Table 11.  Percent Distribution by Type of Unit, for the United States and Regions:
                  Third Quarter 2000 and 1999

(Percent distribution may not add to total, due to rounding)


                                                   Third quarter 2000


                                           United    North-     Mid-      South      West
                                           States     east      West

All housing units........................      100       100       100       100       100

    Year-round vacant....................      8.8       7.5       7.8      11.0       7.4
      For rent...........................      2.6       2.0       2.6       3.1       2.1
      For sale only......................      1.0       0.7       0.9       1.3       0.9
      Rented or sold, awaiting occupancy.      0.9       0.8       1.0       0.9       0.8
      Held off market....................      4.4       4.0       3.3       5.8       3.6
        For occasional use...............      1.6       1.5       0.6       2.2       1.7
        Temporarily occupied by persons
        with usual residence elsewhere...      0.8       0.8       0.7       1.0       0.6
        For other reasons................      2.0       1.8       2.0       2.5       1.3

    Seasonal vacant......................      2.8       3.3       2.6       2.8       2.7

    Occupied.............................     88.3      89.2      89.6      86.2      89.9




                                                   Third quarter 1999

Type of housing unit
                                           United    North-     Mid-      South      West
                                           States     east      West

All housing units........................      100       100       100       100       100

    Year-round vacant....................      9.2       7.9       8.1      11.3       8.1
      For rent...........................      2.6       2.2       2.5       3.1       2.4
      For sale only......................      0.9       0.8       0.8       1.1       1.0
      Rented or sold, awaiting occupancy.      0.9       0.7       1.1       1.0       0.9
      Held off market....................      4.7       4.2       3.6       6.1       3.9
        For occasional use...............      1.6       1.3       0.6       2.5       1.6
        Temporarily occupied by persons
        with usual residence elsewhere...      0.8       0.7       0.8       0.9       0.8
        For other reasons................      2.2       2.2       2.1       2.7       1.6

    Seasonal vacant......................      2.9       3.5       2.6       2.9       2.5

    Occupied.............................     87.9      88.6      89.4      85.8      89.3