Table 4.  Estimates of the Total Housing Inventory for the
                United States:  Second Quarter 2002 and 2001

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


                                    Second    Second   Standard
                                   quarter   quarter   error on  Standard     2002
Type                                 2002      2001      2002    error on   Percent
                                   estimate  estimate  estimate difference  of total

All housing units.................  122,955   121,615       214        315       100

  Occupied........................  108,380   106,765       226        332        88
    Owner occupied................   73,251    72,252       228        334        60
    Renter occupied...............   35,129    34,513       185        270        29

  Vacant..........................   14,575    14,850       127        187        12
    Year-round vacant.............   11,092    11,084       112        164         9
      For rent....................    3,297     3,175        63         91         3
      For sale only...............    1,277     1,300        39         58         1
      Rented or sold,
      awaiting occupancy..........      939     1,024        34         50         1
      Held off market.............    5,579     5,585        81        119         5
        For occasional use........    1,840     1,893        47         69         1
        Temporarily occupied
        by persons with
        usual residence elsewhere.      992     1,072        35         52         1
        For other reasons.........    2,747     2,620        57         83         2

    Seasonal vacant...............    3,483     3,766        64         96         3