Table 2.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by Area:  First Quarter 1995 and 1994   
                                                            
                                        
                                           Rental vacancy rate                   Homeowner vacancy rate 
                                                                                        
                                                          
                                      First   First   Standard   Standard   First   First   Standard   Standard
                                      quarter quarter error on   error on  quarter  quarter error on   error on 
                                       1995    1994   1995 rate  difference  1995    1994   1995 rate  difference
                       
                                                       
 United States........................ 7.4     7.5       0.2      0.2        1.5     1.4       0.1      0.1
                                                                         
   Inside MAs......................... 7.4      NA       0.2       NA        1.6      NA       0.1       NA
     In central cities................ 8.3      NA       0.3       NA        2.1      NA       0.1       NA
     Not in central cities (suburbs).. 6.4      NA       0.2       NA        1.3      NA       0.1       NA
   Outside MAs........................ 7.4      NA       0.4       NA        1.4      NA       0.1       NA
                                                                      
  Northeast........................... 7.3     7.3       0.4      0.5        1.6     1.4       0.1      0.2
  Midwest............................. 6.7     7.0       0.3      0.5        1.4     0.9       0.1      0.1
  South............................... 8.3     8.2       0.3      0.4        1.6     1.7       0.1      0.1
  West................................ 6.8     7.2       0.3      0.5        1.6     1.6       0.1      0.2
                                                                    
 NA Not available, see page 2 of the press release for explanation.      

Source: U.S. Census Bureau