Table 4.  Estimates of the Total Housing Inventory for the
                United States:  Third Quarter 2001 and 2000

(Estimates are in thousands and may not add to total, due to rounding)


                                    Third     Third    Standard
                                   quarter   quarter   error on  Standard     2001
Type                                2001       2000      2001    error on   Percent
                                   estimate  estimate  estimate difference  of total

All housing units.................  121,195   119,785       232        329       100

  Occupied........................  106,847   105,800       243        345        88
    Owner occupied................   72,774    71,637       244        345        60
    Renter occupied...............   34,073    34,163       196        277        28

  Vacant..........................   14,348    13,985       135        190        12
    Year-round vacant.............   10,857    10,597       119        167         9
      For rent....................    3,164     3,098        66         92         3
      For sale only...............    1,410     1,180        44         60         1
      Rented or sold,
      awaiting occupancy..........      967     1,028        37         53         1
      Held off market.............    5,316     5,291        85        120         4
        For occasional use........    1,905     1,919        51         72         2
        Temporarily occupied
        by persons with
        usual residence elsewhere.      965       989        37         52         1
        For other reasons.........    2,446     2,383        58         81         2

    Seasonal vacant...............    3,491     3,388        69         97         3