Table 7.  Homeownership Rates by Age of Householder:  First Quarter:  2004 and 2005



                                    

                    First    First        90-percent 

Age of householder Quarter  Quarter  confidence interval (+)a

                    2004     2005   of 2005 rate of difference



United States.....    68.6     69.1      0.5           0.4



    Under 25 years    23.6     25.2      1.5           1.4

    25 to 29 years    40.0     41.5      1.5           1.4

    30 to 34 years    56.4     57.2      1.4           1.3

    35 to 39 years    66.0     67.4      1.3           1.2

    40 to 44 years    71.3     72.5      1.2           1.1

    45 to 49 years    76.2     75.3      1.1           1.2

    50 to 54 years    77.8     77.8      1.1           1.2

    55 to 59 years    81.2     81.1      0.8           0.9

    60 to 64 years    82.4     82.6      0.9           1.0

    65 to 69 years    82.5     83.3      1.4           1.3

    70 to 74 years    82.3     83.0      1.5           1.4

    75 years and over 78.9     78.5      1.1           1.0



    Under 35 years    42.3     43.3      0.9           0.8

    35 to 44 years    68.8     70.1      0.9           0.8

    45 to 54 years    77.0     76.5      0.8           0.8

    55 to 64 years    81.7     81.8      0.6           0.6

    65 years and over 80.7     80.8      0.8           0.7



a) A 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.