Table 2.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by Area:  Third Quarter 1995 and 1994
                                                                 
                                                                  
                              Rental vacancy rate             Homeowner vacancy rate
                                                                       
                                          Std                             Std      
                           3rd    3rd   error    Std err   3rd    3rd   error    Std err
                           Qtr    Qtr   on 1995  on diff-  Qtr    Qtr   on 1995  on diff-
                          1995   1994    rate    erence   1995   1994    rate    erence 
                                                                                       
 United States............7.7    7.2     0.2      0.2     1.5    1.4     0.1      0.1
                                                                        
   Inside MAs.............7.7     NA     0.2       NA     1.5     NA     0.1       NA
     In central cities....8.6     NA     0.3       NA     2.0     NA     0.1       NA
     Not in central cities                                                          
     (suburbs)............6.6     NA     0.3       NA     1.2     NA     0.1       NA
   Outside MAs............7.9     NA     0.4       NA     1.6     NA     0.1       NA
                                                                                 
  Northeast...............7.1    7.0     0.4      0.5     1.5    1.5     0.1      0.2
  Midwest.................7.4    6.5     0.4      0.5     1.2    1.0     0.1      0.1
  South...................8.2    7.8     0.3      0.4     1.6    1.6     0.1      0.1
  West....................7.9    7.2     0.3      0.5     1.6    1.7     0.1      0.2
                                                                 
 NA Not available.                                              
Source: U.S. Census Bureau