Table 10.  Percent Distribution by Type of Unit for the United States and
            for Inside and Outside MAs:  First Quarter 1996 and 1995     
                                                                        
 (Percent distribution may not add to total, due to rounding)          
                                                                      

                                               First quarter 1996
                                                                
                                                               
                                              United Inside Outside
                                              States    MAs     MAs
                                                                  
 All housing units.........................     100    100     100
                                                                 
     Year-round vacant.....................     8.5    8.0    10.5
       For rent............................     2.7    2.8     2.3
       For sale only.......................     0.9    0.9     1.0
       Rented or sold, awaiting occupancy..     0.6    0.7     0.6
       Held off market.....................     4.3    3.7     6.6
         For occasional use................     1.4    1.1     2.6
         Temporarily occupied by persons                         
         with usual residence elsewhere....     0.8    0.8     0.7
         For other reasons.................     2.1    1.8     3.2
                                                                  
     Seasonal vacant.......................     2.8    1.6     7.2
                                                                  
     Occupied..............................    88.7   90.4    82.3
                                                                  
                                                                  
                                               First quarter 1995
                                                                 
                                              United Inside Outside
                                              States    MAs     MAs
                                                                   
 All housing units.........................     100    100     100 
                                                                   
     Year-round vacant.....................     8.4     NA     NA  
       For rent............................     2.6     NA     NA  
       For sale only.......................     0.9     NA     NA  
       Rented or sold, awaiting occupancy..     0.6     NA     NA  
       Held off market.....................     4.3     NA     NA  
         For occasional use................     1.5     NA     NA  
         Temporarily occupied by persons                           
         with usual residence elsewhere....     0.8     NA     NA  
         For other reasons.................     2.0     NA     NA  
                                                                   
     Seasonal vacant.......................     2.8     NA     NA
                                                                
     Occupied..............................    88.8     NA     NA
                                                                 
                                                                
 NA Not available.  We are working to correct a problem with the first
 quarter 1995 metropolitan/nonmetropolitan data.  We will issue any
 revisions as soon as they become available.
    
Source: U.S. Census Bureau