Table 5.  Homeownership Rates for the United States:
                   1965 to 1996                                    
                                                    
                                                     
                 First    Second     Third     Fourth
    Year       Quarter   Quarter   Quarter    Quarter
                                                    
 1996......      65.1      65.4                     
 1995.......     64.2      64.7      65.0       65.1
 1994.......     63.8      63.8      64.1       64.2
 1993\r.....     63.7      63.9      64.2       64.2
                                                    
 1993.......     64.2      64.4      64.7       64.6
 1992.......     64.0      63.9      64.3       64.4
 1991.......     63.9      63.9      64.2       64.2
 1990.......     64.0      63.7      64.0       64.1
 1989\r.....     63.9      63.8      64.1       63.8
                                                   
 1989.......     63.9      63.9      64.0       63.8
 1988.......     63.7      63.7      64.0       63.8
 1987.......     63.8      63.8      64.2       64.1
 1986.......     63.6      63.8      63.8       63.9
 1985.......     64.1      64.1      63.9       63.5
 1984.......     64.6      64.6      64.6       64.1
 1983.......     64.7      64.7      64.8       64.4
 1982.......     64.8      64.9      64.9       64.5
 1981.......     65.6      65.3      65.6       65.2
 1980.......     65.5      65.5      65.8       65.5
 1979\r.....     64.8      64.9      65.8       65.4
                                                    
 1979.......     65.3      65.1      66.0       65.8
 1978.......     64.8      64.4      65.2       65.4
 1977.......     64.8      64.5      65.0       64.9
 1976.......     64.6      64.6      64.9       64.8
 1975.......     64.4      64.9      64.6       64.5
 1974.......     64.8      64.8      64.6       64.4
 1973.......     64.9      64.4      64.4       64.4
 1972.......     64.3      64.5      64.3       64.4
 1971.......     64.0      64.1      64.4       64.5
 1970.......     64.3      64.0      64.4       64.0
 1969.......     64.1      64.4      64.4       64.4
 1968.......     63.6      64.1      64.1       63.6
 1967.......     63.3      63.9      63.8       63.5
 1966.......     63.5      63.2      63.3       63.8
 1965.......     62.9      62.9      62.9       63.4

 \r Revised.   

Source: U.S. Census Bureau