Table 6.  Homeownership Rates by Area:  Fourth Quarter 1996 and 1995

Area
                                      Fourth     Fourth   Standard    Standard
                                     quarter    quarter   error on    error on
                                        1996       1995  1996 rate  difference

United States.....................      65.4       65.1        0.2         0.2

  Inside MAs......................      63.3       62.9        0.2         0.3
   In central cities..............      49.4       49.3        0.3         0.5
   Not in central cities (suburbs)      72.1       71.7        0.2         0.3
  Outside MAs.....................      74.2       73.9        0.4         0.5

 Northeast........................      62.3       61.6        0.4         0.6
 Midwest..........................      70.8       70.1        0.4         0.5
 South............................      67.6       67.5        0.3         0.4
 West.............................      58.9       59.0        0.4         0.6