Table B-2. Price Index of New One-Family Houses Underconstruction: 1996 Base Weights for Attached Houses

Characteristic United States
SIZE OF HOUSE (FLOOR AREA) (1)
Average logarithm of square feet 7.37
Average square feet 1,662

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

Northeast 17.2
Midwest 28.2
South 22.2
West (except California and Hawaii) 4.2
California and Hawaii 28.2

METROPOLITAN AREA LOCATION

Inside Metropolitan Areas 91.6
Outside Metropolitan Areas 8.4

NUMBER OF BEDROOMS

Less than three bedrooms 48.4
Three or more bedrooms 51.6
NUMBER OF BATHROOMS
Less than two bathrooms 22.9
Two or more bathrooms 77.1

NUMBER OF FIREPLACES

No fireplace 47.9
One or more fireplaces 52.1

TYPE OF PARKING FACILITY

No garage 25.3
One or more car garage 74.7

TYPE OF FOUNDATION

No basement or finished basement 69.1
Unfinished basement 30.9

TYPE OF OWNERSHIP

Condominium in the Northeast and West, including California and Hawaii 15.8
Condominium in the Midwest and South and not a condominium 84.2

PRESENCE OF A DECK

Deck in the Northeast 10.9
Deck in the Midwest 10.0
Deck in the South 7.6
Deck in the West and all houses without a deck 71.5

PRIMARY EXTERIOR WALL MATERIAL

Wood in the South 2.8
Wood in the Northeast and West, including California and Hawaii 6.8
Vinyl 50.5
Stucco 10.6
Wood in the Midwest and all brick, aluminum, and other 29.3

CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING

No central air-conditioning 10.3
Central air-conditioning 89.7

1 The base weight is the average logarithm of the square feet.  The average number of square feet is a weighted average.  All other base weights are given as percentages.