Table 7.  Homeownership Rates by Age of Householder:  Third Quarter 1997 and 1996

                              Third      Third    Standard   Standard
Age of householder           Quarter    Quarter   error on   error on
                              1997       1996     1997 rate difference

United States..............      66.0       65.6        0.2        0.2

    Less than 25 years.....      18.3       18.2        0.6        0.9
    25 to 29 years.........      34.5       34.5        0.6        0.8
    30 to 34 years.........      53.4       52.8        0.6        0.8
    35 to 39 years.........      62.9       63.0        0.5        0.7
    40 to 44 years.........      70.1       69.7        0.5        0.7
    45 to 49 years.........      74.8       74.8        0.5        0.7
    50 to 54 years.........      78.2       77.4        0.5        0.8
    55 to 59 years.........      79.9       79.7        0.6        0.8
    60 to 64 years.........      80.2       79.8        0.6        0.9
    65 to 69 years.........      81.4       82.1        0.6        0.8
    70 to 74 years.........      82.3       80.7        0.6        0.9
    75 years and over......      76.1       75.3        0.5        0.7

      Less than 35 years...      38.9       39.0        0.4        0.5
      35 to 44 years.......      66.5       66.3        0.4        0.5
      45 to 54 years.......      76.3       75.9        0.4        0.5
      55 to 64 years.......      80.1       79.7        0.4        0.6
      65 years and over....      79.2       78.6        0.3        0.5