Table 6.  Homeownership Rates by Area:  Second Quarter 1996 and 1995
         
        
 Area 
                                        Second   Second  Standard   Standard
                                       quarter  quarter  error on   error on
                                         1996     1995  1996 rate difference
                                                                       
 United States.......................    65.4     64.7      0.2       0.2
                                                                        
   Inside MAs........................    63.6     62.9      0.2       0.3
    In central cities................    50.0     49.4      0.3       0.5
    Not in central cities (suburbs)..    72.4     71.5      0.2       0.3
   Outside MAs.......................    72.7     71.7      0.4       0.5
                                                                        
  Northeast..........................    62.3     62.3      0.4       0.6
  Midwest............................    70.5     68.5      0.4       0.5
  South..............................    67.2     66.5      0.3       0.4
  West...............................    59.8     59.8      0.4       0.5

Source: U.S. Census Bureau