Table 6.  Homeownership Rates by Area:  Third Quarter 2003 and 2004




                                     Third      Third     Standard    Standard
Area                                quarter    quarter    error on    error on
                                     2003       2004     2004 rate  difference

United States.....................      68.4       69.0        0.1         0.2

  Inside MAs......................      66.8       67.4        0.2         0.2
   In central cities..............      52.3       53.2        0.3         0.4
   Not in central cities (suburbs)      75.3       75.9        0.2         0.3
  Outside MAs.....................      75.4       75.7        0.3         0.4

 Northeast........................      64.4       64.4        0.4         0.5
 Midwest..........................      73.5       73.8        0.3         0.4
 South............................      70.0       71.0        0.2         0.3
 West.............................      63.8       64.7        0.3         0.5