Table 6.  Homeownership Rates by Area:  Fourth Quarter 2002 and 2001




                                    Fourth     Fourth     Standard    Standard
Area                                quarter    quarter    error on    error on
                                     2002       2001     2002 rate  difference

United States.....................      68.3       68.0        0.2         0.2

  Inside MAs......................      66.5       66.4        0.2         0.3
   In central cities..............      52.1       52.2        0.3         0.5
   Not in central cities (suburbs)      75.1       74.8        0.2         0.3
  Outside MAs.....................      75.7       74.9        0.3         0.5

 Northeast........................      64.9       64.0        0.4         0.6
 Midwest..........................      73.3       73.5        0.3         0.5
 South............................      70.3       70.1        0.2         0.4
 West.............................      62.6       62.3        0.3         0.5