Table 4.  Estimates of the Total Housing Inventory for the
                United States:  First Quarter 1999 and 1998

(Estimates are in thousands and may not add to total, due to rounding)


                                    First     First    Standard
                                   quarter   quarter   error on  Standard     1999
Type                                 1999      1998      1999    error on   Percent
                                   estimate  estimate  estimate difference  of total

All housing units.................  118,445   116,770       234        333       100

  Occupied........................  104,461   103,086       245        346        88
    Owner occupied................   69,638    67,963       243        342        59
    Renter occupied...............   34,823    35,123       197        279        29

  Vacant..........................   13,984    13,684       134        188        12
    Year-round vacant.............   10,897    10,370       119        167         9
      For rent....................    3,132     2,975        65         91         3
      For sale only...............    1,296     1,202        42         59         1
      Rented or sold,
      awaiting occupancy..........      835       853        34         48         1
      Held off market.............    5,634     5,340        87        122         5
        For occasional use........    1,955     1,727        52         71         2
        Temporarily occupied
        by persons with
        usual residence elsewhere.      933       919        36         51         1
        For other reasons.........    2,746     2,694        61         86         2

    Seasonal vacant...............    3,087     3,314        65         93         3