Table 6.  Homeownership Rates by Area:  First Quarter 1996 and 1995
                                                                   
                                                              
 Area                                                        
                                         First    First  Standard   Standard
                                       quarter  quarter  error on   error on
                                         1996     1995  1996 rate difference
                                                                            
 United States.......................    65.1     64.2      0.2       0.2  
                                                                          
   Inside MAs........................    63.0      NA       0.2        NA
    In central cities................    49.2      NA       0.3        NA
    Not in central cities (suburbs)..    71.9      NA       0.2        NA
   Outside MAs.......................    73.8      NA       0.4        NA
                                                                         
  Northeast..........................    61.4     61.9      0.4       0.6
  Midwest............................    70.4     67.9      0.4       0.5
  South..............................    67.5     66.1      0.3       0.4
  West...............................    58.9     58.9      0.4       0.6
 
 NA Not available.  We are working to correct a problem with the first
 quarter 1995 metropolitan/nonmetropolitan data.  We will issue any
 revisions as soon as they become available.
   
Source: U.S. Census Bureau