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




First Quarter 1997


Table 6.  Homeownership Rates by Area:  First Quarter 1997 and 1996


Area
                                       First      First   Standard    Standard
                                     quarter    quarter   error on    error on
                                        1997       1996  1997 rate  difference

United States.....................      65.4       65.1        0.2         0.2

  Inside MAs......................      63.4       63.0        0.2         0.3
   In central cities..............      49.8       49.2        0.3         0.5
   Not in central cities (suburbs)      72.1       71.9        0.2         0.3
  Outside MAs.....................      73.4       73.8        0.4         0.5

 Northeast........................      61.6       61.4        0.4         0.6
 Midwest..........................      70.6       70.4        0.4         0.5
 South............................      67.8       67.5        0.3         0.4
 West.............................      59.0       58.9        0.4         0.6


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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: December 02, 2004