas....        1.9            (z)            0.2             0.2
  Northeast.....................        1.5             0.4           0.2             0.2
  Midwest.......................        2.2             0.2           0.2             0.2
  South.........................        2.1             0.1           0.1             0.2
  West..........................        1.4             0.1           0.2             0.2

        For-sale-only as a percent of all housing units

United States...................        1.2            0.1             0.2            0.1
  Inside Metropolitan Areas.....        1.2            0.1             0.2            0.1
  Outside Metropolitan Areas....        1.2            (z)            (z)             0.1
  Northeast.....................        0.9            0.3             0.2            0.1
  Midwest.......................        1.5            0.1             0.1            0.1
  South.........................        1.3            0.1             0.1            0.1
  West..........................        0.8            0.1             0.0            0.1

\1 A 90-percent confidence interval is a measure of an estimate's reliability.  The larger the confidence interval is, in
     relation to the size of the estimate, the less reliable the estimate.
  Z less than 0.05 percent.



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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: March 01, 2006