Table 7.  Homeownership Rates by Age of Householder:  Fourth Quarter:  2004 and 2005
         (in percent)
                                    90-percent
                   Fourth   Fourth  confidence   90-percent confidence
Age of householder Quarter  Quarter interval(±)<sup>a</sup>   interval (±)<sup>a</sup>
                    2004     2005   of 2005 rate   of difference

United States.....    69.2     69.0      0.5           0.4

    Under 25 years    25.9     24.8      1.5           1.4
    25 to 29 years    40.1     41.6      1.5           1.4
    30 to 34 years    58.0     57.1      1.4           1.3
    35 to 39 years    67.0     67.4      1.3           1.2
    40 to 44 years    72.7     71.8      1.2           1.1
    45 to 49 years    76.0     75.1      1.1           1.2
    50 to 54 years    78.9     78.5      1.1           1.2
    55 to 59 years    81.2     80.0      0.8           0.9
    60 to 64 years    82.0     81.6      0.9           1.0
    65 to 69 years    82.9     82.8      1.4           1.2
    70 to 74 years    83.3     82.7      1.5           1.3
    75 years and over 78.0     78.5      1.1           1.0

    Under 35 years    43.3     43.1      0.9           0.8
    35 to 44 years    70.0     69.7      0.9           0.8
    45 to 54 years    77.4     76.7      0.8           0.8
    55 to 64 years    81.6     80.6      0.6           0.6
    65 years and over 80.5     80.6      0.8           0.7


aA 90-percent confidence interval is a measure of an estimate's reliablilty.  The larger 
the confidence interval is, in relation to the size of the estimate, the less reliable the estimate.