Table 7.  Homeownership Rates by Age of Householder:  First Quarter 2000 and 1999


                              First      First    Standard   Standard
Age of householder           Quarter    Quarter   error on   error on
                                 2000       1999  2000 rate difference

United States..............      67.1       66.7        0.2        0.2

    Less than 25 years.....      20.8       18.4        0.6        0.9
    25 to 29 years.........      37.5       36.6        0.6        0.9
    30 to 34 years.........      54.8       53.5        0.6        0.8
    35 to 39 years.........      63.8       64.1        0.5        0.7
    40 to 44 years.........      70.7       69.7        0.5        0.7
    45 to 49 years.........      74.1       74.4        0.5        0.7
    50 to 54 years.........      78.2       78.3        0.5        0.7
    55 to 59 years.........      81.0       80.9        0.6        0.8
    60 to 64 years.........      80.6       81.4        0.6        0.8
    65 to 69 years.........      83.3       83.2        0.6        0.8
    70 to 74 years.........      83.4       82.1        0.6        0.9
    75 years and over......      76.7       76.6        0.5        0.7

      Less than 35 years...      40.5       39.4        0.4        0.5
      35 to 44 years.......      67.3       67.0        0.4        0.5
      45 to 54 years.......      76.0       76.2        0.4        0.5
      55 to 64 years.......      80.8       81.1        0.4        0.6
      65 years and over....      80.1       79.8        0.3        0.5