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Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS)
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Second Quarter 1999

Table 11.  Percent Distribution by Type of Unit, for the United States and Regions:
                  Second Quarter 1999 and 1998

(Percent distribution may not add to total, due to rounding)


                                                   Second quarter 1999


                                           United    North-     Mid-      South      West
                                           States     east      West

All housing units........................      100       100       100       100       100

    Year-round vacant....................      9.2       8.1       7.8      11.3       8.2
      For rent...........................      2.6       2.5       2.3       3.1       2.3
      For sale only......................      0.9       0.8       0.8       1.1       0.9
      Rented or sold, awaiting occupancy.      0.9       0.7       0.8       1.0       0.8
      Held off market....................      4.8       4.2       3.9       6.1       4.2
        For occasional use...............      1.6       1.3       0.8       2.3       1.7
        Temporarily occupied by persons
        with usual residence elsewhere...      0.9       0.8       0.8       1.0       0.8
        For other reasons................      2.3       2.1       2.3       2.8       1.8

    Seasonal vacant......................      2.9       3.9       2.7       2.6       2.7

    Occupied.............................     87.9      88.0      89.4      86.1      89.1




                                                   Second quarter 1998

Type of housing unit
                                           United    North-     Mid-      South      West
                                           States     east      West

All housing units........................      100       100       100       100       100

    Year-round vacant....................      9.1       8.2       7.5      11.1       8.2
      For rent...........................      2.7       2.6       2.1       3.1       2.5
      For sale only......................      1.0       0.9       0.9       1.2       0.8
      Rented or sold, awaiting occupancy.      0.8       0.7       0.9       0.9       0.7
      Held off market....................      4.6       4.0       3.5       5.9       4.1
        For occasional use...............      1.5       1.1       0.7       2.3       1.7
        Temporarily occupied by persons
        with usual residence elsewhere...      0.8       0.7       0.7       0.9       0.7
        For other reasons................      2.3       2.1       2.1       2.8       1.7

    Seasonal vacant......................      2.7       3.8       2.6       2.4       2.6

    Occupied.............................     88.2      88.0      90.0      86.5      89.3