Table 9.  Estimates of the Total Housing Inventory for the
                United States:  1998 and 1997

(Estimates are in thousands and may not add to total, due to rounding)


                                          Standard
                                          error on Standard     1998
Type                        1998     1997     1998 error on  Percent
                        estimate estimate estimate differencof total

All housing units....... 117,282  115,621      175      248      100

  Occupied.............. 103,534  102,202      182      257       88
    Owner occupied......  68,638   67,143      179      253       59
    Renter occupied.....  34,896   35,059      146      207       30

  Vacant................  13,748   13,419       98      138       12
    Year-round vacant...  10,516   10,114       87      122        9
      For rent..........   3,046    2,978       48       67        3
      For sale only.....   1,205    1,133       30       42        1
      Rented or sold,
      awaiting occupancy     927      867       27       37        1
      Held off market...   5,338    5,136       63       88        5
        For occasional u   1,792    1,818       37       52        2
        Temporarily occupied
        by persons with
        usual residence      910      885       26       37        1
        For other reason   2,636    2,433       45       62        2

    Seasonal vacant.....   3,232    3,305       49       70        3