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




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

United States.....................      68.0       68.4        0.2         0.2

  Inside MAs......................      66.2       66.8        0.2         0.3
   In central cities..............      52.1       52.3        0.3         0.5
   Not in central cities (suburbs)      74.6       75.3        0.2         0.3
  Outside MAs.....................      75.3       75.4        0.3         0.5

 Northeast........................      64.6       64.4        0.4         0.6
 Midwest..........................      73.2       73.5        0.3         0.5
 South............................      69.5       70.0        0.2         0.4
 West.............................      62.7       63.8        0.3         0.5
       rRevised