Table 6.  Homeownership Rates by Area:  First Quarter 2003 and 2002




                                     First      First     Standard    Standard
Area                                quarter    quarter    error on    error on
                                     2003       2002r    2003 rate  difference

United States.....................      68.0       67.8        0.2         0.2

  Inside MAs......................      66.2       66.0        0.2         0.2
   In central cities..............      51.9       51.4        0.3         0.4
   Not in central cities (suburbs)      74.7       74.6        0.2         0.3
  Outside MAs.....................      75.6       75.5        0.3         0.4

 Northeast........................      64.2       63.8        0.4         0.5
 Midwest..........................      72.9       73.2        0.3         0.4
 South............................      69.9       69.8        0.2         0.3
 West.............................      62.8       62.1        0.3         0.5
       rRevised