Table B-1.  Standard Errors of Vacancy Rates by Area:  1996
            (Range of 68 chances out of 100)


    Rental                       Rate   Standard   Year-to-   Standard
                                  for   error on year diff-   error on
                                 year       rate     erence difference1

United States..............       7.8        0.1        0.2        0.1
  Inside Metropolitan Areas       7.7        0.1        0.1        0.2
    In central cities......       8.2        0.2       -0.2        0.2
    Not in central cities..       7.0        0.2        0.4        0.2
  Outside Metropolitan Areas      8.8        0.3        0.9        0.4
  Northeast................       7.4        0.2        0.2        0.3
  Midwest..................       7.9        0.2        0.7        0.3
  South....................       8.6        0.2        0.3        0.3
  West.....................       7.2        0.2       -0.3        0.3

                                   For-rent as a percent of all housing units

United States..............       2.6        (z)          -        0.1
  Inside Metropolitan Areas       2.8        (z)          -        0.1
  Outside Metropolitan Area       2.2        0.1        0.2        0.1
  Northeast................       2.7        0.1          -        0.1
  Midwest..................       2.3        0.1        0.1        0.1
  South....................       2.7        0.1          -        0.1
  West.....................       2.9        0.1       -0.1        0.1


     Homeowner
                                 Rate   Standard   Year-to-   Standard
                                  for   error on year diff-   error on
                                 year       rate     erence difference1

United States..............       1.6        (z)        0.1        (z)
  Inside Metropolitan Areas       1.6        (z)          -        0.1
    In central cities......       1.9        0.1       -0.2        0.1
    Not in central cities..       1.4        (z)        0.1        0.1
  Outside Metropolitan Areas      1.7        0.1        0.2        0.1
  Northeast................       1.6        0.1        0.1        0.1
  Midwest..................       1.3        0.1          -        0.1
  South....................       1.8        0.1        0.1        0.1
  West.....................       1.7        0.1          -        0.1


                                  For-sale-only as a percent of all housing units

United States..............       0.9        (z)          -        (z)
  Inside Metropolitan Areas       0.9        (z)          -        (z)
  Outside Metropolitan Areas      1.1        0.1        0.1        0.1
  Northeast................       0.9        (z)        0.1        0.1
  Midwest..................       0.9        (z)          -        0.1
  South....................       1.1        (z)        0.1        (z)
  West.....................       0.9        (z)          -        0.1

  Z less than 0.05 percent.
  1Difference between 1996 rates and 1995 rates.