Table 6.  Homeownership Rates by Area:  First Quarter 2001 and 2000




                                     First      First     Standard    Standard
Area                                quarter    quarter    error on    error on
                                     2001       2000     2001 rate  difference

United States.....................      67.5       67.1        0.2         0.3

  Inside MAs......................      65.8       65.2        0.2         0.3
   In central cities..............      51.6       51.2        0.3         0.5
   Not in central cities (suburbs)      74.3       73.8        0.2         0.3
  Outside MAs.....................      74.7       75.0        0.4         0.5

 Northeast........................      63.6       63.3        0.5         0.6
 Midwest..........................      73.2       72.2        0.4         0.5
 South............................      69.3       69.5        0.3         0.4
 West.............................      62.0       61.3        0.4         0.5