Table 6.  Homeownership Rates by Area:  Fourth Quarter 1997 and 1996


                                    Fourth     Fourth     Standard    Standard
Area                                quarter    quarter    error on    error on
                                     1997       1996     1997 rate  difference

United States.....................      65.7       65.4        0.2         0.2

  Inside MAs......................      63.7       63.3        0.2         0.3
   In central cities..............      49.7       49.4        0.3         0.5
   Not in central cities (suburbs)      72.6       72.1        0.2         0.3
  Outside MAs.....................      73.8       74.2        0.4         0.5

 Northeast........................      62.7       62.3        0.4         0.6
 Midwest..........................      70.4       70.8        0.4         0.5
 South............................      67.8       67.6        0.3         0.4
 West.............................      59.8       58.9        0.4         0.5