Table 4.  Estimates of the Total Housing Inventory for the
                United States:  Third Quarter 1998 and 1997

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


                                    Third     Third    Standard
                                   quarter   quarter   error on  Standard     1998
Type                                 1998      1997      1998    error on   Percent
                                   estimate  estimate  estimate difference  of total

All housing units.................  117,368   115,804       235        334       100

  Occupied........................  103,492   102,433       245        347        88
    Owner occupied................   69,143    67,556       242        342        59
    Renter occupied...............   34,349    34,877       196        278        29

  Vacant..........................   13,876    13,371       133        187        12
    Year-round vacant.............   10,508    10,013       117        164         9
      For rent....................    3,120     3,018        65         92         3
      For sale only...............    1,208     1,062        41         56         1
      Rented or sold,
      awaiting occupancy..........      964       941        36         51         1
      Held off market.............    5,216     4,992        84        117         4
        For occasional use........    1,758     1,795        49         70         1
        Temporarily occupied
        by persons with
        usual residence elsewhere.      880       880        35         49         1
        For other reasons.........    2,578     2,317        59         82         2

    Seasonal vacant...............    3,368     3,358        68         96         3