Table 6.  Homeownership Rates by Area:  First Quarter 2003 and 2004




                                       First      First     Standard    Standard
Area                                  quarter    quarter    error on    error on
                                        2003       2004     2004 rate  difference

United States.....................      68.0       68.6        0.2         0.2

  Inside MAs......................      66.2       66.9        0.2         0.2
   In central cities..............      51.9       52.6        0.3         0.4
   Not in central cities (suburbs)      74.7       75.3        0.2         0.3
  Outside MAs.....................      75.6       76.1        0.3         0.4

 Northeast........................      64.2       65.1        0.4         0.5
 Midwest..........................      72.9       73.5        0.3         0.4
 South............................      69.9       70.3        0.2         0.3
 West.............................      62.8       63.7        0.3         0.5