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

                  Fourth Quarter 2003 and 2004



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





                                                   Fourth Quarter 2003



Type of housing unit

                                           United    North-     Mid-      South      West

                                           States     east      West



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



    Year-round vacant....................      9.7       8.0       8.7      12.3       8.0

      For rent...........................      3.1       2.3       3.0       3.8       2.8

      For sale only......................      1.1       0.6       1.2       1.4       1.0

      Rented or sold, awaiting occupancy.      0.8       0.7       0.9       0.9       0.8

      Held off market....................      4.7       4.3       3.7       6.2       3.3

        For occasional use...............      1.6       1.4       0.6       2.4       1.5

        Temporarily occupied by persons

        with usual residence elsewhere...      0.8       0.9       0.7       0.9       0.6

        For other reasons................      2.3       2.0       2.4       2.9       1.2



    Seasonal vacant......................      3.1       3.5       3.4       2.7       3.0



    Occupied.............................     87.2      88.5      87.9      85.0      89.0







                                                   Fourth Quarter 2004





                                           United    North-     Mid-      South      West

                                           States     east      West



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



    Year-round vacant....................      9.5       7.9       9.5      11.4       7.7

      For rent...........................      3.0       2.3       3.3       3.5       2.5

      For sale only......................      1.1       0.7       1.5       1.2       0.9

      Rented or sold, awaiting occupancy.      0.7       0.7       0.7       0.8       0.7

      Held off market....................      4.6       4.2       4.0       5.8       3.5

        For occasional use...............      1.6       1.2       0.8       2.2       1.7

        Temporarily occupied by persons

        with usual residence elsewhere...      0.9       1.1       1.0       1.0       0.6

        For other reasons................      2.1       1.9       2.2       2.7       1.3



    Seasonal vacant......................      2.9       3.6       2.6       2.7       2.8



    Occupied.............................     87.6      88.5      87.9      85.9      89.6