Table 7.  Homeownership Rates by Age of Householder:  Fourth Quarter:  2005 and 2006
         (in percent)
                                    90-percent
                   Fourth   Fourth  confidence   90-percent confidence
Age of householder Quarter  Quarter interval     interval (±)a
                    2005     2006   of 2006 rate  of difference

United States.....    69.0     68.9      0.5           0.4

    Under 25 years    24.8     25.7      1.5           1.4
    25 to 29 years    41.6     41.8      1.5           1.4
    30 to 34 years    57.1     55.8      1.4           1.3
    35 to 39 years    67.4     66.5      1.3           1.2
    40 to 44 years    71.8     71.1      1.2           1.1
    45 to 49 years    75.1     75.3      1.1           1.2
    50 to 54 years    78.5     77.6      1.1           1.2
    55 to 59 years    80.0     79.9      0.8           0.9
    60 to 64 years    81.6     81.6      0.9           0.9
    65 to 69 years    82.8     82.7      1.4           1.2
    70 to 74 years    82.7     83.6      1.5           1.3
    75 years and over 78.5     79.3      1.1           1.0

    Under 35 years    43.1     42.8      0.9           0.8
    35 to 44 years    69.7     68.9      0.9           0.8
    45 to 54 years    76.7     76.4      0.8           0.8
    55 to 64 years    80.6     80.7      0.6           0.6
    65 years and over 80.6     81.2      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.