Table 2.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by Area:
          Fourth Quarter 1995 and 1994  


                                Rental vacancy rate
                                                  
                                                Standard
                          Fourth      Fourth    error on    Standard
                          quarter     quarter       1995    error on
                            1995        1994        rate  difference
                                                                    
                                                                    
 United States............  7.7         7.4         0.2         0.2 
                                                                   
   Inside MAs.............  7.7          NA         0.2          NA
     In central cities....  8.4          NA         0.3          NA
     Not in central cities                                         
     (suburbs)............  6.9          NA         0.3          NA
   Outside MAs............  8.0          NA         0.5          NA
                                                                   
  Northeast...............  6.9         7.1         0.4         0.5
  Midwest.................  7.6         6.8         0.4         0.5
  South...................  8.5         8.3         0.3         0.4
  West....................  7.5         6.8         0.3         0.5
                                                                   
                                                                   
                                Homeowner vacancy rate            
                                                                  
                                                Standard          
                          Fourth      Fourth    error on    Standard 
                          quarter     quarter       1995    error on
                            1995        1994        rate  difference
                                                                    
                                                                    
 United States............  1.6         1.6         0.1         0.1 
                                                                    
   Inside MAs.............  1.5          NA         0.1         NA 
     In central cities....  2.1          NA         0.1         NA 
     Not in central cities                                         
     (suburbs)............  1.3          NA         0.1         NA 
   Outside MAs............  1.7          NA         0.1         NA 
                                                                   
  Northeast...............  1.5         1.6         0.1         0.2
  Midwest.................  1.3         1.2         0.1         0.1
  South...................  1.7         1.9         0.1         0.1
  West....................  1.8         1.6         0.1         0.2
                                                                   
                                                                   
 NA Not available.