Table 7.  Homeownership Rates by Age of Householder:  First Quarter:  2005 and 2006
         (in percent)
                                    90-percent
                    First    First  confidence    90-percent confidence
Age of householder Quarter  Quarter interval      interval (±)<sup>a</sup>
                    2005     2006   of 2006 rate   of difference

United States.....    69.1     68.5      0.5           0.4

 Under 25 years...    25.2     23.6      1.5           1.4
 25 to 29 years...    41.5     41.0      1.5           1.4
 30 to 34 years...    57.2     56.5      1.4           1.3
 35 to 39 years...    67.4     66.5      1.3           1.2
 40 to 44 years...    72.5     71.2      1.2           1.1
 45 to 49 years...    75.3     74.6      1.1           1.2
 50 to 54 years...    77.8     77.1      1.1           1.2
 55 to 59 years...    81.1     80.5      0.8           0.9
 60 to 64 years...    82.6     82.2      0.9           0.9
 65 to 69 years...    83.3     81.9      1.4           1.2
 70 to 74 years...    83.0     83.1      1.5           1.3
 75 years and over.   78.5     78.2      1.1           1.0

   Under 35 years.    43.3     42.3      0.9           0.8
   35 to 44 years.    70.1     68.9      0.9           0.8
   45 to 54 years.    76.5     75.8      0.8           0.8
   55 to 64 years.    81.8     81.2      0.6           0.6
   65 years and over. 80.8     80.3      0.8           0.7
   
aA 90-percent confidence interval is a measure of an estimate's reliablilty.  The larger the confidence interval is,
in relation to the size of the estimate, the less reliable the estimate.