Table 6.  Homeownership Rates by Area:  First Quarter 1999 and 1998




                                     First      First     Standard    Standard
Area                                quarter    quarter    error on    error on
                                     1999       1998     1999 rate  difference

United States.....................      66.7       65.9        0.2         0.2

  Inside MAs......................      64.6       63.9        0.2         0.3
   In central cities..............      50.3       49.9        0.3         0.5
   Not in central cities (suburbs)      73.5       72.8        0.2         0.3
  Outside MAs.....................      75.1       74.1        0.4         0.5

 Northeast........................      62.7       62.4        0.5         0.6
 Midwest..........................      71.2       70.6        0.4         0.5
 South............................      69.2       68.2        0.3         0.4
 West.............................      61.0       60.1        0.4         0.5